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New application study describes the separation and characterisation of adeno associated virus serotypes by AF4.

Company's manufacturing methods and processes reviewed by an independent third-party auditor to ensure the products have the highest-quality ingredients possible.

Movement towards healthy lifestyles and preventative supplements the lasting behavioural change post COVID-19.

Collaborations focus on gene therapies for serious eye and muscle diseases using Dyno’s CapsidMap artificial intelligence platform to design AAV vectors.

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CDMO will build a $180 million development and manufacturing facility to support increasing demand for cell and gene therapies and vaccines

Sai Life Sciences, today announced its collaboration with the COVID Moonshot project that aims to deliver an antiviral drug candidate effective against COVID-19. With an in-kind contribution of a team of Medicinal Chemists and supporting infrastr...

Indian Immunologicals Limited, in collaboaration with Griffith University, Australia is going to commence research for developing a vaccine for Corona virus, the pandemic which has infected more than two million and killed about 250,00 people across th...

The ongoing pandemic has fuelled debate about whether Western pharmaceutical supply chains and API sourcing are too dependent on lower-cost Asian suppliers such as China. Do the US and Europe need to bring manufacturing back home?

EUR 25 million first stage expected to be completed by mid-2021 as COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for more European capacity

Biotech in discussions with pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers on how to broaden supply of antiviral that last week received an emergency use authorization for treatment of COVID-19 from the FDA

The contract packaging company has plans to install new equipment for the company’s blister and bottle lines, vial labelling, stability chambers and cold storage capacity.

Using this critical antibody reagent at the preclinical stage of development will minimize the need to revalidate assays with different reagents at the clinical development stage.

By bringing tabletting knowledge to home offices and desk tops, the company encourages its customer to stay safe and stay skilled.

The new business unit will focus on existing automated biomanufacturing products, as well as launching new technologies.

RetroNose is a completely new drug delivery concept to dispense drug formulation to the nasal cavity. The principle of this concept is to deliver a spray through the oral cavity to deposit the drug in the nasal cavity from rear to front. To avoid...

The Safe’n’Sound® needle safety device platform is now available to accommodate 2.25 mL fill volume prefilled syringes. This new 2.25 mL size is specifically relevant to administer complex, high-value drugs such as monoclonal antibodies or other bi...

Nemera, one of the world leaders in the design, development and manufacturing of drug delivery solutions, is happy to announce that its SP270+ metering dose pump and actuator were recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) f...

The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, along with the evolution of patients’ lifestyles, is driving new ways of administrating parenteral drugs. Novel treatments have become available, with the majority arising from biological molecules. Bio...

The system has the potential to revolutionise the turnaround time for the assessment of suspected UTIs and reduce the use of antibiotics.

The addition of various laboratory and bioprocessing technologies will support customers to develop biotech medicines and vaccines.

Collaboration leverages CDMO’s expertise in tech transfer and manufacturing to aim for 1 million doses per day

The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges and threats to patients and healthcare systems worldwide.

As biopharma searches for vaccines and treatments to alleviate the crisis, how can companies manage shortened timelines to rapidly develop and manufacture safe and effective products on a global scale? A recent Endpoints webinar sheds some light

Collaboration includes joint investment and tech transfer to prepare for rapid scale-up and segregated cGMP commercial manufacturing capacity.

Human plasma-derived product will be developed and manufactured utilizing Kamada’s proprietary IgG platform technology

Antiviral drug has been developed in-house with API manufacturer signed up to secure KSM

The CPO has immediate plans to expand its automated packaging capabilities, including for injectable products.

The acquisition will strengthen Wasdell’s capabilities and product offerings, including 100% recyclable and biodegradable options, in the medical device sector.

Syntegon's new coater series can handle tablets with highly potent active ingredients.

CDMO to supply drug substance manufacturing services and reserve capacity for possible commercial production next year

FPS is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovating solution for swabbing, that will ensure the absolute safety of operators and patients: the Swab Testing Station (STS).

The expansion includes three high-speed packaging lines — a syringe assembly machine, an auto-injector assembly machine and a top-load cartoner.

The acquisition will enhance senior-level expertise, which will support clients from Diamond’s regulatory affairs business in specialist areas such as gene and cell therapies.

As a validation of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards in animal care and compliance with industry and regulatory guidelines, the Sai Life Sciences discovery facility in Pune recently received a renewed accreditation for its labo...

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, Sai Life Sciences has been taking several proactive measures to protect its employees and their families, and to minimize the impact on its partners, customers and the community.

The Quality policy of MOEHS is based in the cGMP international for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturers. These are CFR 210-211 and ICHQ7 guide. Different MOEHS factories are regularly inspected by the local authorities and the FDA.In a...

The pharmaceutical events world doesn't have to stop for coronavirus. Join us for expert insight and analysis on how pharma is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in several key areas.

Whatever the dosage of medical cannabis, Sanner offers a range of reliable and safe packaging formats.

