Friday, August 31, 2018 Daily Archives

With third bio-train complete, Catalent eyes fourth and fifth in Wisconsin

CDMO Catalent is considering adding two more manufacturing trains at its Madison facility due to anticipated demand for sub-5,000 L biomanufacturing. For Catalent’s fourth quarter FY2018, sales from its Biologics and Specialty Drug Delivery business stood at US$196 million (€168 million), twice that of the same period last year. The contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) attributed much of this increase to the acquisition of Cook Pharmica and the addition of a biomanufacturing facility in Bloomington, Indiana. However, management told…

Sartorius opening life sciences launchpad to grow German talent and innovation

Bioprocessing vendor Sartorius has launched a Life Science Factory in Göttingen, Germany offering labs, co-working spaces and consulting services for life science entrepreneurs. Life Science Factory, an independent non-profit division of Sartorius, aims to set-up a launch pad for life science startups in Germany. According to spokesperson Timo Lindemann, the project will begin next year with more than 500m2 for co-working, experiments and events, available for rent by entrepreneurs, before being transferred to a new 3,000m2 nearby facility in 2021.…