The equipment will help formulation scientists assess scale-up risks using small quantities of active pharmaceutical ingredients before commercial manufacturing.
The Valladolid expansion will add capacity for steroid and non-steroid active pharmaceutical ingredients, supporting complex sterile formulations and production.
The expanded BARDA deal adds approximately $270 million in procurement through 2031 as the company advances an investigational antibody against another Ebola virus species.
The bioprocessing supplier opened an X-ray irradiation facility, started a second phase of campus construction, and introduced an automated bulk-product aliquoting platform.
The facility will produce antibody-drug conjugates and other advanced medicines, with capacity for both active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished products.
The new platform adds amorphous solid dispersion manufacturing to the Couvet site’s existing oral dosage and packaging operations, according to the company.
The teaming with Brazilian partners Bahiafarma and Bionovis includes technology transfer of the biosimilar to support the gradual transition to local manufacturing.
