Tag: pharmaceutical manufacturing
Inside Vitex’s $250M investment in Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing
Australia has faced ongoing concerns over medicine supply in recent years, with reliance on imported pharmaceuticals and periodic shortages prompting greater attention on domestic manufacturing capability and supply chain resilience.
CSL Behring’s Victorian facility wins global pharmaceutical manufacturing award
CSL Behring’s state-of-the-art plasma processing facility in Broadmeadows, Victoria, has been awarded the 2025 Facility of the Year in the Pharma 4.0 category by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).
Calls grow for local manufacturing as Australia faces BPG shortages
Australia is facing ongoing shortages of benzathine benzylpenicillin G (BPG), the critical treatment for syphilis and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), raising concerns over the country’s reliance on imported supplies.
Pfizer transforms Melbourne facility into cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing hub
Pfizer Australia is investing AUD 150 million to upgrade its Melbourne facility into one of the country’s most advanced pharmaceutical production sites to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Viatris ANZ ops head shares insight on advancing sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing
In the pharmaceutical industry, the pursuit of sustainability is not just an ethical imperative; it is an important aspect of ensuring a healthier future for both people and the planet.
New ARC research hub to revolutionise biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Australian Research Council (ARC) Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Johnson has officially launched a new hub at the University of Melbourne to help bolster the Australian biopharmaceutical sector using digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Advanced medicine and food manufacturing research centre to open in Victoria
The Victorian Government is backing the creation of a new advanced research centre to drive digital innovation in the state’s medicine and food manufacturing...
Snapdragon Chemistry to develop continuous tech for US manufacturers with $1.5 DARPA grant
The $1.5 million grant will allow Snapdragon to develop its continuous manufacturing platform for the US pharmaceutical industry.
US-based pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing firm...
CSL to buy majority stake in a leading Chinese plasma fractionator
Australian biotech firm CSL has agreed to acquire an 80% stake in China’s plasma-derived therapies manufacturer Wuhan Zhong Yuan Rui De Biologics (Ruide) in...
New Medicines Manufacturing Centre in Victoria to be led by Monash University
Monash University will lead the new world class Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC) that is set to provide Victoria’s medicines manufacturers with access to...
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
