Manufacturing

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to acquire select business divisions of Wockhardt in India

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (“Dr. Reddy’s”) (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Wockhardt Limited to acquire select divisions of its branded generics business in India and a few other international territories of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives for a consideration of Rs.1850 Crores.

Calidi Biotherapeutics secures series A investments to advance manufacturing

Calidi Biotherapeutics, a clinical‐stage immuno-oncology company at the forefront of cell-based oncolytic virus immunotherapies for cancer, announced Series A investments from two South Korean firms to advance manufacturing in preparation for Calidi's pre-IND and IND filings.

Eli Lilly to build $470m pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Eli Lilly is set to invest more than $470m to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in North Carolina, US.

Charles River Laboratories wraps up $380m acquisition of HemaCare

Charles River Laboratories International has wrapped up its $380m acquisition of HemaCare, a California-based human-derived cellular products provider for the cell therapy market.

STADA to acquire Biopharma’s prescription and consumer health business

STADA Group, a German generic drug manufacturer, has agreed to acquire the prescription and consumer health business of Ukrainian pharmaceutical producer Biopharma for an undisclosed price.

Novartis opens new cell and gene therapies facility in Switzerland

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has opened a new manufacturing facility for cell and gene therapies at Stein in Switzerland.

Lupin to sell its stake in Kyowa to Unison for $526m

Lupin has signed a definitive agreement to sell the entire stake in its Japanese subsidiary Kyowa Pharmaceutical to Unison, a Japanese private equity fund, for JPY57.36bn ($526m).

Japan’s Takeda opens dengue vaccine manufacturing facility in Germany

Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical has opened a new dengue vaccine manufacturing facility in Singen, Germany.

Samsung Biologics and Ichnos Sciences announce agreement for manufacture of ISB 830

Samsung Biologics announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Ichnos Sciences for manufacturing drug substance for ISB 830, an anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody in development as a potential treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.