Lonza invests in clinical antibody drug conjugate manufacturing

11 June 2014

Swiss chemical supplier Lonza (SIX: LONN) has announced plans for investment for technology and facility improvements to its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) clinical manufacturing facility in Visp, Switzerland.

The planned upgrades include the introduction of single-use technology for flexible ADC manufacturing, along with a recently optimized plant layout and revamping, which has resulted in a larger ADC production area. The addition of single-use manufacturing systems will reduce potential product contamination risks and allow for increased manufacturing capacity of existing and novel ADC platforms. Currently, Lonza’s clinical ADC plant in Visp produces toxicology lots, early-phase GMP lots and GMP re-supply lots to support ongoing clinical trials for several different product candidates.

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