Manufacturing Equipment, Biologics

Amgen plans to invest approximately $300 million in a new biomanufacturing plant in the United States.

The Flexicon PF7 peristaltic tabletop aseptic liquid-filling machine from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group is suitable for GMP-regulated biotechnology and pharmaceutical operations.

Single-use technologies are starting to gain ground as capacity needs change, but industrywide adoption remains low.

The new Acquity Arc Bio System by Waters is specifically engineered to enable efficient transfer and improvement of bioseparation analytical methods.

Corning will feature its 3D bioprinting technology and tools to support 3D cell culture at booth #1029 during the SLAS 2018 conference on Feb. 3-7, 2018 in San Diego, CA.

Comecar will provide cell culture equipment for biopharmaceutical company CO.DON AG's new production site in Leipzig, Germany.

Lonza Pharma & Biotech's's Modular Automated Sampling Technology (MAST) platform, which allows for the collection of up to 10 sterile sample sources for automated analysis in multiple analytical devices, won the CPhI Pharma Award 2017 for Excellence in Pharma: Bioprocessing.

GE Healthcare will equip Cellular Biomedicine Group's cell therapy manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China, with its FlexFactory single-use platform, designed to speed up cell therapy manufacturing timelines.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech will equip Abzena’s contract development and manufacturing facilities in Bristol, PA, and San Diego, CA, with single-use equipment and scale-up technologies.

Proper selection and installation optimizes fluid system performance.

The Wilden Quattroflow QF10k size pump from PSG, a Dover company, has been designed to fill the gap between the existing QF4400/5050 and QF20k pump sizes.

Sterile-molded filling assemblies from AdvantaPure are suited for single-use vial and syringe filling.

Recent investments show expansion activity in cell culture facilities.

MilliporeSigma will collaborate with IPS and G-CON to offer end-to-end, turnkey, modular MAb manufacturing.

SciLog Select Go Single-Use Assemblies from Parker Hannifin uses an assortment of validated parts and assemblies to build needed devices for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

The company’s new modules offer scalable single-pass diafiltration and were exclusively showcased during its Leadership Forum series in Westborough, MA.

The companies have established a joint laboratory to develop full continuous processing to manufacture high yields of monoclonal antibodies at reduced costs.

Connectors are a critical element in the process optimization of single-use bioprocessing systems.

Cole Parmer's Masterflex L/S Cytoflow pump head is suited for use in biopharma and microbiology applications.

The use of external retainers to enhance the seal between connectors and tubing is an essential component in single-use manufacturing systems.

ABEC, an equipment and engineering company, will provide a custom-made, single-use bioreactor to custom manufacturing firm, Emergent, for its Maryland manufacturing facility.

The $72-million investment, part of a larger $850-million investment into its US operations, will allow the drugmaker to replace an outdated insulin vial-filling line and to upgrade technology at its Indianapolis manufacturing plant.

The partnership and the formation of the institute intend to bring together industry, academia, and regulators to tackle challenges and provide solutions for continuous manufacturing.

GE Healthcare opened a 3D printing lab in Sweden that will speed the launch of products for bio/pharma manufacturing, such as a custom chromatography column.

ABEC increases the maximum capacity of its Custom Single Run Bioreactors to 4000 L, doubling the industry standard.

Improving the bioreactor growth environment increases the rigor of bioprocessing runs.

Pump systems must be designed to meet the needs of specific processes, including preventing cross-contamination and damage due to shear forces.

A novel coiled flow inversion reactor (CFIR) improves process productivity and performance.

Model effectiveness is determined by the quality and composition of the data inputs.

Experts discuss recent advances in cell viability testing methods in bioreactors.