Expansion

Gene delivery technologies company VectorBuilder has opened a new office in Edinburgh, hoping to bolster its presence in the United Kingdom. The new location is part of Edinburgh Technopole, a Pioneer Group in Midlothian Science Zone. “When it comes to published scientific research, the UK is ranked third in the world with nearly 200,000 citable […]

Gate Neurosciences has increased its R&D capabilities with new expanded research operations and lab facilities in Evanston, Illinois. The company hopes to further build the translational biomarker data package supporting its NMDA receptor modulator portfolio and advance foundational mechanism insights behind its synaptic function-enhancing molecules. The expanded research facility supports parallel clinical development of the […]

GenScript USA has expanded its global current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) single-guide RNA (sgRNA) manufacturing capabilities to meet the growing demand for cell and gene therapies.  The 400,000 square-foot cGMP facility enables gene and cell therapy R&D programmes to advance IND filings and clinical trials. The company’s new Zhenjiang, China cGMP facility is scheduled to […]

Merck has invested more than €290 million in its biosafety testing capacity at Rockville, Maryland, in the US.   The company says the investment will significantly increase the company’s ability to conduct biosafety testing and analytical development services, critical to the drug development and commercialisation process.  “These significant investments in Rockville and other sites across our […]

Expansions to laboratory space throughout the drug discovery industry can only be a good thing – new centres of innovation will bring more space to grow, more advanced technologies, improved sustainability and new employment opportunities.  While there have been a significant number of new facilities built in the US, there have also been notable expansions […]

Bioanalytical and CMC testing services provider Alliance Pharma will open a bioanalytical laboratory in Brisbane Australia, the company has announced.  Alliance expects the facility to be fully operational by November 2022, where it enable the company to transfer methods and maintain continuous project management across its global bioanalytical sites in the US and Europe.  The […]