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4 ISPE Thailand 2019 WuXi Biologics Chris
4 ISPE Thailand 2019 WuXi Biologics Chris
4 ISPE Thailand 2019 WuXi Biologics Chris
SOURCE PLATFORM
FROM CONCEPT TO
COMMERCIALIZATION
State-of-the-art Technology Platforms to
Expedite Global Biologics Development
Chris Chen, CEO WuXi Biologics
ISPE Thailand
July 9 2018
Presentation Outline
Successful Collaborations
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Small Molecule Cell Therapy Drug R&D and Biologics Genomics In-vitro and
Drug R&D and and Medical Device R&D and and Clinical
Manufacturing Gene Therapy Testing Manufacturing Data Platform Diagnostics
Changzhou Small Molecule R&D and Manufacturing St. Paul MN Medical Device
Testing
Jinshan Small Molecule Manufacturing Atlanta GA Medical Device and
Biologics Testing
Wuxi Biologics Manufacturing
China U.S. Germany Iceland Israel Ireland Singapore Korea Japan U.K.
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WuXi AppTec Group - Entrusted by >3,500 Collaborative Partners
Shijiazhuang
48,000L Wuxi • CMC development
111,000L • Pilot scale manufacture
Suzhou • Clinical and commercial mfg.
• Cell line characterization • Fed-batch and perfusion
• Viral clearance studies • Bioconjugation/ADC DS and DP
• DP FFF (vials & PFS / liquid & lyo)
Worcester, MA Dundalk, Ireland Chengdu
54,000L 48,000L
USA
4,500L
Shanghai
7,000L
Singapore • Discovery
4,500L • CMC development
280K+ • cGMP cell banking
176.5K • Pilot scale manufacture
• GMP DS clinical manufacture
Chris Chen, Ph.D. Weichang Zhou, Ph.D. JiJie Gu, Ph.D. Chiang Syin, Ph.D. Jian Dong, MBA Jing Li, M.D., Angus Turner, MBA
Chief Executive Officer Chief Technology Officer Chief Scientific Officer Chief Quality Officer Sr. Vice President Ph.D., MBA Vice President
Sr. Vice President Exec. Vice President Sr. Vice President Global Manufacturing Sr. Vice President Global BD & Alliance
Discovery Services Discovery Services Management
20 years’ experience 25+ years’ experience 20+ years’ experience 29 years’ experience 25+ years’ experience 20+ years’ 20+ years’
Shanghai Kanda, Genzyme, PDL, Merck, Biologics discovery, in FDA regulatory Unilab Bioscience, experience experience
Celgen, AME, Eli Lilly, Fellow of the preclinical and clinical review and GMP Celgen, Eli Novartis, Wyeth Lonza, Bayer,
Merck American Chemical development compliance Lilly,Shenzhen (Pfizer) AppTec
University of Society & American Harvard, Abbott, US FDA China Office, Kangtai,University of Peking University University of
Delaware (Ph.D.) Inst. for Medical and AbbVie FDA CBER, CFDI of Webster (MBA) (M.D., Ph.D.), Yale Warwick (MBA),
Tsinghua University Biological Engineering, Peking Union Medical CFDA (now NMPA) University (MBA) University of
(B.S.) University of College (Ph.D.), The Catholic Strathclyde (M.Sc.)
Hannover (Ph.D.) Editorial Board: mAbs University of America
(Ph.D.)
Scientific Advisory Board: James Larrick, M.D. and Ph.D. (Panorama), Ram Sasisekharan, Ph.D. (MIT),
David D. Ho, M.D. (Rockfeller), Wei-Shou Hu, Ph.D. (Univ. of Minnesota) and David Liu, Ph.D. (Harvard)
Jiexing (Jill) PK Tsai, Ph.D. Jie Chen, Ph.D. Xiaoya (Melinda) Xuelin (Michael) Xuejun (Sherry) Gang Huang, Zhuozhi Jimmy Li, Ph.D. Shiwen Lin, Ph.D.
