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Albert Font, CEO, and Andreu Soldevila, Chairman, of the company (Photo: Leanbio).
 19.12.2023

Leanbio invests additional €20M in Barcelona GMP biologics plant

Leanbio, a global CDMO providing comprehensive development and manufacturing services of biological products for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors is adding an additional €20M in investment to its plant, currently under construction, in Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona), which will become one of the most advanced in Europe. The company, headquartered in the Barcelona Science Park, expands its production capacity in response to the growing demand for global projects, and already has strategic agreements with major multinational companies.

Spanning over 3.500m2, the facility will house three production lines capable of manufacturing recombinant proteins and antibodies in different expression systems, as well as plasmid DNA and messenger RNA for advanced therapies within the biopharmaceutical sector. It will also include development laboratories, scaling areas, pilot production plants, and quality control.

With a high technological component in its processes and facilities equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, the plant becomes a European reference and represents a significant strategic advancement for the country, facilitating access to the production of highly complex and essential drugs.

The project has been selected as a PERTE for Vanguard health initiative, aimed at promoting innovative technological projects in the pharmaceutical sector that also meet strict sustainability criteria. European recognition through the cutting-edge Health PERTE initiative reaffirms the company’s values and commitment to the development and manufacturing of medications through sustainable processes.

It is worth noting that the project is particularly relevant in a context where the pharmaceutical strategy for the EU aims to stimulate production in member countries to reduce dependence on external suppliers.

The fully operational infrastructure, starting from 2025, will feature three GMP-certified (Good Manufacturing Practices) lines dedicated to working with mammalian cells, microbial cultures, and molecules for gene therapy. This development provides Leanbio with a key boost for its growth as a technology, process, and biological product developer for third parties.

The Sant Quirze del Vallès plant represents a fundamental step forward in Leanbio’s business proposition, which focuses on a flexible and integrated approach, facilitating the development and manufacturing of biotechnological products according to its clients’ needs with a significant reduction in time and costs, while meeting the high-quality standards required in the sector.

This is achieved through the application of innovative technological platformsto develop and manufacture biological products from the initial stages to the most advanced stages, covering all phases of their lifecycle: strain and cell line development, analytical development, manufacturing process development, formulation, and final manufacturing.

Leanbio expands its production capacity in response to the growing demand for global projects to serve both multinational corporations and startups in the manufacturing of innovative biologics and biosimilars. In this regard, Leanbio already has strategic agreements with major global companies.

» For further information: Leanbio website [+]