Manufacturing
FDA Announces Flexible Manufacturing Approach for Cell and Gene Therapies on January 11, 2026
FDA; cell and gene therapies; CGT; manufacturing flexibility; CMC requirements; Marty Makary
J&J-backed Cellular Origins raises $40M for cell therapy manufacturing
Cellular Origins; Johnson & Johnson; Series A; $40 million; cell therapy manufacturing; Constellation platform; robotic automation; ATMP; TTP Group; scalable manufacturing
FDA Pushes for Onshoring and Improved Data Fidelity in Generic Drug User Fee (GDUFA IV) Negotiations
FDA; onshoring; data fidelity; generic drugs; user fee; GDUFA IV; manufacturing; bioequivalence; public health; performance metrics
Spotlight On: Big Pharma’s Big Bets on In Vivo Cell Therapy
in vivo cell therapy; CAR-T; acquisition; autoimmune disease; gene therapy; manufacturing; scalability; Bristol Myers Squibb; Gilead; AbbVie; AstraZeneca
WuXi AppTec Divests China Clinical Services to Hillhouse Capital, Refocuses on Manufacturing Business
WuXi AppTec; Hillhouse Capital; divestment; clinical research services; CRDMO; manufacturing; China; WuXi Clinical; MedKey
Lilly Commits $1.2 Billion to Expand GLP-1 Pill Manufacturing Facility in Puerto Rico
Eli Lilly; Puerto Rico; GLP-1 receptor agonist; orforglipron; manufacturing expansion; oral medicines; investment; Carolina; pharmaceutical production; U.S. supply chain
Drugmakers Push US Expansion After Trump’s 100% Pharma Tariff Threat
Trump tariff; pharmaceuticals; US manufacturing; branded drugs; drugmakers; Genentech; Roche; Novo Nordisk; Section 232; supply chain
Roche in Talks With US on Drug Pricing; Sets Out Pipeline and Dealmaking Ambitions
Roche; drug pricing; US government; pharmacy benefit managers; direct-to-consumer sales; pipeline; dealmaking; US investment; manufacturing; gene therapy; R&D; Ocrevus; Hemlibra; Vabysmo
Companies Struggle to Accelerate Production of Bespoke mRNA Therapies
bespoke mRNA therapies; personalized medicine; manufacturing challenges; cancer vaccines; scalability; manufacturing efficiency; cold chain logistics; regulatory complexity; mRNA production innovation; AI optimization
Ypsomed Invests $248 Million to Establish First U.S. Manufacturing Site in North Carolina
Ypsomed; manufacturing expansion; U.S. facility; Holly Springs; North Carolina; CHF 200 million; self-injection systems; job creation; global growth strategy; medical technology