Fujifilm invests $1.6B to expand global offering of cell culture manufacturing services

Japan-based Fujifilm Corporation has announced the investment of $1.6 billion to enhance and expand the cell culture manufacturing services of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation, and world-leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). This investment will enhance Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies’ sites in Hillerod, Denmark, and Texas in the United States. As part of this investment, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is further expanding its capacity to support large-scale cGMP fed batch production by adding 8 x 20,000L bioreactors and two downstream processing streams in its Hillerod, Denmark facility. The additional production capacity will make the Hillerod facility the largest end-to-end CDMO in Europe, offering a total of 20 x 20,000L bioreactors for drug substance production complimented by comprehensive drug product and finished goods services. The investment is expected to create approximately 450 jobs.