Contract Manufacturing

Environment and People: As data is gathered to support the fit-for-purpose claim in regard to the materials and equipment, other external driving forces are introduced into the total process: environment and people. It is important to understand that the environment can significantly impact the container closure integrity of a sterile packaging system, even if the…

Biopharmaceutical company Alvotech announced today that Japan-based Fuji Pharma has acquired a 4.2 percent stake in the business for approximately $50 million. Alvotech and Fuji Pharma recently announced an exclusive agreement for development and commercialization of biosimilars in Japan. Key shareholders in Alvotech now are Aztiq Pharma AB, which is the controlling shareholder led by…

CDMO Recipharm has entered into an agreement with Swedish life science company OnDosis for the formulation development of a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the U.S. market. Although there is no cure for ADHD, currently available treatments may help reduce symptoms and improve functioning, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). ADHD is commonly treated…

WuXi Biologics, a global open-access biologics technology platform company, announced that the construction of new biologics drug substance manufacturing facility has commenced on the Industrial Development Authority’s (IDA) greenfield site in Mullagharlin, Dundalk, Co. Louth in Ireland. It’s the company’s first site outside of China and is supported by the Irish government through IDA Ireland. The facility is designed to run both…