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Editor’s (re)View: Pharma dodges Trump’s tariff bullet, but remains a target

April 4, 2025
The industry got a reprieve as pharmaceuticals were exempted from President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announced this week. However, analysts expect it to be short-lived.

Pharmaceuticals escape Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, for now

April 3, 2025
The White House on Wednesday said pharmaceuticals are exempted from the reciprocal tariffs. Jefferies analysts called the impact on biopharma “minimal” at least for now.

Quiz: The potential impact of Trump’s tariffs on the biopharma industry

April 2, 2025
Pharma Manufacturing is interested in getting your feedback on the Trump administration’s trade policies and how they could affect your business.

Q&A: Lonza’s new operating model and Advanced Synthesis business platform

April 2, 2025
Pharma Manufacturing sat down with Christian Seufert, Lonza’s Head of Advanced Synthesis, which represents about 30% of the CDMO’s revenue.

Revolutionizing early stage drug development with rapid genes

April 1, 2025
Faster turnaround times on gene assembly and verification are allowing researchers to focus on their core research activities.

Siegfried charts growth strategy, leverages global network of 13 sites in seven countries

March 31, 2025
The Swiss-headquartered company has scaled up its operations to become a leading contract development and manufacturing organization focused on profitable growth.

Editor’s (re)View: Threat of Trump tariffs on pharmaceuticals puts industry on further edge

March 28, 2025
This week, President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to target the pharma industry with tariffs meant to bring drug manufacturing back to the United States.

Overcoming enzyme manufacturing challenges

March 27, 2025
Therapeutic enzymes are increasingly important in drug development, but scaling them presents various challenges.

Sutro to exit internal GMP manufacturing facility by end of 2025 as part of restructuring

March 26, 2025
With capabilities supporting its next-generation ADC pipeline scaled up externally, Sutro Biopharma’s operations in San Carlos, California will cease this year.

Assessing cleanroom suitability

March 25, 2025
Understanding the location and existing infrastructure are critical to creating a successful cleanroom.

Agilent’s integration of recently acquired Biovectra remains a work in progress

March 24, 2025
While the $925 million acquisition of Biovectra was completed in September, Agilent is bringing the Canadian CDMO up to its standards in terms of process and quality.

Editor’s (re)View: Lonza, Thermo Fisher, Fujifilm lay out expansion plans at DCAT Week 2025

March 21, 2025
Major players in the contract development and manufacturing organization industry gathered in New York City this week to provide updates on their infrastructure investments.

Lotte Biologics’ $1B investment brings it closer to becoming a global top 10 CDMO

March 20, 2025
The company is investing $1 billion in its Songdo Bio Campus in South Korea, with Plant 1 scheduled for completion this year and full-scale commercial production by 2027.

Automating liquid-filled vial nasal delivery

March 18, 2025
Best practices for designing automated machinery solutions for bringing these nasal devices to market

Ori Biotech looks to overcome cell and gene therapy manufacturing challenges

March 17, 2025
By automating and digitizing critical processes, Ori’s platform is designed to streamline manufacturing workflows and overcome bottlenecks that limit patient access.

Editor’s (re)View: Sterile injectable manufacturing gets a shot in the arm from industry and academia

March 14, 2025
Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Purdue University, and The Noramco Group are among the stakeholders looking to help address shortages in the U.S. injectable supply chain.

Canadian biopharma Theratechnologies is caught in the crossfire of a US-Canada trade war

March 13, 2025
The Montreal-based company is at risk from potential tariffs from President Donald Trump and Canada’s government that could adversely affect its financial results.

Preparing for the BIOSECURE Act: How CDMOs can enhance efficiency

March 12, 2025
With the right strategies and technologies in place, manufacturers can not only meet the requirements of the proposed legislation but also strengthen their position in an evolving...

Eli Lilly, Merck, Purdue University team to push innovation in sterile injectables

March 11, 2025
Purdue’s Young Institute Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Consortium is working to address bottlenecks in efficiency, contamination control, and regulatory compliance.

India’s Aragen sees rising demand for CRDMO services amid changes in geopolitical landscape

March 10, 2025
Aragen Life Sciences stands to benefit as the biopharma industry looks to derisk its supply chains and shift outsourcing away from China to Indian service providers.

Editor’s (re)View: Trump’s tariff roller coaster creates uncertainty for markets

March 7, 2025
It’s been a topsy-turvy week for President Trump’s tariff proclamations, which have created anxiety and confusion for businesses that rely on trade with Canada and Mexico.

Redefining technology transfer in life sciences

March 6, 2025
A boundless automation vision with connected data strategies unlocks faster development, streamlines technology transfer, and promotes sustainable growth in life sciences.

Trump says reciprocal tariffs set to begin April 2, as global trade war looms

March 5, 2025
President Trump in an address to a joint session of Congress said the European Union and India, among other nations, charge “tremendously higher” tariffs on U.S. goods.

2025 pharma predictions

March 4, 2025
From manufacturing to supply chain strategies, here’s how drug manufacturers are looking at the year ahead.

While etherna is rethinking RNA manufacturing, don’t call it a CDMO

March 3, 2025
The company’s experience as a former RNA drug developer gives it a unique edge — it understands not just how to make RNA, but how to make it work in real-world applications.

Editor’s (re)View: Eli Lilly’s $27B investment in US manufacturing is an attempt to curry favor with Trump

Feb. 28, 2025
The Indiana-headquartered pharma giant chose to make its investment announcement this week in Washington, D.C., with newly confirmed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

KBI Biopharma: From centrifuge innovation to CDMO leader

Feb. 27, 2025
With a portfolio that spans first-in-human trials to commercial production, KBI is a solutions provider whose specialty is tackling the toughest molecules.

Cellares turns from R&D to commercialization with automated cell therapy manufacturing

Feb. 26, 2025
The first commercial scale “smart” factory is in New Jersey, with other integrated development and manufacturing organization facilities being built in Belgium and Japan.

Will 2025 be a good year for CDMOs?

Feb. 25, 2025
This year’s outlook for the contract development and manufacturing organization market is cautiously optimistic.

Global CDMO Recipharm grows from product manufacturer to solution provider

Feb. 24, 2025
CEO Greg Behar, who took Recipharm’s helm last year, has made targeted investments and divested its non-core sites to become a “more agile” company.