Biologics

CROs cite faster startup timelines, regulatory predictability and tax incentives as reasons for growing interest in Australia. State investments in manufacturing, translational research and advanced therapies aim to expand that advantage into a broader biotech ecosystem. The question remains whether Australia can support drug development at broader scale.
As trispecifics, cell engagers and other complex formats multiply, drug developers are seeking discovery and engineering partners to help navigate an expanding universe of molecular possibilities.
A surge of consolidation, rising appetite for specialized manufacturing and a shift toward decentralized trials is reshaping Switzerland’s life sciences landscape. From peptide producers to organoid CROs, service providers are scaling and diversifying as global sponsors turn to Swiss hubs for talent, innovation and regulatory strength.
Kodiak Sciences will head to regulators with one of the candidates, an anti-VEGF antibody called zenkuda, after the late-stage results.
Manufacturers are redesigning their processes to balance both better future emergency vaccine mobilization and the more demanding work of maintaining flexible, commercially viable manufacturing networks.
As biologics, biosimilars and GLP-1s drive demand for sterile drug products, CMOs and CDMOs are investing in fill-finish, lyophilization, inspection and packaging capacity to keep pace with a dynamic injectable market.
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