Catalent to invest $350 Million in integrated biologics drug substance and drug product manufacturing at Bloomington facility
Catalent, the global leader in enabling biopharma, cell, gene, and consumer health partners to optimize development, launch, and supply of better patient treatments across multiple modalities, announced a multi-year $350 million investment at its facility in Bloomington, Indiana, to expand biologics drug substance and drug product manufacturing capabilities. The project will serve the industry’s robust biologics pipeline across various modalities with new bioreactors, syringe filling lines, and additional lyophilization capacity, supported by quality control laboratories and complex automated packaging.
The expansion includes the installation of new 2,000-liter single-use bioreactors and expanded downstream processing capabilities for drug substance, with the versatility to meet customers’ needs with batches of up to 4,000-liters using single-use technology, or 5,000-liters using existing stainless-steel bioreactors. Also included are new quality control laboratories and complex packaging space with additional high-speed, automated cartoning and auto-injector device assembly capabilities. It is envisioned that these new capabilities will be fully operational later this calendar year.
The site will also be adding to its drug product fill/finish capacity, with new syringe filling lines under barrier isolator technology and additional lyophilized vial capacity. When completed in 2024, the site’s broad range of fill/finish offerings will provide great flexibility in dose form presentations and batch sizes to serve customers with everything from early- and late-stage development programs to high-volume commercial supply across various modalities.
Altogether, these expansions are expected to add over 1,000 new jobs to Catalent’s Bloomington workforce in the coming years.
Indiana State Police seeks recruits for the Capitol Police Sections
The Indiana State Police Capitol Police Section is accepting applications. Individuals interested in beginning a rewarding career as a Capitol Police Officer may apply online at https://www.Capitol Police Career Opportunities. This website provides a detailed synopsis of the application process and information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police Department. Applications must be submitted electronically by Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
The academy begins on Monday, August 29, 2022. The starting salary for a Capitol Police Section Probationary Officer is $46,863.00 a year. The Indiana State Police Capitol Police Section also offers an excellent health care plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage for both current and retired employees along with their families.
Interested applicants can obtain additional information about a career as a Capitol Police Officer by visiting https://www.Capitol Police Career Opportunities or recruiting Sergeant Kocsis directly at akocsis@isp.in.gov and any Employment Services Section team member at isprecruiting@isp.in.gov.
City Nonprofits Invited to Apply for 2022 Digital Equity Grants
The City of Bloomington invites nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to support their efforts to bridge the digital divide and increase digital resources for residents. The Digital Equity Grants program will award $50,000 in funds to Bloomington-based nonprofits, with 2022 proposals accepted digitally Monday, May 2nd through June 10th .
An informational meeting about the Digital Equity Grant application process will be held at 10am on Tuesday, May 10 via Zoom. The Digital Equity Grants program will accept proposals from nonprofits for projects that build capacity in the community to address digital equity challenges by:
- Facilitating access to broadband service, especially affordable options
- Increasing access to computing devices to effectively use the internet
- Cultivating the knowledge, familiarity, and digital skills needed to secure the benefits of the internet and computers
- Improving skills needed to use the internet safely, securely, and confidently to engage in digital life
- Mitigating community digital equity gaps identified in the City’s digital equity survey (https://bton.in/mE_-Q)
- Aligning with initiatives recommended in the city’s Digital Equity Strategic Plan (https://bton.in/-NQkR)
More information about the City’s efforts to increase digital equity, including answers to frequently asked questions about the Digital Equity Grant program, here.
St. Charles School hosts open house
This Week in Hoosier History
1998 – In the draft for the National Football League, Peyton Manning was selected by the Indianapolis Colts.The University of Tennessee quarterback proved to be a valuable choice for the team. In his 14 seasons with the Colts, he was voted Most Valuable Player four times. He led the team to eight division titles, three AFC championship games, two Super Bowl appearances, and the championship title in Super Bowl XLI in 2007.
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