Navigating the maelstrom of M&A activity: what do CDMOs do next?

In an increasingly competitive market for contract service providers, do outsourcing companies acquire, grow or take a strategically vertical or horizontal approach to service integration to live, thrive and survive? Dr Kevin Robinson recently caught up with experts from Cognizant, Samsung Biologics and Vibalogics to pose this question and find out more
CDMO and vector specialist join forces to improve VV production efficiency

ProteoNic and NecstGen have recognised the need to increase viral titres and optimise production processes in order to improve the feasibility of vector-based therapies
Catalent to invest $350m in biologics at Indiana facility

Altogether, these expansions are expected to add more than 1,000 jobs to Catalent’s Bloomington workforce in the coming years
Schott plans ready-to-use cartridge production expansion

The pharma packaging specialist has planned to significantly expand its production capacity of ready-to-use (RTU) cartridges
Manufacturing Chemist LIVE 2022 in review (part I)

Taking a front row seat during the two-day pharmaceutical conference in Birmingham, UK, Dr Kevin Robinson reports on what’s new, emerging and exciting in the world of drug delivery and beyond

Serialisation master data

There are high risks associated with managing master data if the organisation does not have the right tool or personnel managing the system, CosmoTrace looks at the importance of data
Astorg to acquire CDMO from ICIG

CordenPharma employs more than 2600 people in 11 manufacturing facilities and one R&D laboratory

Breaking News

Plastic returnable transit packaging delivers time and again

Plastic returnable transit packaging delivers time and again

Drug delivery refers to the approaches, formulations and technologies involved in transporting a pharmaceutical compound to its target site to achi...
Risk-based process design and advanced control technologies are key to cost-efficient sterile injectable manufacturing

Risk-based process design and advanced control technologies are key to cost-efficient sterile injectable manufacturing

The industry generally understands that creating and maintaining aseptic sterile injectable (SI) processing environments is technically and financi...
Sareum notes completion of Sierra Oncology’s acquisition by GSK

Sareum notes completion of Sierra Oncology’s acquisition by GSK

Sareum Holdings, the specialist drug development company, notes that GSK has completed its acquisition of Sierra Oncology, the licence holder for S...
Tackling drug resistance in immuno-oncology: the role of combinational therapy

Tackling drug resistance in immuno-oncology: the role of combinational therapy

The application of immunotherapy for cancer treatment has burgeoned during the past decade, transforming the way we manage certain types of cancer....
Ixaka and Minaris sign tech transfer and GMP manufacturing agreement

Ixaka and Minaris sign tech transfer and GMP manufacturing agreement

The two companies have signed the agreement for Ixaka lead autologous multi-cell therapy
Merck opens $63m CDMO facility to handle HPAPIs

Merck opens $63m CDMO facility to handle HPAPIs

The industry expert has announced that its Life Science business sector has doubled its highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPI) pro...
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part II

Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part II

Liquid pharmaceutical manufacturers operate under great scrutiny and must set high standards of product quality
Manufacturing Chemist LIVE 2022 in review (part I)

Manufacturing Chemist LIVE 2022 in review (part I)

Taking a front row seat during the two-day pharmaceutical conference in Birmingham, UK, Dr Kevin Robinson reports on what’s new, emerging and excit...
Lonza and Adva reach agreement on bioreactor patents

Lonza and Adva reach agreement on bioreactor patents

Lonza and Adva Biotechnology have resolved their related patent litigation in the US
Batavia enters the commercial manufacturing business

Batavia enters the commercial manufacturing business

Batavia Biosciences is set to extend its CDMO services portfolio (R&D and clinical manufacturing) to include commercial manufacturing services
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part I

Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part I

Liquid pharmaceutical manufacturers operate under great scrutiny and must set high standards of product quality
Native mass spectrometry as a drug discovery engine

Native mass spectrometry as a drug discovery engine

Using mass spectrometry to characterise and screen large intact protein targets, captured directly in their native state, is making waves as a diff...
PLG acquires Pharma IT to expand pharma digitisation services

PLG acquires Pharma IT to expand pharma digitisation services

The global provider of specialised services for the pharmaceutical, medtech and biotech industries has made the acquisition in Denmark to add to se...
Addressing the pharmaceutical industry’s energy blind spots

Addressing the pharmaceutical industry’s energy blind spots

Paul Walsh, General Manager at CIM, explores the major energy consumption challenges facing the UK’s pharmaceutical manufacturing and life science...
Invetech announces upcoming launch of ready-to-run cell therapy systems

Invetech announces upcoming launch of ready-to-run cell therapy systems

The biopharmaceutical industry partner has developed ready-to-run turnkey systems to produce advanced cell therapy solutions at scale and will soon...
It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!

