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Fujifilm Corporation will make a major capital investment of approx. 928 million USD in the Denmark site of Fujifilm, Diosynth Biotechnologies, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for biologics and advanced therapies.
The investment will double the Denmark site’s current drug substance manufacturing capacity and will expand its capabilities to include fill/finish, and enhance its current assembly, labelling and packaging services.
The investment in FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark will expand production lines for bulk drug substance with the addition of a further six mammalian cell bioreactors, bringing the total to 12 x 20,000-liter bioreactors by fall 2023, making the Denmark facility one of the few major largescale manufacturing facilities in the bio-CDMO industry.
The development will also include the addition of the Denmark site’s first fill/finish production line (added by summer 2023), featuring a fully automated, cutting-edge system capable of producing up to approximately 35 million units annually to cater to large-scale production.
In spring 2022, a new packaging line equipped with facilities to assemble multiple types of auto-injectors as well as automatic labelling, will be added to meet a broad range of customer needs.
“Our culture of innovation and reputation of manufacturing excellence ensures our rapid growth to better serve the healthcare community. Since the acquisition of the Denmark site last year, the facility's strong manufacturing track-record, coupled with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies' technologies enabling a stable supply of high-quality biopharmaceuticals, has led to new orders not only from existing clients, but also new clients, contributing to our rapid business expansion”
In August 2019, Fujifilm invested approximately 890 million USD to acquire Biogen’s manufacturing subsidiary in Denmark, for its world-class cGMP capabilities and its experienced talent.
The advanced capabilities at the Denmark site has led to promising collaborations including the recent announcement of future manufacturing capacity reservation by the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, an initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard to speed-up the response to the global pandemic.
“With the addition of world-class assets enabling us to scale production volumes to fit both small and large batches, the capital infusion allows us to deliver on our promise to support our partners from pre-clinical through to commercialisation. Moreover, we are able to support our partners in manufacturing lifesaving therapies to patients around the world.”
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan is one of the major operating companies of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation. The company brings cutting edge solutions to a broad range of global industries by leveraging its depth of knowledge and fundamental technologies developed in its relentless pursuit of innovation. Its proprietary core technologies contribute to the various fields including healthcare, graphic systems, highly functional materials, optical devices, digital imaging and document products.
These products and services are based on its extensive portfolio of chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and imaging technologies. For the year ended March 31, 2020, the company had global revenues of $21 billion, at an exchange rate of 109 yen to the dollar. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information: holdings.fujifilm.com
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) with locations in Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina, College Station, Texas and Hillerød, Denmark. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies has over thirty years of experience in the development and manufacturing of recombinant proteins, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, among other large molecules, viral products and medical countermeasures expressed in a wide array of microbial, mammalian, and host/virus systems.
The company offers a comprehensive list of services from cell line development using its proprietary pAVEway™ microbial and Apollo™X cell line systems to process development, analytical development, clinical and FDA-approved commercial manufacturing. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is a partnership between FUJIFILM Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation. For more information: www.fujifilmdiosynth.com
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