Building Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes

The investment will be done over five years and will include new, state-of-the-art R&D facilities as well as new or expanded manufacturing sites in multiple US states.

This podcast explores the challenges of and the progress made so far by the biopharma industry toward alternative drug delivering methods for biologic drugs.

The 6000-square-foot facility will provide cell therapy developers the support they need to transition to CGMP manufacturing, and an expanded footprint of the new center is expected to open in Philadelphia later in 2025.

Hanns-Christian Mahler and Andrea Allmendinger from ten23 health will discuss some key aspects of biologic drug development and manufacturing.

Eculizumab-aagh (EPYSQLI) is now available in the US to treat patients living with difficult-to-treat rare diseases such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, and generalized myasthenia gravis.

Novartis will invest $23 billion during the next five years to expand manufacturing and R&D in the US, which will include seven new facilities and a new research hub.