Fujifilm has acquired Merck's Biomanufacturing network for $490m. The network consists of the former Avecia facility in Billingham, UK, and Diosynth RTP in Research Triangle Park, NC. Merck has committed to certain continued development and manufacturing activities with Fujifilm.
Bloomberg
Monday, 28 February 2011
Fujifilm acquires Merck Biomanufacturing Network
Samsung to establish biomanufacturing jv with Quintiles
Samsung and Qunitiles have established a joint venture to provide biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing services in South Korea. Samsung will own 90% of the joint venture company and Quintiles 10%. The jv company will construct its biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the Incheon Free Economic Zone in South Korea and be equipped with cutting-edge technologies and 30,000L of mammalian cell culture bioreactor capacity. Groundbreaking is expected in the first half of 2011 and full-scale operation is expected to commence in April 2013.
Bloomberg Business Week
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Carbogen Amcis to restructure
Carbogen Amcis plans to restructure its three sites in Sqitzerland. Following the restructuring, the Aarau site will focus more strongly on development; the Hunzenschwil site on the pilot production of early phase projects and the Bubendorf site on large-volume production and the manufacturing of highly active agents. The company said that 60 of its 350 staff will be made redundant.
Carbogen Amcis
Monday, 21 February 2011
Alphora to invest $4m
Alphora is investing $4m during 2011 expanding its facilities and capabilities for API technology development. The company said the expansion is to meet growing demand from customers. The company, which recently increased its R&D capacity by 50% by securing new research facilities, is adding isolation technology for its high potency API development services and will add a fourth cGMP kilo lab.
Contract Pharma
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Pfenex links with Boehringer Ingelheim
Pfenex will use its Pfenex Expression Technology to engineer production strains and processes for Boehringer Ingelheim's proprietary molecules, and molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim's contract manufacturing customers. The companies said the partnership will enable preclinical and clinical development to progress much more quickly and efficiently.
San Diego Union-Tribune
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Profits fall at Dishman
Dishman Pharmaceuticals reported a its net profits fell 94% during its Q3 ended 31 December 2010, while turnover increased 4% to $51m. The company said performance was affected by a lower-than-expected performance at its Carbogen Amcis subsidiary.
Business Standard
FDA to outsource foreign plant inspections
The US FDA is looking to increase the number of overseas plant inspections through the use of third-party inspectors, according to John Taylor, the agency’s acting principal deputy commissioner. The agency is looking to reduce the average of nine yeas between plant inspections overseas.
Bloomberg
Monday, 14 February 2011
Record quarter for SAFC
Sigma-Aldrich's SAFC business unit reported recede sales of $171m in Q4 2010. Sales for the unit in the full year 2010 were $647m up 9% on 2009. Rakesh Sachdev, Sigma-Aldrich cep, president and director said the company is "pleased with the higher level of SAFC's booked orders for future delivery as that is an indicator of future growth for that business". He added that "we expect our SAFC Pharmaceutical business to improve further in 2011" as a result of new added capacity in Wisconsin and California. Additionally, Sachdev said that despite the challenges facing the SAFC Custom Pharma business in Europe the SAFC Custom Pharma business in the US and the international markets is doing quite well.
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