Please tell us about FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies. A couple of decades ago, FUJIFILM was best known as a manufacturer of 35 mm photographic film. However, digital photography was taking over and so the company diversified into other areas, one of them being healthcare, covered by subsidiaries like FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies. The company’s focus is on contract development and the manufacture of biotherapeutics – complex biological medicines that are made by natural systems, such as microorganisms or mammalian cells. This is a huge growth area; biologics are emerging that treat arthritis, high cholesterol and various cancers, and many of these are monoclonal antibodies. Our services include anything from the initial development work looking for these drugs, through to sup

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