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Date alteration taken at the request of exhibitors to ensure the international character of China’s largest pharma exhibition.

A win in all six core categories reaffirms Vetter as a trusted solution provider.

Second 140,000 square-foot facility is expected to open next year

IQVIA and CPHI are pleased to bring you our special Market Prognosis Report, providing an overview of the Thai pharma market, 2018-2022.

Trade shows and exhibitions are key platforms for buyers and sellers of pharmaceutical ingredients, products and solutions to meet, network and do business. With the exhibitions industry having to adapt quickly to the fallout of COVID-19, what's th...

Decisions by individual European countries to ensure medicines availability during the COVID-19 pandemic are complicating international supply chains, industry association says

KOLINPHARMA® ranks 359th in the fourth edition of the FT1000 2020 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies of the Financial Times.

The 8Shot DPI is capable of delivering high doses of drug to the lungs.

Syntegon to showcase flexible solutions for small and microbatches, new developments for liquid filling and assembly, as well as AI-enhanced product safety.

New solutions will provide critical transparency to the life sciences supply chain, mobilizing companies to rapidly react to unforeseen disruptions and ensure medicine supply.

The Quality policy of MOEHS is based in the cGMP international for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturers. These are CFR 210-211 and ICHQ7 guide. Different MOEHS factories are regularly inspected by the local authorities and the FDA. ...

The biologics market is Pharma’s fastest growing market. With such significant growth of a different breed of products, what are the opportunities and implications for pharma packaging and drug delivery manufacturers?

Pharmapack Europe offers a content programme which covers the latest packaging developments, opportunities and regulatory changes affecting both major and developing markets. 

The detection of nitrosamine impurities in some finished dosages has opened up a whole new set of challenges for API manufacturers who need to perform risk evaluations of their processes

Importing countries’ embassies are being asked to submit detailed requests for the key medicines amid COVID-19 pandemic

Japanese drugmaker plans to meet 100,000 treatment course target by July

Company becomes the fourth Indian pharma firm to secure FDA clearance in the last two weeks

Companies to combine innovative technologies to develop an adjuvanted coronavirus vaccine 

Dec Group announces the acquisition of Inno4Life.

The CultureOne separator system uses product-contact parts that are replaceable and made from recyclable material.

Zynamite is an all-natural evidence-based nootropic and sports performance ingredient, supported by clinical studies.

Despite current travel restrictions, the machine manufacturer manages to perform factory acceptance tests (FATs) via a live stream at its manufacturing facility.

Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) recommends unblind Phase III trial of Tagrisso 2 years ahead of schedule.

Blockchain technology could prove to be the missing link for global healthcare supply chains exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in building resilience and galvanizing efficiency, transparency and authenticity, according to market research firm, GlobalDat...

The biotech pioneer is one of the first companies to develop corporate partnerships in this application of artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery.

Over the past few weeks since the outbreak of COVID-19, there’s been a sudden rise in sanitization efforts by various public and private organizations to help arrest the spread of the disease. This, along with efforts of individuals in their own spaces...

Sai Life Sciences, today announced its induction into the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) membership as an ‘Associate Member’.

How exactly should laundry detergent be dosed so that the laundry is completely clean, without the environment suffering? Does the dishwasher detergent compartment have to be filled completely in order to achieve streak-free cleanliness?

Cambrex has completed an expansion of biopharmaceutical analysis capabilities at its Durham, North Carolina site, the contract development and manufacturing organisation said Tuesday.

The head of the leading German pharmaceutical industry organization says German firms are working top-speed to find coronavirus medications.

The FectoVIR-AAV transfection reagent achieves large-scale transient transfection resulting in up to a 10-fold increase in AAV functional viral titer yields in suspension cell systems.

Move comes 24 hours after US President warns of "retaliation" if export ban was not lifted

Evotec has established a dedicated gene therapy-based R&D site in Orth an der Donau, Austria with the immediate focus of spearheading a partnership with Japan’s Takeda to support its research projects, the German drug discovery firm said Monday.

Symphogen becomes the antibody center of excellence within Servier.

The platform enables collaboration between pharmaceutical institutions, healthcare and academic researchers to generate valuable insights and advance medical research.

The medical technology industry is growing faster than other industries and is currently experiencing a real change: more and more innovative products are being developed to help patients and relieve the burden on the healthcare system in the lon...

This is a further confirmation of the commitment of KOLINPHARMA® aimed at protecting and enhancing the know-how and investments made in R&D.

The Chinese pharmaceutical CDMO sector is set for rapid expansion, thanks to major amendments to the country's Drug Administration Law that make outsourcing manufacturing easier

US drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all prescription and over-the-counter versions of heartburn drug, ranitidine – commonly known as Zantac – after concluding certain products may pre...

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is “using every tool at the agency’s disposal” with the launch of a new program to speed up the development of treatments for patients with COVID-19.

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As biopharma heads towards a new decade, extracting value from innovation remains a key theme in medicines development. However, rather than accepting the traditional model of novel treatments via the R&D pipeline as the innovative focus, the industry ...

