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UK manufacturing output expected to improve despite challenges
Output volumes for UK manufacturing fell in the three months to February 2024, yet it is expected to rise slightly in the next three months, research reports.
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Single-use technology propelling upstream bioprocessing market expansion
A driving factor behind the expansion of the upstream bioprocessing market is the need for process improvement in the biopharma industry, research highlights.
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WHO initiative to enhance biomanufacturing in LMICs
A new World Health Organization (WHO)-driven initiative aims to enhance bioproduction capabilities for biological products in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Overcoming challenges of continuous antibody manufacture
During monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacture, continuous flowsheets could offer ~20 percent–40 percent cost of goods (COG) saving over the batch process, for instance, during low commercial demand, a paper suggests.
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Nelson Labs facility expansion to benefit parenteral and ophthalmic drug product manufacturers
The new Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence from Nelson Labs offers state-of-the-art chemistry manufacturing and controls (CMC) analytical testing support.
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Biologics – manufacturing trends in a modern facility
Liam Dunne, MSD Biotech Site Lead, speaks to Danielle Barron about how the Dublin site is leveraging the latest technologies, from real-time process monitoring to the latest upstream techniques, helping to ensure reliability and quality of global supply.
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BioNTech agrees collaboration to accelerate autologous CAR-T therapies
The collaboration between BioNTech SE and Autolus Therapeutics utilises manufacturing and commercial infrastructure, supporting a shared goal of advancing autologous CAR-T programmes towards potential market authorisation.
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AstraZeneca to boost cell therapy operations with $300m manufacturing investment
Investment in the US manufacturing facility will accelerate AstraZeneca’s ambition to make next-generation cell therapy a reality, the company asserts.
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How will automation shape deviation management in continuous bioprocessing?
A paper has proposed how advanced manufacturing process technologies such as integrated continuous bioprocesses (ICB) could impact the future of deviation detection and control.
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Suanfarma realigns brand to showcase innovative spirit
The new identity of Suanfarma’s industrial brands signifies integration of its manufacturing sites as part of Suanfarma CDMO.
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Novo Nordisk $11b acquisition to support manufacturing capacity
As part of its acquisition of Catalent, Novo Holdings plans to sell three Catalent fill-finish sites, supporting the growth of the European and US manufacturing capacity.
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Construction of major radioligand therapy manufacturing site begins
The new site will be Europe's first industrial-scale pharmaceutical facility dedicated to the production of lead-212 based radioligand therapies.
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WuXi Biologics achieves large-scale manufacturing milestone
The environmentally-sustainable inaugural manufacturing run at WuXi Biologics’ GMP-certified facility in Ireland combined four 4,000-litre single-use bioreactors.
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Eli Lilly EVP of Global Quality to retire
Following her leading contribution in key manufacturing and quality projects in Ireland and the US, Eli Lilly and Company’s Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Quality is set to retire after nearly 35 years of service.
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Pharma Horizons: Artificial Intelligence
EPR's inaugural Pharma Horizons report explores the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for drug development, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control.
