Thursday, October 30, 2014 Daily Archives

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Lonza Expand Manufacturing Agreement

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Lonza today announced a multi-year expansion of their existing biologics manufacturing agreement. The contract expansion will include the production of commercial quantities of a second Bristol-Myers Squibb biologic medicine at Lonza’s mammalian manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Financial terms were not disclosed. Biologic medicines that treat serious diseases are an integral part of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s specialty care portfolio and R&D pipeline. Bristol-Myers Squibb and Lonza have been collaborating since 2003 to produce commercial…

Sartorius Opens New Application Center in Shanghai

Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment supplier, officially opened a new  application center at its Shanghai office last week. Among the guests, representatives  from the Shanghai government, customers from the biopharmaceutical industry as  well as business partners and the media attended the opening ceremony. With a floor space of 240 square meters, or 2600 square feet, the new application center offers ample room for product demonstrations, trial runs and training sessions. At this center, customers from the biopharmaceutical industry…