Monday, August 24, 2020 Daily Archives

Cold play: Cryoport buying temperature-controlled logistics firm CRYOPDP

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The €49 million ($58 million) deal ups Cryoport’s logistics services, filling out its global offering to support cell and gene therapies as well as other life science functions. French logistics firm CRYOPDP has over 220 employees in 22 global facilities across 12 countries, supporting the life sciences industry through temperature-controlled logistics products and services. The all-cash €49 million transaction, expected to complete in the next two months, will see the firm incorporated into Cryoport, expanding the firm’s global footprint and…

August 24, 2020

Automation can help biopharma enjoy the benefits of continuous processing says CPI

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Automation can eliminate downstream bottlenecks and help pharma cut costs says the team behind a continuous downstream processing system at the UK Centre for Process Innovation. Manufacturing biopharmaceutical is a complex, time consuming and costly process. Most products are produced in batches – production runs through a series of steps and then ends. Batch production is reliable and able to make consistent product. However, it can be slow and expensive according to Stuart Jamieson, head of research at the CPI,…

August 24, 2020