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Dow’s portfolio of solutions for pharmaceutical applications now includes products from Dow Corning’s silicone technology platform. 

Dow Highlights Solutions for Formulation Challenges at CPhI Worldwide

Samsung BioLogics’ second facility adds 152,000 L of mAb drug substance capacity. 

FDA Licenses Second Samsung BioLogics Facility

The committee has voted unanimously to approve Spark Therapeutics’ gene therapy candidate, Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), for treating a genetically inherited blindness.

FDA Committee Recommends Approval of Spark’s Eye-Disease Gene Therapy

The companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to establish a new cell therapy and regenerative medicine manufacturing platform, which includes a new manufacturing facility in Belgium.

Promethera and Shibuya Partner on New Cell-Therapy Manufacturing Platform

BARDA has entered a $12-million contract with biopharmaceutical firm Achaogen for the late-stage development of an antibiotic against resistant bacteria, and as a potential treatment for biowarfare agents.

HHS Sponsors Development of Antibiotic-Resistant, Anti-Biowarfare Antibiotic

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Sciences Ireland UC will invest more than EUR 300 million (US$355 million) to expand manufacturing capacity for biologic medicines at its Ireland facility.

J&J Invests in Biologic Manufacturing Capacity Expansion in Ireland

Cynthia A. Challener is a contributing editor to Pharmaceutical Technology.

Compared to traditional drug discovery approaches, drug repurposing, repositioning, and rescue can be faster and cheaper.

Finding a New Purpose for an Unproven Drug

Indena is completing the construction of a new GMP kilolab for highly potent APIs. 

Indena Enhances Developments in Custom Synthesis

Sartorius begins building a new, EUR 30-million (US$35.2 million) Cell Culture Technology Center in Ulm, Germany. 


Sartorius Stedim Cellca Builds Laboratory and Office Facility in Germany

CDMOs have established strategies for handling new chemical entities with unknown biological activity.

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