News and Press Releases

ViroCell Biologics signs Master Services Agreement with prominent NCI-designated cancer centre

MSA enables collaboration on full suite of ViroCell’s viral vector manufacturing services to accelerate the cancer centre’s clinical development of novel gene-modified cell therapies Agreement follows ViroCell’s successful GMP manufacture...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 22, 2024

Pan Cancer T secures €4.25m in Seed Extension Round to advance next-generation T cell therapies

July 11 2024, Rotterdam, the Netherlands – Pan Cancer T B.V., a pioneering biotech start-up developing next-generation T cell therapies for solid cancer treatment, has successfully closed a €4.25m Seed...

Category: Drug Delivery
Posted: July 11, 2024

Marconistraat 16 3029 AK, Rotterdam The Netherlands

Celonic Inaugurates “Next Generation” Biologics Development Centre (BDC) and Pilot Plant in Basel, Switzerland

The Celonic Group, a “Pure Play” Biologics contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), expands process development and optimisation services in Basel Investment builds on “Next Generation” bioprocessing capability and pilot...

Category: BioManufacturing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 18, 2024

Eulerstrasse 55 CH - 4051 Basel

Enterprise Therapeutics appoints Dr Renu Gupta as chief medical officer and Dr Janet Hammond as non-executive director

Appointments bring additional respiratory and late clinical-stage drug development experience as company commences Phase 2a clinical trial of its lead asset 17 June 2024, Brighton, UK -: Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd...

Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 17, 2024

Sussex Innovation Centre, University of Sussex, Science Park Square, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9SB, UK

China’s Innovent holds potential to change pancreatic cancer treatment landscape with bispecific antibody IBI389, says GlobalData

14 June 2024 - China-based Innovent Biologics recently presented phase 1 study results of its first-in-class anti-CLDN18.2/CD3 bispecific antibody (IBI389) for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer at the 2024...

Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 14, 2024

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Freudenberg Medical Expands Coatings Business with New Production Facility

Investment of more than $50m to meet growing global demand for drug and hydrophilic coatings for medical devices and components Manufacturing footprint tripled with new 130,000sqft facility in the Aachen...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 11, 2024

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Vetter announces plans to expand its capacity in the US and Germany

Leading globally operating CDMO outlines location and design of new manufacturing sites to meet increasing customer demands Vetter Advisory Board decides on strategic path forward for further independent and sustainable...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 6, 2024

Schützenstrasse 87, 88212 Ravensburg

Bionova Scientific announces plans for new Plasmid DNA GMP facility

Facility in The Woodlands, Texas, US, to produce critical starting material for cell and gene therapy, DNA/RNA-based, and recombinant protein therapeutics in Q1/2025 3 June 2024 -- California, US --...

Category: BioManufacturing, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

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Ardena appoints Jeremie Trochu as Chief Executive Officer

3 June 2024 -- Ghent, Belgium -- Ardena today announces the retirement of Harry Christiaens PhD, and the subsequent appointment of Jeremie Trochu as chief executive officer. Jeremie is a...

Category: BioManufacturing, Biotechnology, Logistics, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 3, 2024

Kleimoer 4, 9030 Gent

Asymchem welcomes Franck Mevellec as senior director of Business Development

29 May 2024 -- Paris, France --  Asymchem, a leading global CDMO, is excited to announce the appointment of Franck Mevellec as senior director of business development. Franck brings over...

Category: BioManufacturing, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 29, 2024

Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd No. 6 Dongting 3rd Avenue, TEDA Tianjin, 300457, P.R. China

Kindeva Drug Delivery Invests in Second Manufacturing Line for Greener Inhalers at UK Manufacturing Site

6 May 2024 -- Minnesota, US, and Missouri, US -- Kindeva Drug Delivery, a global leader in drug-device combination products, today announced its investment in a second manufacturing line for...

Category: Drug Delivery, Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: May 6, 2024

University of Liverpool to Use Touchlight’s Rapid Enzymatic dbDNA in Fully Personalised Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine Clinical Study

The UK’s Medical Research Council is funding a 10-patient phase 1 study to deliver rapid personalised treatment for lung cancer patients 3 April 2024 -- Hampton, UK -- Touchlight, a...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials
Posted: April 3, 2024

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Touchlight Awarded Tender to Supply Enzymatic dbDNA to CPI’s RNA Centre of Excellence

28 March 2024 -- Hampton, UK -- Touchlight, an innovation-driven CDMO enabling the development of genetic medicines with its doggybone DNA (dbDNA) technology and leaders in enzymatic DNA production, is...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: March 28, 2024

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Recipharm attains major sustainability milestones

Approval of ambitious Greenhouse Gas emission reduction targets by SBTi Commitment to renewable electricity sourcing to 100.0% by 2024 and to 42.1% GHG emission reduction (Scope 1 and 2) by...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: March 26, 2024

Gilbert To Officially Open New Development and GMP Manufacturing Facility

22 March 2024 -- Nottingham, UK -- UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Upperton Pharma Solutions was joined by Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine co-inventor Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, biotech industry representatives and...

Category: BioManufacturing, Clinical Trials, Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: March 22, 2024

Albert Einstein Centre, Nottingham Science Park, Nottingham, UK, NG7 2TN