Fill-Finish Facility Expansion

Fill-Finish Facility Expansion

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) today announced the beginning of a $50 million expansion to the company’s Camden fill/finish facility located in Baltimore, Md. The multi-year expansion is expected to be completed in 2021, and will significantly increase the company’s contract development and manufacturing capacity, redundancy, and flexibility.

Compounding Pharmacy Safety violations

Compounding Pharmacy Safety violations

In December, the Food and Drug Administration issued a thorough inspection report on PharMEDium’s Tennessee plant that resulted in a pause in pharmaceutical production, until otherwise permitted. PharMEDium, one of the nation’s largest compounding pharmacy companies, is owned by AmerisourceBergen. It supplies medications to about 77% of hospitals nationwide.

Clinical Trial Services and High-Potency Compounds

Clinical Trial Services and High-Potency Compounds

Capsugel, now a Lonza company, a global leader in delivering high-quality, innovative dosage forms and solutions, today announced expanded clinical trial capabilities, as well as increased development and manufacturing capabilities for specialized drug products utilizing liquid-filled hard capsule (LFHC) technology, at its Edinburgh facility in Scotland.