Midatech Group announces the opening of cGMP standard facility for the production of nanoparticles
15 May 2007 - Midatech Group Ltd, producer of nanoparticles for therapeutic and diagnostic applications, has announced the opening of its specialist design and manufacturing facility for cGMP grade nanoparticles in Bilbao, Spain. According to the company, Midatech Biogune S.L. is the world's first cGMP grade manufacturing plant for the production of nanoparticles at a scale commensurate with pharmaceutical applications.
The plant will initially focus on the design and manufacture of nanoparticles to supply Midatech Group's series of projects applying nanotechnology for therapeutic purposes. These include using nanoparticles as scaffolds for synthetic vaccines and antibiotics, as drug delivery vehicles for RNAi drugs and drugs able to cross the blood brain barrier, as well as targeted cancer treatments and imaging agents.
