Sartorius to invest €270m to expand South Korea operations

Sartorius to invest €270m to expand South Korea operations

Sartorius, a German pharma and lab equipment supplier, said that it is investing nearly €270 million through 2024 for expanding its operations in South Korea. The life science company is planning to launch cell culture media production in South Korean biopharma hub Songdo in Incheon. It will use the Songdo hub for assembling sterile systems […]

Samsung Biologics to manufacture Moderna’s mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine

Samsung Biologics to manufacture Moderna’s mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna has signed a manufacturing services and supply agreement with Samsung Biologics under which the latter will undertake large scale, commercial fill-finish manufacturing for the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine. According to Samsung Biologics, technology transfer will begin immediately at the company’s facilities in Incheon, South Korea. The South Korean CDMO will use a production line equipped […]