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Posted On: 05/14/2007

Goodwin Biotechnology Doubles GMP Manufacturing Space

PharmaManufacturing.com

Goodwin Biotechnology, Inc. (GBI), Plantation, Fla., announced May 10 that it will shortly be completing the expansion project it undertook in mid-2006, which nearly doubles the GMP manufacturing space and will include two new stir tank bioreactors sized at 250 Liters and 500 Liters. The expansion also includes relocation, upgrading, and tripling the size of the process development laboratory. This expansion is geared to serve GBI's current and future clients for Phase III and beyond.

GBI, one of the earliest established biological contract manufacturers, was acquired by Wallace Pharmaceuticals, based in Goa, India. Since that acquisition, GBI has achieved two years of profitable growth in 2005 and 2006. For 2005, GBI was named the third fastest growing technology company in South Florida.

The need for expansion has been fueled by organic growth at GBI and by manufacturing partnerships with multiple clients. In 2005, GBI was chosen by multi-billion dollar Menarini Group, based in Italy, to manufacture its Phase III ovarian cancer antibody, a project which is substantially completed. In October 2006, Caprion Pharmaceuticals of Montreal, Canada (now Thallion Pharmaceuticals) selected GBI as its partner for manufacturing two monoclonal antibodies against Shigatoxins produced by E. Coli infections. Other GBI clients include renowned cancer research institutions, such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. GBI serves numerous other small to mid-size bio-pharmaceutical companies with their process development and contract manufacturing requirements.

While achieving its second consecutive year of growth and best year ever in 2006, GBI also expanded beyond the shores of the United States. GBI opened its Indian subsidiary, Goodwin Biotechnology India Private Ltd in Goa, India. The Indian subsidiary's prime objective is to bring years of GBI's process development and cGMP manufacturing expertise to the rapidly growing Indian biotechnology industry.