Contract Manufacturing

GE Healthcare launches automation software for CAR-T manufacturing

05-Dec-2019 By Vassia Barba

GE Healthcare tops its C-Pro cell processing system with SpinOculation, an automation software that enables closed T cells transduction at the preferred volume and concentration.

Entera tips contract manufacturing investments to give it an edge

03-Dec-2019 By Nick Taylor

Entera Bio tips investments in manufacturing to give it an edge by driving down the cost of making its products.

‘Insatiable’ demand drives up expectations for Catalent's gene therapy unit

03-Dec-2019 By Nick Taylor

Analyst increases estimate of revenue potential of Catalent’s gene therapy unit in light of ‘insatiable’ demand.

Thermo Fisher expands site, boosts biologics processing offering

28-Nov-2019 By Vassia Barba

Thermo Fisher Scientific doubles the capacity of its gene therapy and viral vector processing facility in Alachua, Florida, to provide scalability to customers.

Recro spins out Baudax to boost CDMO focus

28-Nov-2019 By Vassia Barba

Recro Pharma announces the separation of its acute care business to launch Baudax Bio as a developer of products, including non-opioid analgesics, to concentrate on its CDMO business.

Ascendis builds up secondary supplier to support global TransCon expansion

26-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Ascendis builds up secondary supplier to secure manufacturing capacity for planned global rollout of TransCon growth hormone.

Recipharm strikes £505M takeover of Consort

25-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Recipharm strikes £505m takeover of Consort Medical to leapfrog into top tier of CDMOs.

Zosano readies contract manufacturers for pre-approval inspections

25-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Zosano Pharma prepares contract manufacturers to host pre-approval inspections to support filing for approval of migraine drug.

Teva spinout eyes outsourced manufacturing scale up after $85M IPO

21-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

89bio plans to invest up to $10m (€9m) in manufacturing and scale up, after raising $85m in an upsized IPO.

Fujifilm expands gene therapy analytical services with $55m lab

21-Nov-2019 By Vassia Barba

Fujifilm Diosynth opens a 60,000-square-feet Gene Therapy Innovation Center to support upstream, downstream and analytical development services.

Editas touts manufacturing benefits of teaming up with AskBio

20-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Editas Medicine points to AskBio’s ‘excellent manufacturing facility’ and associated expertise to explain benefits of recent partnership.

Forty Seven ramps up contract manufacturing spending

19-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Forty Seven records 50% increase in R&D spending, as contract manufacturing costs ramp up.

Dupixent drives up Regeneron spending on contract manufacturing

14-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals increases spending on collaboration and contract manufacturing by 39% on rising Dupixent sales.

Mallinckrodt looks to grow CMO business to offset opioid headwind

12-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Mallinckrodt talks up prospect of contract manufacturing growth offsetting opioid headwind faced by its speciality generics business.

Dr. Reddy’s taps contract manufacturer to access Chinese market

11-Nov-2019 By Nick Taylor

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories moves products to Chinese contract manufacturer in push to access major emerging market.