It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!

Part II of a two-part article in which Karen Rossington, European Marketing Manager at Contec Inc., examines why cleanrooms and other controlled en...

In Brief

Besins acquires site in Belgium to prevent HRT supply line issues

Vedanta Biosciences solves technical challenges with production of bacterial consortia therapies

QbCon - Fully integrated continuous manufacturing line meeting OEB 5 requirements

Active Substances & Excipients - QP Module

Mark Arnold of Envair Technology named among UK’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2021

Vetter’s newest clinical manufacturing site successfully completed its first customer fills

Pharmintech Exhibition & IPACK-IMA

Accelerating the manufacture of life saving drugs

Envair Technology appoints new CEO to unite brands

NHS ConfedExpo

Envair Technology opens 63,000 sq. ft. manufacturing site in Heywood

Updated software solutions offer increased productivity and data confidence

Shimadzu announces the release of the space-saving LCMS-2050 Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Cleanzone

"I have never felt undervalued for being a woman in a male-dominated industry"

Advanced HPLC Column delivers improved separation performance and protein identification in comprehensive new proteomics workflow

Curia adopts the Berkeley Lights platform

Bio Europe

Optimise your liquid batching system: 5 flow meter considerations

Butterworth continues to invest in new equipment

Beckman Coulter partners with Smart4Diagnostics to close the data gap between blood collection and lab analysis

Lab Innovations

Metallurgy specialist AMS testing drives growth using Matrix Gemini LIMS

Spectronic CamSpec unveils new website

Breaking 10 bad dissolution habits

Boston Biotech Week

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Inspiration and Learning

Medicinal Chemistry Sample Tracking and Management - NEW CATALOGUE
Medicinal Chemistry Sample Tracking and Management - NEW CATALOGUE
Applying AI and new digital technology to Compound Management
Applying AI and new digital technology to Compound Management
Artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry
Artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry
Manufacturing Chemist in conversation with Beneo
Manufacturing Chemist in conversation with Beneo
FREE DOWNLOAD: Cut hazardous particulates in your cleanroom
FREE DOWNLOAD: Cut hazardous particulates in your cleanroom
FREE WEBINAR: The Danger of Poor Clean Room Investigations
FREE WEBINAR: The Danger of Poor Clean Room Investigations
When it comes to APIs, don’t just be pure … be chromatography sure
When it comes to APIs, don’t just be pure … be chromatography sure
FREE DOWNLOAD: Vacuum Guide for Chemical Applications
FREE DOWNLOAD: Vacuum Guide for Chemical Applications
Free webcast: Inhaled Bioequivalence - A Broader View of Product Development
Free webcast: Inhaled Bioequivalence - A Broader View of Product Development
Understanding maximum compression force
Understanding maximum compression force

Careers

Piramal Pharma Solutions appoints Herve Berdou as Chief Operating Officer
BioAgilytix appoints Euan Menzies as Chair and Chief Executive Officer
ACG appoints Gerd Hueffmann as Head of Global Sales and Commercial Excellence
Syner-G Biopharma Group appoints Ron Kraus as CEO
EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals: Dag Nesse appointed as Director of Clinical Operations
Owen Mumford appoints new Director of Research and Development
Rentschler Biopharma adds highly experienced executive to team and provides update on progress at Rentschler ATMP
Pete Kelly voted in as new chair of BGMA
Nouscom announces promotion of Richard Davis to Chief Operating Officer
Lumicks appoints Chief Financial Officer

Reports

Tackling drug resistance in immuno-oncology: the role of combinational therapy
Tackling drug resistance in immuno-oncology: the role of combinational therapy
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part II
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part II
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part I
Ensuring complete product packaging quality: part I
Addressing the pharmaceutical industry’s energy blind spots
Addressing the pharmaceutical industry’s energy blind spots
It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!
It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!
Taking HEPA filter integrity tests to a new level
Taking HEPA filter integrity tests to a new level
It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!
It’s just a wipe! Not in a cleanroom it isn’t!
Future-proofing cleanroom containment technology: considerations for 2022
Future-proofing cleanroom containment technology: considerations for 2022
Manufacturing Chemist LIVE 2022 in review (part II)
Manufacturing Chemist LIVE 2022 in review (part II)
Improving the quality of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals with innovative closed robotics
Improving the quality of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals with innovative closed robotics