FDA Issues Two Draft Guidances for DSCSA Compliance
The EPCIS communications standard is “recommended,” and trading partners are identified
Fujifilm Invests $1.6 Billion toward Expansion of Cell Culture Manufacturing Services
Will benefit CDMO’s Denmark and Texas locations
Merative: New Name for IBM’s Watson Health Data Resources
New company targets data analytics based on a vast trove of patient health information
Lonza to Construct Fill-finish Facility in Switzerland
With a cost of approximately $514 million, expected completion is 2026
Charles River Debuts UK Manufacturing Site
Cheshire facility will offer plasmid DNA production, CGT development
ParcelShield Announces Agreement with Walmart Specialty Pharmacy to Expand Services
ParcelShield Intelligent Tracking and Planning Solution is designed to prevent parcel delays before shipping
Introducing AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy
Specialty and home delivery pharmacy updates name, commits to prioritizing patients
WuXi STA Opens HPAPI Facility in Changzhou, China
Marks the CDMO’s second plant in the country
People Spotlight — June 2022
The latest people news happenings over the past month
Cryoport and Cell Matters to Collaborate on Standardizing Cell Therapy Supply Chain processes
Companies hope to combine their cryogenic expertise with dedicated packaging and supply chain services
BioNTech Breaks Ground on First mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Africa
Containers to potentially be operational by next year, 2024 at the latest
MilliporeSigma Opens $65 Million HPAPI Facility
CDMO looks to combat cancer at lower doses
EMA Starts Rolling Review of Adapted COVID-19 Vaccines
Agency will be reviewing laboratory study and CMC data on the bivalent jab that targets two strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Systech Partners with Spherity on Facilitating DSCSA Compliance
Features an ATP solution to allow for efficiency
Avid Bioservices Completes Phase One of Viral Vector Facility Construction
CDMO’s Costa Mesa location can start tackling oncology and rare disease treatment
Exothera Forms AAV Manufacturing Collaboration
Partnership aims to compare reproducibility and comparability between different suspension bioreactors
MD Logistics to Open Sixth Warehouse
New Garner, NC location will be its first outside the Midwest
Walgreens Establishes Clinical Trial Business
Endeavor aims to tackle diversity obstacles surrounding this segment, while improving the patient experience
Piramal Pharma Boosts API Services
Focus on operational excellence is playing a major role in this effort, company says
SK Pharmteco to Invest $35 Million toward Site Expansion
CDMO’s Ireland campus will increase in capacity by 50% as a result
Charles River, ASC Therapeutics Further Grow Gene Therapy Collaboration
Expanded partnership revolves around hemophilia A therapeutics
BrightInsight Enhances Digital Health Platform Solution
Configurable applications address patient and healthcare-provider interfaces, and an analytics dashboard
Yourway to Construct Depot in Ireland
Will serve as a hub, as company aims for growth in the European region
REGENXBIO Opens Gene Therapy Manufacturing Center
GMP facility allows for an increase in AAV vector production
Federal Trade Commission to Examine PBM Business Practices
Dominance of a handful of integrated firms “at the center of the US pharmaceutical system,” plus their trade practices, will be reviewed
EQT Private Equity and Mubadala to Purchase Envirotainer
Transaction totals about $3 billion
Coriolis Pharma to Expand German HQ
Project is expected to grow CRDO’s capacity by over 150,000 square feet
ParkourSC Expands Digital Supply Chain Operations Platform
Platform delivers intelligent digital twins specifically designed for real-time supply chain operations across the extended enterprise
Via Partnership, Evonik and US Government Invest $220 Million toward Lipid Production Plant
Facility, with expected completion of 2025, will specialize in mRNA-based therapies
Cambrex Acquires Q1 Scientific
Deal expands CDMO’s presence in Europe
