Bristol-Myers Squibb and Samsung BioLogics expand manufacturing deal

23 April 2014

US drug major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and South Korea’s Samsung BioLogics revealed that they will increase the scope of their existing manufacturing agreement in which Samsung will manufacture commercial drug substances and drug product for several B-MS biologic medicines at its Incheon manufacturing site. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

B-MS and Samsung announced their first manufacturing agreement last summer to collaborate in the production of a single commercial antibody cancer drug substance at its then recently completed Incheon facility (The Pharma Letter July 29, 2013).

"Biologic medicines that treat serious diseases are an integral part of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s specialty care portfolio and R&D pipeline,” said Lou Schmukle, president, global manufacturing and supply, adding: “The expanded relationship with Samsung will increase our biologics manufacturing capability and give us the flexibility to respond to increased demand in order to meet the global needs of patients."

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