Fujifilm Invests USD 83 Million To Expand Microbial Production Capacity

Fujifilm will invest approximately 9 billion yen (USD 83 million) to expand the microbial production capacity of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), one of the world’s leading cGMP contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO) supporting its partners in the biopharmaceutical industry with the development and production of their biologics, vaccines, and gene therapies. The expansion will be made in its United Kingdom site and is scheduled to be operational after 2022. It will triple FDB’s current capacity of microbial production at the United Kingdom site. Fujifilm’s investment in the United Kingdom site will allow FDB to respond to the increased demand of microbial-expressed therapies. The expansion will include a new production line equipped with 2x2000L fermenters and a modular purification suite. The utilities at the facility will be upgraded to accommodate for high-volume production.

Fujifilm aims to achieve sales of 100 billion yen in the Bio CDMO business in fiscal year 2021 ending March 2022, while maintaining its commitment to support the delivery of a wide variety of therapies including recombinant proteins, antibodies, hormones, viral vectors, and vaccines to its customers through the stable supply of high-quality products, solve social issues such as responding to unmet medical needs, and contribute to the development of the healthcare industry.