Global pharma giants, GSK, Sanofi, and Takeda, are set to collaborate with Singapore-based researchers to boost innovation in local biologics and vaccines manufacturing.
BioNTech will create an mRNA facility in Singapore through the acquisition of a Novartis site: which will become its Regional Headquarters and production center for the Asia Pacific region.
CDMO WuXi Biologics will invest $1.4bn in a 10 year investment plan to expand its research, development, and large-scale drug substance and drug product manufacturing capacity and capabilities in Singapore.
Sanofi held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new vaccine facility in Singapore on April 20. The US$475m site is pegged to become fully operational by Q1 2026.
Compared to June 2018, the biomedical manufacturing output in Singapore city rises by 5% this month, concurrently boosting the country’s overall pharmaceuticals output growth.