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Catalent to Acquire Metrics Contract Services for $475 Million to Expand High-Potent Capabilities and Oral Development and Manufacturing Capacity 

Catalent announced its plans to acquire Metrics Contract Services (Metrics), a full-service specialty CDMO with a facility in Greenville, North Carolina, from Mayne Pharma Group Ltd. Upon completion, the acquisition will expand Catalent’s capacity to handle highly potent compounds while also strengthening its oral solid formulation development, manufacturing, and packaging capabilities.

The 333,000 square-foot Greenville facility features comprehensive capabilities and a one-site solution to accelerate and de-risk customer programs from early development through to commercial launch. 

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Xenetic Biosciences Engages Catalent for Clinical Manufacturing to Advance DNase-Based Oncology Platform Towards Phase 1 Study

Xenetic Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative immune-oncology technologies addressing hard-to-treat cancers, recently announced it had entered into a manufacturing agreement with Catalent that will include CGMP manufacturing for the Company's recombinant protein, Human DNase I. "This agreement is 

an important step towards long-term collaboration between Catalent and Xenetic," commented Vikalp Mohan, Global Vice President, Head of Drug Substance at Catalent Biologics. "We look forward to leveraging Catalent's proven biomanufacturing expertise at our site in Madison, Wisconsin, to support the advancement of Xenetic's DNase clinical development program and accelerating their path to first-in-human studies."

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Catalent in the News

Fierce Pharma: Catalent has a new CEO plus a revamped operating structure

The shift comes just days after the company’s new chief executive Alessandro Maselli took the reins from longtime CEO John Chiminski, who’s pivoted to executive chair of the manufacturer’s board of directors.

Now, rather than reporting on the performance of four different business segments, the new Maselli-led Catalent will focus on the two areas above—biologics, plus pharmaceuticals and consumer health—which each represent roughly half of the company’s total revenue.

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American Pharmaceutical Review: Controlled Release Roundtable May 2022

How has the pandemic and associated supply chain issues affected the development of controlled release products? In this roundtable discussion, Catalent’s Brent Moody, Director Science and Technology, talks about supply chain challenges and how Catalent has been able to mitigate some of the impact of the pandemic through a robust and well-established network of vendors.

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Upcoming Events: Join Our Experts to Hear the Latest on Technology Development Programs

STAT Event: When the Barrier to a Breakthrough Drug is You Can’t Make It | Virtual | September 28 1 p.m ET

Despite all of their promise, newer medicines, especially those based on advanced technologies, have been met with unprecedented challenges in scaling up manufacturing, quality control and commercial launch.

Join Alessandro Maselli, CEO & President, Catalent Pharma Solutions as he introduces the session and the speakers to discuss how developers have approached different aspects of the manufacturing process to bring new and innovative treatments to patients.

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Biologics


Advanced Therapies Europe 2022 | London, UK | August 31 – September 1, 2022

Meet Catalent’s cell & gene therapy experts to learn more about our integrated development and manufacturing capabilities including plasmid DNA, viral vectors, and autologous and allogeneic cell therapies.

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World ADC San Diego 2022 | San Diego | September 6-9, 2022

Meet Catalent’s biologics experts Penelope Drake, Ph.D., and Greg Bleck, Ph.D., and learn more about SMARTag ® bioconjugation technology and how it can accelerate the path to pre-clinical screening and clinical development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).

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Connect In Pharma 2022 | Geneva, Switzerland | September 14-15, 2022

Meet our VP, Head of Drug Product, Andrea Como, to learn more on how to choose the right experienced manufacturing partner to meet your needs, grow your program and help get your biologic to the market successfully.

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CAR TCR Summit US 2022| Boston, Massachusetts | September 19-22,2022

Meet Catalent’s experts in cell and gene therapies at Catalent booth number 4 to learn more about current perspectives, strategies, and technologies in CAR-T therapies.

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BioForward 2022 | Oxford, UK | September 27, 2022

Meet Catalent’s experts at Stand 12 to learn more about the latest advances in biologics drug development and how Catalent is paving the way for growth in the life science industry.

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BPI East 2022 | Boston, MA | September 27-30, 2022


Meet Catalent’s experts in Boston to learn more about the latest updates on improving efficiencies across all phases of biopharmaceutical development and production.

