Indian firm Aether Industries has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Chemoxy International, a UK-based subsidiary of Seqens. Under this, it will produce a series of natural biobased products exclusively for Seqens over an initial period of three years. No further details were disclosed. Production is expected to commence over the next ten months. The manufacturing process is said to involve a complex process and continuous reaction technology, which Aether and Seqens developed collaboratively over the past three years.

Seqens is to make an investment of nearly RMB 300 million (€40 million) in three major new production capacity projects for the healthcare and cosmetics markets at Taixing and Wuxi, China. CEO Pierre Luzeau (pictured) announced this during a meeting President Macron had with between President Xi Jinping and Macron in Beijing on 6 April.

French CDMO Seqens has opened its $5 million ‘Seqens Boston R&D Center’ in Devens, Massachusetts, in place of an older one. Covering 14,00 m², this will be the North American flagship for its ten-strong global network of R&D centres, helping to take projects through all the stages of development to commercialisation.

CDMO and API manufacturer Seqens has announced a “multi-million dollar” investment in its R&D laboratory in Devens, Massachusetts, which is due to be completed in October. The firm said that this will ensure that the new facility can operate at the highest standards of safety and quality.

CDMO Seqens has confirmed that its planned change of ownership has been completed, with SK Capital, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, becoming the majority shareholder.

SK Capital Partners has announced that it, Eurazeo and other shareholders in Seqens have entered a formal agreement for it to acquire Seqens. This follows a period of exclusive negotiations and the agreement of the employee representative body. This remains subject to regulatory approval. S

Eurazeo has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to sell its stake in French-based CDMO Seqens to funds advised by SK Capital Partners and its existing French shareholders, Mérieux Equity Partners.

Seqens commented that SK Capital’s involvement could enhance its position in the production of APIs, pharmaceutical intermediates and speciality ingredients. SK has already owned API manufacturer Wavelength Pharmaceuticals since 2017.