In March 2011 we signed a 15 year lease on a second GMP manufacturing facility as a key part of our growth strategy. The GMP manufacturing facility in Cramlington, near Newcastle upon Tyne, will increase our manufacturing capacity approximately fivefold.
The facility will allow the Company to accommodate more advanced biologics projects of a much larger scale than currently possible at the Pentlands site. This will apply to both cell therapy and bacteriophage work in addition to much larger scale recombinant protein and antibody production.
The facility is 1,661m2 in size. The GMP area of the facility is designed for muti-project use. In addition to state of the art design, plant utilities and support areas, there are two large cleanrooms (50m2 and 402) both of Class B specification and capable of cell culture or protein purification activities. There is a 322 fermentation hall with BSL-2 capability containing 750L, 75L and 10L fermenters.
The site also includes a Pilot plant with two 50L and five 20L Braun microbial fermenters and three BSL-2 suites designed for segregation of development projects.
There are also six general development and assay laboratories available.
![]() 750L fermenter |
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Angel's MHRA licensed facilities are located at Pentlands Science Park on the outskirts of Edinburgh.