Lonza announced an extension of a long-term collaboration with a major global biopharmaceutical partner. The extended agreement will increase the current dedicated bioconjugation capacity fourfold by adding two new bioconjugation suites for the commercial supply of ADCs at Lonza's Ibex® Dedicate Biopark in Visp (CH).
The extension will occupy 1500m2 of manufacturing space, and will connect to key infrastructure supporting the containment of highly potent drug linkers and the handling of bioconjugates in a highly automated, high-throughput environment. The two dedicated manufacturing areas are expected to comprise one of the largest bioconjugation facilities globally. The new suites are expected to be operational in 2026 and will generate approximately 180 jobs upon completion.
The announcement expands Lonza’s current relationship with the customer, through which the company provides highly potent payload, drug-linker, conjugation services, and commercial mAb manufacturing from a single site at Visp (CH).
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