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Biobased Chemicals

Almac moves on continuous flow, boosts peptides

by Rick Mullin
January 14, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 2

 

A photo of Almac's peptide synthesis facility in Scotland.
Credit: Almac
Almac has added peptide synthesis capabilities in Scotland.

Almac Sciences has completed an expansion of active pharmaceutical ingredient production in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, that adds continuous-flow manufacturing capabilities. The company also plans to implement continuous-flow manufacturing at its Arran Chemical facility in Athlone, Ireland. Meanwhile, Almac has added a second high-throughput peptide line at its Edinburgh, Scotland, facility, where it manufactures neoantigen-derived peptides for use in patient-specific cancer vaccines.

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