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Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health

Integrated Clinical Development and Supply: Breaking Down the Early-Development Journey of a Small Molecule | August 31

In the era of seamless drug development, reducing time to the clinic and getting rapid regulatory approval has become the goal of nearly every early drug development sponsor. Handling drug development, manufacturing, and clinical supply efficiently can help sponsors save money and provide maximum benefit for patients. Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits and challenges of integrated approaches, and the key to achieving today’s more aggressive development milestones.

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New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability | Copenhagen, Denmark | September 6, 2022

Meet with Catalent expert Jan Neelissen, Ph.D., in Copenhagen at the Catalent booth to learn more about how physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling in early development could help predict drug absorption.

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12th American Drug Delivery & Formulation Summit | San Diego | September 26-27

Meet the Catalent team at the 2022 Summit to learn more about Catalent’s innovative solutions that can help mitigate risk and get your molecule to the market faster.

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Nordic Life Science Days 2022 | Malmö, Sweden | September 28-29

Meet the team to learn how Catalent experts can help accelerate, simplify and de-risk the achievement of critical milestones in the drug development journey.

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A Catalyst in Drug Development

Dejan Lamešić, Ph.D.
Head of Formulation and Process Development

Dr. Lamešić specializes in the material science of excipients, specifically fillers and polymers for immediate and controlled-release solid dosage forms. His expertise in particle engineering and the compaction process includes tableting and dry granulation. Discover what drives his passion for pharmaceutical materials science; read his published works, including peer-reviewed articles.

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Top Content

Biologics

  • Video: Drug Substance Manufacturing

    Explore Catalent’s biologics site in Bloomington, Indiana, that incorporates a drug substance manufacturing area including production bioreactors ranging  up to 2,500L stainless steel and 2,000L single-use bioreactors

Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health

  • Webinar:Utilizing Phase-Appropriate CMC Strategies Throughout Clinical Development
    From both the regulatory and manufacturing perspective, phase-appropriate strategies can help focus available resources to efficiently achieve drug development goals and move to the next milestone. Learn how to accelerate and de-risk clinical-stage drug programs by understanding the strategies that can give your molecule the best chance for success.


  • Article:Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

    Having a team of individuals with specialized expertise in different areas of clinical supply—from protocol review and early operational planning, to managing the development and execution of a sound clinical supply strategy—can prove invaluable to the overall suitability and performance of the supply chain, and in turn, the successful execution of the study itself. Learn more about the differences in areas of expertise, focus and responsibilities of the Clinical Supply Manager, the Project Manager, and the Financial Project Analyst. 


  • Article: “ The Pandemic’s Impact on Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Product Innovation

    As the consumer health industry emerges from a slowdown in innovation due to the pandemic, Catalent Consumer Health keeps a close watch on the global market to identify key trends, innovation opportunities, and performance across categories. In this article, Catalent experts examine how the pandemic has impacted cough and cold product innovation, and what this means for the market.


  • Article: “ Innovations and the Impact of COVID-19

    The increasing number of over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications is changing the analgesics market landscape. In this article, Catalent experts highlight how the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing demands of ever more health and wellness-conscious consumers are driving innovation in OTC pain medications.


  • Article: “ New Entrants in Self Care

    The recent decrease in mergers and acquisitions activity in the wellness, vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements (VMS) space by multinational over-the-counter and pharmaceutical corporations has presented consumer-packaged goods (CPG) corporations and regional partners with more opportunities to expand the reach of their own businesses. 

Virtual Site Tours

Biologics

  • In this 360° Virtual Tour, explore Catalent’s Houston clinical development and manufacturing facility for cell therapies. The state-of-the-art facility, at approximately 32,000 sq. ft., houses eight CGMP clean rooms, two tech transfer labs, and fill/finish services. The site has broad cell type expertise across immunotherapies and stem cells for both autologous and allogeneic cell therapy programs.

Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health

  • In this 360° Virtual Tour, explore Catalent’s center of excellence for late phase and commercial-scale spray dry manufacturing in Haverhill, U.K. The site offers industry leading expertise in the scale-up and commercialization of spray dried dispersions as well as a broad range of integrated analytical support services.

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