New England Biolabs announces GMP manufacturing plans

Published: 12-Jun-2015

Company responds to customer needs for reagents for in vitro diagnostics applications


New England Biolabs has announced plans to build capacity to manufacture enzymes and other reagents according to good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards. The plans include the construction of a new 30,000ft2, state-of-the-art, fully GMP-compliant cleanroom facility, which will be located near NEB's Ipswich headquarters (Massachusetts, US). Construction is scheduled to begin in 2015, and the site is expected to be commissioned, validated and fully operational by early 2017.

‘Our customers are evolving and we're continually improving our manufacturing processes to help these customers achieve their goals. By moving towards GMP compliance, we are giving our customers the confidence that they will be able to continue to rely on our products for their molecular diagnostics materials needs, as they prepare for the future,’ said Jim Ellard, CEO.

NEB's OEM business unit, NEBsolutions, has been delivering customised manufacturing and packaging solutions to customers for more than 25 years. Relying on this extensive experience, the GMP-compliant manufacturing facility will offer a complete solution for biological reagent manufacturing, including fermentation, purification, formulation, filling and final packaging.

‘Since the late 1990s, NEB has served molecular diagnostics customers and met their needs for supply of critical reagents. Our core enzymes, specialised reagents and full next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow solutions continue to be leveraged in novel ways by our customers. We believe our increased commitment to the regulatory compliance needs of our customers will enhance these partnerships, while bringing NEB closer to the clinic,’ said John Pelletier, Director of NEBsolutions.

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