ISPE Announces 2022 Facility of the Year Award Winners
Dateline:
Bethesda, Md.
Published 5-9-2022
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering has announced the 2022 Facility of the Year Awards category winners. The awards include:
Manufacturing
EMD Serono Completes Construction Horizon R&D Building
Dateline:
Billerica, Mass.
Published 4-13-2022
EMD Serono completed construction in March of 2022 on the $70 million Horizon Building in Billerica, Mass.
HYM Investment Group Breaks Ground on Biomanufacturing Hub
Dateline:
Revere, Mass.
Published 4-8-2022
HYM Investment Group began construction in March of 2022 on a $280 million biomanufacturing hub in Revere, Mass.
Wake Technical Community College Opens Lilly Science and Technology Center
Dateline:
Morrisville, N.C.
Published 4-3-2022
Wake Technical Community College opened the $47 million Lilly Science and Technology Center in Morrisville in March of 2022.
Amgen Breaks Ground on Biomanufacturing Center
Dateline:
Holly Springs, N.C.
Published 3-25-2022
Amgen broke ground in March of 2022 on a $550 million biomanufacturing center in Holly Springs, N.C.
Big Boost in Federal Funding for Scientific Research
Budget Increases Include 5.3 Percent for National Institutes for Health, 4.1 Percent for National Science Foundation
Published 3-16-2022
President Biden on Tuesday signed a federal budget that includes $45 billion for the National Institutes for Health (NIH)—a $2.25 billion, 5.3 percent increase—and provides an additional $1 billion to establish the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). According to the NIH, “ARPA-H will be tasked with building high-risk, high-reward capabilities (or platforms) to drive biomedical breakthroughs—ranging from molecular to societal—that would provide transformative solutions for all patients.” The $45 billion will be distributed among the institutes and centers, with none receiving less than a 3.4 percent boost.
Piramal Pharma Selects Merit's FlexiPOD Platform for Antibody Drug Conjugate Facility
Dateline:
Grangemouth, Scotland, UK
Published 2-25-2022
Piramal Pharma Solutions broke ground in February of 2022 on a £45 million antibody drug conjugate (ADC) facility in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Vibalogics Completes Virotherapy Facility
Dateline:
Boxborough, Mass.
Published 2-11-2022
Vibalogics completed construction in December of 2021 on a $150 million virotherapy facility in Boxborough, Mass.
XNRGY Climate Systems Plans US Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility
Race to Decarbonize HVAC Drives Rapid Expansion
Dateline:
Maricopa County, Ariz.
Published 2-4-2022
XNRGY Climate Systems is planning to construct its US headquarters in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Exact Sciences Expands Madison R&D Facilities
Dateline:
Madison, Wis.
Published 1-28-2022
Exact Sciences Corporation will begin construction in spring of 2022 on the Research and Development Center of Excellence in Madison, Wis.