October 28, 2019 PAP-Q3-19-CL-019
Founded in 2004 as a CDMO providing support for branded biologics and biosimilars, Northway Biotechpharma — then just Biotechpharma — began operating in rented space for product
development and small-scale GMP manufacturing activities. During the past 15 years, the company has become a full-service CDMO with capabilities in cell line development, process development and optimization and mid-volume GMP manufacturing of biologic drug substances and drug products — both branded biopharmaceuticals and biosimilars.
Throughout its first 15 years, Northway Biotechpharma has focused on providing its customers with the highest level of quality and service. Today, the track record of performance and high level of trust that the CDMO has established with its customers result in frequent recommendations and an increasing number of customers. Northway Biotechpharma is deeply invested in providing high quality, world-class CDMO services and long-term partnerships based on its blend of experience and openly collaborative project teams.
The commitment to Northway Biotechpharma’s customers is also reflected in the company’s ongoing willingness to reinvest and enhance its services and capabilities. Recent management changes, new branding and new capacity are enabling Northway Biotechpharma to further advance its mission of becoming a single-source CDMO able to support its worldwide customers with a full range of development and manufacturing services from the clinic to the market.
The entire history of Northway Biotechpharma is important and has made an impact on what we are today and helped establish the values we live by: leadership, openness to change, creativity, strategic discipline and excellent execution are the keys to our success.
Giedrius Žunda, CEO of Northway Biotechpharma, added, “I see a great opportunity to leverage the company’s vertically integrated business model and to lead its talented employees to deliver increased value for shareholders. I am excited to lead this organization to its next stage of evolution.”
Northway Biotechpharma is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) supporting worldwide customers. Its highly experienced biochemistry, biology and bioprocess engineering staff can deliver projects at any stage, from cell line construction and process development to cGMP production of biopharmaceutical products. High-quality performance and on-time delivery are guaranteed by a team of highly qualified and experienced researchers, engineers, technologists and management professionals.
Northway Biotechpharma is headquartered in the EU member state of Lithuania, a fast-growing biotech hub with a state-subsidized university system that supports a highly-educated scientific workforce.
Our global teams based in the US and Europe are exceptionally well-versed in all aspects of the biopharmaceutical value chain, from cell line development to commercial production and aseptic fill-finish. We continually invest in expansion at our modern facilities, located just 20 minutes from Vilnius Airport, which makes us easily accessible via multiple daily flights from many European hubs. We are deeply invested in providing high quality, world-class CDMO services and long-term partnerships based on our blend of experience and openly collaborative project teams.
Mr. V.A. Bumelis is the founder and CEO of Biotechpharma – a CDMO organization operating in biotechnology industry at international level. Bearing a professional qualification in Chemistry, V.A. Bumelis is an author of 157 scholar articles, co-author of 32 inventions and patents, as well as developer of pharmaceutical production technologies based on genetic engineering techniques. V.A. Bumelis has earned an acknowledgement in successful business management and is an active player in various social activities.