News Headlines

1. Pelican BioThermal Opens Toronto Network Station 2/13/2020

   Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature- controlled packaging, announces the opening of a network station in Toronto to service its Crēdo on Demand rental program.

2. PCI Pharma Services Announces Acquisition Of Bellwyck Pharma Services To Expand Global Clinical Trial Packaging Services 2/11/2020

   PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical global supply chain solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of Bellwyck Pharma Services (Bellwyck), headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

3. Catalent And Zumutor Biologics Collaborate To Manufacture First-In-Class mAb To Treat Solid Tumors 2/11/2020

   Catalent, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Zumutor Biologics, Inc., to manufacture Zumutor’s lead candidate, ZM008, for the treatment of solid tumors.

4. Catalent Completes Acquisition Of MaSTherCell 2/10/2020

   Catalent, Inc., the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products, today announced that it had completed its acquisition of MaSTherCell Global Inc., positioning Catalent as a premier technology, development and manufacturing partner for innovators of advanced biotherapeutics.

5. LSNE Expands Vial Filling And Lyophilization Capacity With Isolator Technology 2/5/2020

   LSNE Contract Manufacturing, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization, broke ground on a 26,000 square foot addition of its existing 7 Commerce facility on the Bedford, New Hampshire campus.

6. New Velesco Pharma Clinical Manufacturing Facility Begins Operations 2/4/2020

   Pharmaceutical development expert, Velesco Pharma, is initiating operations at its new state-of-the-art cGMP clinical manufacturing facility in Wixom, Michigan.

    

7. Pelican BioThermal Announces The Acquisition Of NanoCool 2/4/2020

   Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature-controlled packaging, today announces the acquisition of NanoCool, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled packaging solutions.

    

8. Catalent To Acquire Leading Cell Therapy Company MaSTherCell Global For $315M, Creating An Industry-Leading Cell & Gene Therapy Platform 2/3/2020

   Catalent, Inc., the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, gene therapies, and consumer health products, and MaSTherCell Global, Inc., a technology-focused cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization to leading cell therapy innovators, today announced that Catalent has agreed to acquire MaSTherCell Global, a company backed by Great Point Partners, SFPI-FPIM, and Orgenesis Inc., for an aggregate of $315M in cash, subject to a customary adjustments.

9. Hitachi Chemical Opens New Cell And Gene Therapy Contract Manufacturing Facility 1/30/2020

   Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, LLC (“HCATS”), a subsidiary of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. representing Hitachi Chemical’s Regenerative Medicine Business Sector (“RMBS”) in North America, today announced the opening of its new cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in Allendale, New Jersey.

10. Lonza Supporting Rocket Pharma With Clinical Manufacturing Of LAD-I For The Treatment Of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I 1/29/2020

    Lonza today announced that a clinical manufacturing agreement is in place with Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders.