Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Daily Archives

CGT Catapult expands into Scotland

GCT Catapult will construct offices and laboratories in Edinburgh, Scotland to support the cell and gene therapy sector and drive product development. The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) aims to give additional regional support to the cell and gene therapy industry across the UK, which will drive product development, adoption, and clinical trials. CGT Catapult Edinburgh is a partnership with the University of Edinburgh and will be placed at the Institute for Regeneration and Repair located at Edinburgh…

Amgen to build $365m Ohio plant to support drug packaging

The facility in New Albany, Ohio will support assembly and packaging for a range of Amgen’s medicines, the firm says. The $365 million investment will see Amgen construct a 270,000 square-foot facility in New Albany, creating around 400 jobs ranging from technicians, engineers, quality assurance, quality control, administrative and management positions. “The facility will assemble, label and package vials and syringes for a wide variety of Amgen medicines,†Amgen spokeswoman Megan Fox told BioProcess Insider. “This new final product advanced…