The acquisition of High Purity New England (HPNE) will advance Getinge’s strategic approach to expand its presence in the biopharma space, says firm. Swedish company Getinge will acquire 100% of the shares in HPNE, which amounts to a $120 million cash payment once the deal has closed. Additionally, if performance milestones are achieved between 2023 to 2025, there is the potential to earn a further $170 million. HPNE, a supplier of equipment and solutions for the biopharmaceutical sector, offers drug…
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Lonza lays out $100m+ for ADC firm Synaffix
“We have acquired Synaffix to strengthen our CDMO offering for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) services, including enhancing our discovery research offering,” says Lonza. Lonza has paid €100 million ($107 million) upfront to acquire Dutch firm Synaffix, adding an ADC technology platform and R&D capabilities, including payload and site-specific linker technology. A further €60 million could be laid out based on additional performance-based consideration. “The acquisition expands our ADC services to include development technology, including payload and site-specific linker technology, completing an…
Personalized pipeline driving Roche to exit Vacaville site
Roche is planning to sell or close the legacy Genentech facility in Solano County, California citing a shift in its pipeline from large-scale monoclonal antibodies to more personalized modalities. In 1994, Genentech chose to invest $250 million to build a manufacturing facility to support its burgeoning biologics portfolio. When it opened four years later, the Vacaville facility was the world’s largest biomanufacturing plant. Over the subsequent 25 years, the site has produced a number of monoclonal antibodies for Genentech –…