Cobra Biologics, the gene therapy division of the Charles River owned Cognate BioServices, and Sweden's CombiGene recently announced the successful production and quality assurance of the plasmids to be used in the GMP production of the gene therapy,...
Genezen Laboratories, Inc, a US cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing Organization (CDMO) is set to build a 75,000+ square foot cGMP-compliant lentiviral vector production facility in Indianapolis.
Ocugen has chosen Jubilant HollisterStier of Spokane, Washington as its manufacturing partner for COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN, ready for potential commercial manufacture for the US and Canadian markets.
Samsung Biologics will add mRNA vaccine drug substance production capability to its facility in South Korea, aiming to provide end-to-end mRNA vaccine manufacturing services.
Univercells Technologies’ scale-x carbo bioreactor is to be used at the National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dublin, Ireland.
Gamma Biosciences has taken a controlling investment in Mirus Bio, an innovator and developer of biomimetic, cell-adaptive lipid-polymer nanocomplexes (LPNCs) for nucleic acid delivery based in Wisconsin in the US.
Protalix BioTherapeutics is planning to propose a virtual or record review inspection to clear the barrier to approval of its Chiesi Farmaceutici-partnered Fabry disease treatment.
Data management in antibody drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturing is challenging says ADC/Labs, which is trying to help scientists in the field get around such obstacles.
Novasep has announced a further expansion of its Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPAPIs) manufacturing capabilities at its Le Mans, France site, saying the move strengthens its position as a leading CDMO for the production of innovative...
When it comes to continuous manufacturing, software challenges are greater than the hardware challenges faced in setting up a new manufacturing line, because at this time, due to a lack of standardization, debugging and validation can be significant components...
Connectivity of unit operations is a key enabler for continuous manufacturing to deliver benefits of not only improved mass throughput, but ultimately reduced COGS and increased facility utilization, says Merck.
The need to vaccinate billions of people against COVID-19 as quickly as possible has caused demand for bioprocessing equipment to soar in recent quarters. Now, amid questions about whether demand from the pandemic is peaking, the industry is preparing...
Continuous bioprocessing facilities can be more cost-effective than stainless steel batch plants when total out-of-pocket costs across development and commercial activities are factored in, according to a study.
BioNTech plans to expand its global footprint with a regional headquarters for South East Asia in Singapore; as well as a fully integrated mRNA manufacturing facility.
French pharma services provider, Clean Biologics, has acquired Canadian CDMO, Biodextris, in a move it says will boost its analytical and process development, and early-phase clinical manufacturing and quality control testing services for clients in the...
Takara Bio Europe has announced a licensing agreement with Denmark’s PanCryos, a pre-clinical stage biotech company, for its clinical-grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines, starting material for cell therapy development.
Meissner Filtration Products has just been awarded a US$13.4m contract from the US government agency, BARDA, to boost its production capability for components critical to vaccines and therapies linked to the COVID-19 response.
Contract development and manufacturing organization, Catalent, has invested in the capabilities at its clinical supply services facility in Philadelphia, in the US, to further support biotech firms developing cell and gene therapies.
A test which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to measure proteins present in some patients with advanced bowel cancer could hold the key to more targeted treatment, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research.
TCR2 Therapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage cell therapy company with a pipeline of novel T cell therapies for patients suffering from cancer, has signed a lease for an 85,000 square foot cell therapy manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland: which is...
US company, KIYATEC, says a new study has shown that its immune-modified ex vivo platform can measure treatment response through direct interaction between a patient's cancer and infiltrating immune cells, and immuno-oncology agents.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a new, first-of-its-kind human plasma-like cell culture medium that more closely resembles the natural cellular environment found in the human body to provide researchers with a realistic view of cell growth.
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) says that GSK will leverage its Stevenage facility to perform GMP cell processing and accelerate its cell and gene therapy pipeline for clinical trials.
Tokyo headquartered, Fujifilm Corporation, has announced a new US$2bn (£1.4bn/€1.5bn) investment to establish a new large-scale biopharma site in the US.
Mission Bio has launched a tool it claims will help save the industry billions of dollars in drug development costs and bring life-saving treatments to market at least six months faster.
To support COVID-19 global preparedness, Stirling Ultracold is engaging directly with several pharmaceutical companies currently involved in COVID-19 vaccine development, with the idea of building a fleet of ULT freezers capable of storing their approved...
A lot of new companies have been entering the diagnostics field this year to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cytiva, as a diagnostic component provider, has been investing in new and existing sites and services to support that surge in...
Fujifilm is boosting its gene therapy offering, taking the first steps to expand its viral vector contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) services to Europe, at the site of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) in the North East of...
The Serum Institute of India will receive six 4,000L CSR bioreactors from ABEC to help it scale up manufacture of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Recognizing the industry-wide need to improve adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector manufacturing, Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) has adopted changes intended to increase yield and purity.
Gene therapy developer, CombiGene, and CDMO, Cobra Biologics, have signed off on a deal to secure Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production of two essential plasmids needed for the manufacture of CombiGene's gene therapy, CG01.
Lonza reports that the first cancer patient has been dosed at Sheba Medical Center in Israel with autologous CAR-T therapy manufactured using the Swiss company’s Cocoon Platform.
