Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Daily Archives

Trends in Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls: Next-Generation Technologies and Product Modalities

New technologies bring new regulatory challenges. The biopharmaceutical industry must be cautious in its implementation of new scientific ideas and technology platforms — no matter how promising those might be. Regulators will look skeptically on any claim that isn’t backed up by good data, and with no solid history of successful use to build on, a company must have all the answers itself. How do compliance professionals anticipate what kinds of questions reviewers will ask when the time comes —…

AGC adds mammalian capabilities to Japanese network

Demand for mammalian biomanufacturing services has led AGC Bio to invest in its facility in Chiba, Japan. Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) AGC Bio is adding a new facility at its site in Chiba containing single-use bioreactors at the 500 and 2,000 L scale. The plant, expected to be operational by the second half of next year, will produce monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), fusion proteins and other types of therapeutic proteins for its customers. “The facility is being established for…