Topic · Making
Plants, supply lines, ingredients and how peptides are produced. 15 stories from 7 countries.
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Catalent's head of global product development described how lipid based softgels with immediate release or enteric shells protect oral peptides, ahead of the AAPS PharmSci 360 meeting.
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Dr. Reddy's says it is on track to fix the semaglutide ingredient problem that halted pen supply in July, with relaunch in November depending on three validation batches.
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Sanofi broke ground on October 19, 2026 on a 36,000 square metre insulin API plant at its Frankfurt BioCampus, with full production planned for 2032 once licensed.
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Sri Lanka's health ministry says the country's first insulin factory, built at Koggala for more than Rs. 3 billion, is complete and should start production in 2027 after validation.
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QL Biopharm signed on October 21, 2026 to build a recombinant protein drug research and production base in Wuxi for its monthly GLP 1 injection and oral peptide.
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DuPont launched AmberChrom SIL, a C8 and C18 reverse phase silica gel for peptide purification from crude cleanup to final polishing.
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Not every new GLP-1 needs a peptide factory; the pill is made by ordinary chemical synthesis.
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Grown or built: the route decides what kind of plant a peptide drug needs.
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One of the largest independent peptide makers adds a building sized for obesity-era volumes.
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Most of what goes into a peptide plant is solvent that ends up as waste.
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The largest US plant plan yet from a GLP-1 maker, announced before the sites were even chosen.
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More of the step that turns bulk peptide into finished pens moves next to Novo's US customers.
