PHARMACEUTICAL / BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY UPDATE
November 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNITED STATES
Medicago Opens Vaccine Facility
Rottendorf Pharma Expands into U.S.
BGI, CHOP Partner at Philly Genome Center
Florida Innovation Hub at the University of Florida Completed
Idexx Buys Veterinary Lab
FDA Establishes Two Centers for Regulatory Science
MedImmune’s Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) Expansion Facility Named 2011
Facility of the Year Awards Overall Winner
Michigan Univ. Builds State-of-the-Art, Green Hospital
South Texas Research Facility
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Big Genomics Center to Launch in Big Apple
La Jolla Institute Joins Stem Cell Consortium
HWI Global to Begin Construction of Stem Cell Therapy Cleanroom at Mt. Sinai
SAFC Verona Facility Receives SafeBridge Certification
Legislature Approves Controversial Jackson Lab Deal
UPMC to Build $300M Center for 'Innovative' Biomedical Science
South Korean Food Company Invests in U.S.
Ryan Cos. Completes Cleanroom for Northern Illinois Food Bank
Tekni-Plex has New Facility
BGI, UC Davis Building Sequencing Facility
UPM Expands Manufacturing Capability
Norwich Doubles Capacity for Pilot Production
Bayer Expects to Open in New Jersey in 2013
DPT Continues Facilities Expansion
IRX Therapeutics Moves from NY to FL
Saltigo Builds in HPAPI Manufacturing Space
Biodesign Institute Expand Biorepository
Broad Institute Breaks Ground on New Cambridge Building
Gladstone to Announce New Stem Cell Center
J&J Launches Incubator for Biotechs in San Diego
Contec Expands China Facility
SL Pharma Labs Expands Capabilities
Vetter Opens New US Production Facility
REST OF WORLD
GATC Expanding Sequencing Operations
Corning Opens Life Sciences Manufacturing Facility in China
Pharma Companies Team with Russian Manufacturer
AGC to Open Intermediate & API Plant in Japan
Bosch Packaging To Build Second Plant in China
Teleflex Medical OEM Grows in Ireland
Tetra Pak Opens in Shanghai PDC Centre
Pfizer to Retain 650 Jobs at UK R&D Facility
Concordia Launches Genomics Center in Montreal
Living Laboratory Building in North America
InterVacOpens at University of Saskatchewan
Pharmaniaga Small Volume Injectables (SVI) Facility
Shonan Research Center
Almac to Boost Manufacturing Capacity at Craigavon
India Opens Textile Research Center
Entegris Establishes Facility in Taiwan
Medlac Pharmaceutical Plant, Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park
3B Blackbio Biotech India Manufacturing Plant Opens
Saltigo Builds HPAPI Manufacturing Space
bioMérieux Increases Production Capacity
PSL to Supply FilterBoxes to New Helsinn Facility
Tristel Has New Cleanroom
Alkermes Integrates EDT
Catalent Opens New Lab
Merck Plans Singapore Expansion
Metabolon has Opened New Lab in Shanghai, China
Rusnano and Nearmedic Team on Nanomedicine Manufacturing Plant
Carbogen Amcis Expands High Potency Manufacturing
Sri Lanka to Increase Local Drug Production with Pharma Hub
Maropack Facility Built for Biologicals
Lundbeck Outsourcing in China with New Shanghai R&D Centre
CMO Angel & Russian Pharma Plan Production JV
Expansion at Akorn
Solvias and RohnerChem Join API Development and Manufacturing
AstraZeneca Plans $200-Million Manufacturing Plant in China