Newsletter | August 18, 2025

08.18.25 -- As Billions Of Dollars Pour In, Do CDMO Valuations Matter?

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

FAQs On The Revised EU GMP Annex 1: Volume 2

Review the implementation of a holistic Contamination Control Strategy (CCS). Discover four key considerations for assessing component readiness: product, process, protection, and proof.

Thunderstruck By Antibody-Drug Conjugates

ADCs are targeting tumors directly to reduce side effects. Discover how they affect neighboring cells, which can enhance treatment efficacy and eliminate tumor cell populations.

Plan Your CDMO Search On A Foundation For Long-Term Success

Capacity constraints typically are accompanied by other challenges, including missed timelines, defect rates, and overall decreased satisfaction with pharma companies’ bioprocessing CDMOs.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

As Billions Of Dollars Pour In, Do CDMO Valuations Matter?

Customers of a CDMO receiving some of the billions of dollars being invested in CDMOs might be enthusiastic. But large investment into the ownership pool can bring the ripple effects of transition. For some CDMO customers, this positively translates to increased offerings. For others, it introduces complexity and a shift in relationship dynamics. 

Here's What Limits AI's Outlook For Replacing Knowledge Workers

Even after AI developers clean up hallucinations and other short-term issues, a large-scale workforce replacement faces a few intractable obstacles.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CONTINUED

Project Management: The Secret Weapon In Effective Tech Transfer

Explore how a CMO with innovative practices and a successful approach to tech transfer and manufacturing processes can help meet project timelines and mitigate risk on the path to market.

Maximize Output From FTEs

Learn about project-based insourcing solutions designed to give clients laboratory services support with flexible timeframes and eliminate worries about co-employment and other regulatory concerns.

Development Of Relative Potency Assay For ADC

Discover how this integrated, multi-parameter assay strategy can enhance the accuracy, sensitivity, and efficiency of your ADC potency evaluations.

Successfully Producing Insoluble Proteins Using Inclusion Bodies

Review the pros and cons of soluble and insoluble processes, experiences with isolating, solubilizing, and properly re-folding, and strategies and innovation to improve insoluble processes.

Techniques For PEGylation Site Identification

Examine how our innovative methods enable the precise identification of PEGylation sites, unlocking deeper insights into the structure, stability, and function of biotherapeutics.

Analytical Techniques For Assessing Quality Of Therapeutic Proteins

Evaluating quality attributes of therapeutic proteins requires a strategic, regulation-compliant selection of analytical techniques that consider molecular characteristics and phase to ensure characterization.

A Solvent-Free, Fusion-Based ASD Manufacturing Process

Explore a solvent-free alternative for the production of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) that not only improves manufacturability but also reduces the carbon footprint of ASD manufacturing.

A Hybrid Approach For Optimizing Transient Protein Expression In CHO Cells

When choosing between protein expression formats such as transient versus stable pools, considerations include speed, cost, titre, and product quality.

SOLUTIONS

New Approaches To Tailored Release Profiles

Tailored drug release is evolving from formulation tactic to precision therapy strategy, optimizing timing, site, and rate of delivery for improved patient outcomes.

Enabling The Outcome In EMEA

We are bringing additional services and capacity straight to the heart of Europe to support the rapid growth of advanced therapies in the region.

Biologics Analytical Services

With extensive experience and capabilities, we foster a collaborative environment, developing and implementing innovative analytical methods to efficiently address the testing needs of our partners.

Unlocking The Potential Of Your Sterile Injectable

Meet the unique needs of your sterile injectable with global expertise, reliability, and flexibility to support your project every step of the way, from development to commercialization.

Monoclonal Antibody Development, The Way It's Meant To Be

Enable an optimized process for mAb development and manufacturing, efficiency, and speed with exceptional quality, and high titers with lower-cost workflows for maximum ROI.

OUTSOURCED PHARMA CAPACITY UPDATE

Find Your New CDMO At Outsourced Pharma Capacity Update

CDMOs in biologics, cell and gene, and small molecule share their capabilities and available capacities. See for yourself why this virtual event has become a wildly popular resource to identify options for your development and manufacturing needs.

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