China is stepping up its efforts to produce and ship active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), with a focus on meeting international demand, particularly for those showing potential to treat the COVID-19 disease, according to Chinese officials on Tuesd...

The Ritedose Corporation, a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with a focus on inhalation and ophthalmic products, has partnered with ChargePoint Technology to ensure the sterility of its drug substance mixing process.

The patent covers the crosslinking of certain carrier molecules, for example, antibodies, via specific binding sites to amatoxins.

Study data support blood test's ability to detect 50 types of cancer and identify where in the body the cancer is located.

FPS is pleased to announce the developing of a new innovating solution for swabbing, that will ensure the absolute safety of operators and patients.

Are you looking for a partner to produce your pharmaceutical spray products?

Specialist cleanroom microbiology solutions company offers the new SAS Super Pinocchio CR compressed air sampling device.

Joint venture between Spinview and VR Media Technology creates device that provides accurate and fast detection of infectious people with far greater clarity than any single parameter test available today.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Monday it will only issue electronically signed and authenticated certificates for human and veterinary medicines in place of printed ones so it can continue to provide the documents during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Indian contract development and manufacturing organisation, Suven Pharmaceuticals, has warned it cannot export finished products due to a shortage of raw materials following the country’s recent lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

With more than 130 years of experience, Dr. Paul Lohmann® is an expert in salt manufacturing and provides DPL-BioPharm Salts for the biopharmaceutical industry.

Together, the companies will provide APAC markets with a cost-effective alternative to the largest-selling blockbuster medicine worldwide.

Collaboration with MedPharm delivers data profiling new XF‐platform drug formulations as potential treatments for dermal and ocular infections.

The Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and technology provider will use its CHO.RiGHT expression platform for high-titer cell line development.

A look at how India has achieved pharmaceutical self-sufficiency over the years -  taking steps to become a global leader not only in the production of low-cost generic medicines but increasingly, end-to-end drug discovery and development.

Thermo Fisher Scientific will invest more than USD475 million in 2020 in new capabilities and capacity to meet increasing demand for biologics, cell and gene therapies and drug products, the contract development and manufacturing organisation said Mond...

Partnership to leverage Codexis’ protein engineering platform for the discovery and development of novel transgenes for lysosomal storage disorders and blood factor deficiencies.

The TheraPEAK SfAAV Medium is specifically designed to support the development of safe, scalable, gene therapies.

The new formulation offers patients in Europe an alternative route of administration of the only fixed antiemetic combination targeting two distinct CINV pathways in a single dose.

CDMOs build capacity to capitalise on biologics boom

Fierce competition in the low cost, high volume API sector is forcing suppliers to invest in capacity and accelerate throughout. 

Despite consolidation, competition between manufacturers is fierce and the generic drug market continues to grow.

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies will triple microbial production capacity at its UK Teesside facility after joint owner Fujifilm Corporation pledged to invest 9 billion yen (USD83 million) in the biologics focused CDMO.

Cell and gene focused CDMO Oxford Biomedica (OXB) has signed a licence and clinical supply agreement which could be worth up to USD227 million with Juno Therapeutics, the firms announced Wednesday.

A new contract development and manufacturing organisation to support cell and gene developers with process development and production of viral vectors has been launched by bioprocessing provider Univercells.

The ability of pharmaceutical packaging solutions to add value and improve the experience for both patients and healthcare professionals was a core theme at Pharmapack Europe 2020, with an emphasis on how the industry can identify opportunities via tec...

The worldwide inter-dependency of pharmaceutical manufacturing is highlighted by the ongoing Coronavirus situation. How can the global supply of diagnostic kits, drugs, medical supplies, and equipment be sustained to treat patients in the face of suppl...

Recognizing the importance of empathetic leadership to business growth and sustainability

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has appointed Christine Vannais as chief operating officer at its North Carolina site, the biologics focused CDMO said Monday.

Organizers secure three new dates for events in Japan, South East Asia and North America in response to COVID-19.

Company awarded US$5 million grant for clinical study of measles and rubella vaccination using Vaxxas’ high-density, micro-array patch.

This documentation will enable customers worldwide to leverage the D-Flex disposable pen system for their combination product development.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s diagnostic test for coronavirus, the contract development and manufacturing organisation said Monday.

Postnova Analytics' CF2000 Centrifugal Field Flow Fractionation (CF3) system is delivering exciting new data to scientists developing drug delivery systems.

The trial is the first controlled trial in the US to evaluate the effect of IL-6 inhibition prospectively in COVID-19 patients.

A web-based means of finding the cleaning products to meet the challenges posed by cleanroom operations.

Is the pharma industry making the most of AI’s potential when it comes to accelerating and enhancing pharmaceutical drug development?

Indian pharmaceutical supply chain disruption could be far greater than the China environmental regulation-induced shortfall of 2017 If the COVID-19 outbreak is not contained within the next three months, credit ratings agency India Ratings and Researc...