Cai Vice President Vice President Ding, Ph.D. Gu, Ph.D. Gu, Ph.D. Ph.D. (George) Wang, Vice President Vice President
Vice President Quality (Training and CMC Management Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Head of MFG1,Drug Downstream Process
Integration) 20+ years’
Ph.D., MBA Substance Manufacturing
Cell and Protein Training Quality Control CMC Management Analytical Sciences Development
Vice President
Sciences 30+ years’ experience experience 20+ years’ experience 25+ years’ experience 20 years’ experience and Shanghai QC 18+ years’ biologics 25+ years’ biologics CMC
Discovery
20+ years’ in Bioprocess R & D Dyax, Shire Various CRO firms J&J, PPD BMS, Eli Lilly 20+ years’ experience development,scale- experience
20+ years’ experience
experience and managing Third Rutgers University University of University of Massachusetts Amgen, Sigma-Aldrich up&GMP manufacturing Biogen, Therion, BD
CancerVax/Micromet
Amgen, Abbott, party collaboration Wisconsin–Madison Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Technology Purdue University experience Bioscience, Infimed,
Bayer; Peking
Millennium Merck (Ph.D.) (Ph.D.) (Ph.D.) (Ph.D.) Genentech, Tanox, Diversa Schering-Plough (now
University (Ph.D.),
Wesleyan University University of Minnesota University of Maryland, MSD), Vertex, Agenus
UC Berkeley (MBA)
(M.S.) (Ph.D.) Baltimore County (Ph.D.), Inc.
Tsinghua University Northeastern University
(Ph.D.)
Paul Liu, Ph.D. Brendan McGrath Keqiang (Peter) Liang Tang, Ph.D. DQ Wang, Ph.D. Gang Wang, Weijun (Wesley) Alan Wong, MBA Xuejian (Jerry)
Vice President Vice President Shen Vice President Vice President Ph.D. Wang, Ph.D. Vice President Xu, Ph.D.
Biodevelopment Head of Dundalk, Vice President Cell Culture Process Drug Products Vice President Vice President Head of MFG5&SJZ site Vice President
25+ years’ Ireland Site Head of MFG3, Development 25+ years’ Quality Process 30 years’ experience Quality Assurance
experience 15+ years’ experience Clinical Manufacturing 25+ years’ experience experience, Bayer, 20+ years’ Development Simcere, Regeneron, 25+ years’
Merck,Nektar, Livzon Organon, Schering- 25+ years’ experience in Biologics Adjunct professor at experience 25+ years’ Biogen,Wyeth (Pfizer), experience
Mabpharm, Plough and MSD Laurate Biopharm, development Purdue University CDE of CFDA, US experience Millennium, Le Moyne FDA, Genzyme,
Shanghai Henlius National University of DuPont Pharma, J&J, Bayer, Heska, Imperial and Peking University, FDA China Office, Amgen, Immunex, College (MBA), Wyeth (Pfizer)
University of Galway Ireland (B.S.), BMS College London Former president of FDA CBER & CDER BMS University of Rochester Northeastern
Delaware (Ph.D.) ACCA, lean six sigma New Mexico State McGill University CABS (Chinese Dartmouth Medical University of (B.S.) University (Ph.D.)
black belt University (M.S.) (Ph.D.) American School (Ph.D.) Georgia (Ph.D.)
BioPharmaceutical
Society) in the US
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Deep Pool of Talent
57
47 (1) 7 Terminated
97 Preclinical
• Added 57 molecules into the
pipeline in 2018, total 205 in 7 33
68 Phase I 4
development and
205
manufacturing 22
2 26 Phase II 1
• 10 molecules transferred
from competitors including 1 1 5
13
phase III
13 Phase III 1
Commercial
1
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Note: All of the project No. were compared to 2017 Q4
1. The arrows in black are the projects newly added from outside; the arrows in blue are the projects progressing from earlier stage thanks to our Follow-the-molecule strategy; the dashed arrows are terminated projects.
