Manufacturing

Under the long-term supply agreement, Lonza will manufacture CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel) for Vertex at its facility in Geleen, the Netherlands, and plans to expand manufacturing to Portsmouth, NH, in the United States.

The latest developments in emerging therapies, including new innovations and collaborative efforts in manufacturing.

Ecolab's Hayley Crowe, executive vice-president and general manager Global Life Sciences sat down at BIO 2024 to discuss technology innovations and how they have enhanced downstream bioprocessing.

Lilly has increased its manufacturing investment for biologics in Limerick, Ireland, by $1 billion while launching its new $800 million facility in Kinsale.

During a presentation at the PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference, Nicholas Violand of Johnson & Johnson and Paul Palmer of Paul R. Palmer Limited discussed how aging facilities can impact the quality of pharmaceutical products.

The new Vivaflow SU tangential flow filtration cassette is designed to be more flexible and user-friendly and offers enhanced ultrafiltration and diafiltration efficiency.

This case study describes how the risk assessment of the first-to-market single-use disc-stack centrifuge was conducted.

Platform processes and effective risk assessments help overcome time and cost challenges.

Viral vectors and other complex biologic modalities require more specificity and higher sensitivity to detect and distinguish contaminants.

Rentschler Biopharma now offers a new lentiviral vector manufacturing toolbox at its site in Stevenage, UK.

A coordinated and international response is needed to help control the latest mpox outbreak in Africa.

Christian Cobaugh, CEO and founder of Vernal Biosciences, considers the outsourcing landscape for mRNA production.

Downstream processes may be streamlined by using automation.

Genentech will leverage Sangamo’s proprietary capsid delivery platform and epigenetic regulation capabilities to develop genomic medicines to address certain neurodegenerative diseases.

Under the license agreement, Andelyin Biosciences will expand its AAV Curator Platform by including MyoAAV plasmids developed by Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Automation technologies used in the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals continue to evolve, providing the potential for reduced costs and time.

Optimizing AAV vector manufacturing will be necessary to meet anticipated future market demand.

With a $15 million fund-raising goal, US Specialty Formulations plans to invest in expanding its biopharma facility in Allentown, Pa.

AAV and lentivirus both have pros and cons in their use for specific gene therapy applications.

The biopharma industry is seeking ways to apply cell and gene therapies to mass patient populations.

BioIVT has launched new cleanroom manufacturing space using Germfree’s technology that boosts its cell and gene therapies development capabilities.

Freudenberg Medical now offers custom single-use assemblies to expand its offerings in silicone extrusion and molding for biopharma applications.

Gamma irradiation is being supplemented with alternative technologies.

Scorpius Holdings expects to launch its first CGMP campaign for mammalian-based biomanufacturing in the 2024 third quarter.

BeiGene has invested $800 million into a new biologics manufacturing facility in Hopewell, NJ, which also houses its clinical R&D capabilities.

Under the expanded agreement, Univercells and University of Pennsylvania will evaluate certain bioreactors for scalable gene therapy production.

Pluri’s newly launched CDMO business will manufacture two novel cell therapy product candidates for Kadimastem.

The company plans to invest approximately €900 million (US$983 million) to expand its peptide platform at its Colorado, US, site and in Europe.

The acquisition of uniQure’s Lexington, Mass., manufacturing operations will boost Genezen’s late-phase and commercial gene therapy development and manufacturing services.

The companies have restructured their existing collaboration into a licensing agreement that invests in mRNA development.