Regulatory
First • Batch release of cGMP DS & DP from China for US, EU, Australia
and Singapore
• cGMP biologics mfg. facility in China compliant with US, EU and
Chinese regulatory standards
2019/02/28
WuXi Biologics Congratulates Amicus on Receiving FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for AT-
GAA
2018/12/13
WuXi Biologics Congratulates Tychan on First-in-Class Monoclonal Antibody for Yellow Fever after
Record 7 Months of Development
2018/09/11
WuXi Biologics and Inhibrx Enter an Exclusive Partnership for GMP Manufacturing
2018/05/14
WuXi Biologics Congratulates Aravive Biologics on Achieving Proof-of-Mechanism for Novel Biologic
AVB-S6-500 within 20 Months from Cell Line Development
2018/03/07
WuXi Biologics Congratulates TaiMed on FDA Approval for Trogarzo
2018/01/31
WuXi Biologics Congratulates BioAtla on FDA Clearance of IND Application for CAB-AXL-ADC
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More Anchor and Exclusive Customers
WuXiBodyTM Projects
Monoclonal Antibody Bi-Specific Antibody Fc-fusion Protein Antibody Drug Conjugate Recombinant Protein
Product Types
Value Chain
Discovery Developability Assessment Preclinical/Development Clinical/Commercial
205
• 51 First-in-class programs
131
• One of the largest portfolios
of complex proteins such as
Bispecifics, Antibody Drug
31 Conjugates (ADCs), and
19 14
10 fusion proteins
Total mAb Fusion ADC bsAb* Others
protein • All demonstrating globally
leading technical capabilities
• Our own proprietary cell line paired • No cleaning and sterilization required • The next generation biologic
with our own proprietary algorithm for disposable bioreactors that use pre- manufacturing solution to accelerate
is more cost-effective, more efficient radiated plastic bags as the production biologics development and
and yields better results vessel in a stainless holder manufacturing as well as to improve the
• Capacity to develop 60+ cell lines affordability of biologics
• A facility using disposable bioreactors
per year and includes in-house GMP can be built 12 to 18 months faster • 30-50g/L titer (10-25X greater than Fed-
cell bank manufacture and with 30% to 50% less investment, and batch)
characterization can produce 5% to 15% more batches
• Developed 290+ cell lines for of products with a higher success rate • Enabling 1,000L disposable bioreactors
therapeutic protein purpose to comparable productivity as traditional
SS tank through WuXiUP
CMC Development
Comprehensive Capabilities
Phage Display
WuXiBody Bispecific Engineering
TM
• Evaluated with 16 targets, delivered promising lead IgG conversion, scFv and IgG
for 12 projects expression, and functional testing
• Liquid-phase, solid-phase and cell-based panning
• 2-3 months turnover time for naive library Deliverables: 1-10 leads with varying
• 3-4 months turnover time for immune library binding/cross-reactivity profiles for
functional characterization
DIFFERENTIATION
• Universal: almost any mAb SPEED
sequence can be used to
build bispecifics No CMC challenges: no
• Flexibility: bi/tri/tetra expression, aggregation or
valency based on biology purification challenges –
Save 6-18 months of
development time
QUALITY
• Expected low
immunogenicity: natural
sequence without
complicated engineering
• Typical in vivo half-life to
mAb, longer than typical
bispecifics
More…
Screening Features
1.1%
Titer
(g/L)
<1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 >5
Key Equipment/Tools
• Stereo Optical Microscope • Fine Particle Manipulation Micro-tools
• Infrared Microscope • Raman Microscope
•Extensive Infrared and Raman Spectral Databases & Powerful Search Software
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) / Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)
Enabling higher productivity with Case Study: Achieved cell culture productivity of an
rapid development, scale-up and Fc-fusion protein @ 2.5g/L/day and 51g/L bioreactor
volume after proprietary 20-day continuous cell
implementation at large scales
culture process.
Continuous approach effectively
More than 10 times productivity of 3-5g/L
reduces manufacturing cost of goods traditional fed-batch process!
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Expedites Product Launch & Reduces Mfg. Cost
Comparable to
Traditional bioreactors
Enable 2,000L disposable bioreactors to
achieve comparable productivity as
traditional 20,000L stainless
bioreactors, significantly reduce the
manufacturing cost
Scale-up to GMP
The technology is being scaled up to
GMP production and will be deployed
throughout our global manufacturing
network
Facility A
Polishing
Capture
7 x 2,000 L Purification
Fed-batch/Concentrated
Fed-batch Cell Culture
Facility B
2 x 1,000 L (200-1,000 L wv)
Perfusion Polishing
Cell Culture and Capture Purification
Finished PPQ at 6000L scale and run multiple batches at 12000L scale
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New GMP Facility in Shanghai (MFG 3)
Vial Size, mL Liquid fill rate, vials/hr Liquid fill capacity, vials/batch Lyo capacity, vials/batch
2 12,000 84,000 22,400
6 8,500 59,500 11,000
8 8,500 59,500 11,000
10 8,500 59,500 11,000
14 7,800 54,600 10,070
20 5,300 37,100 6,195
50 1,300 9,100 3,300
Prep.
Vanrx SA25
Formulation
C Corridor
World’s largest mammalian cell culture manufacturing The World’s ONLY single source
facility using disposable bioreactors, reflects WuXi’s
platform from concept to
vision of market trend.
commercialization and expanding
global supply chain (4 countries)