Argonaut Blog & News
Three Reasons Why Lyophilized Beads are the Next Big Thing in Assay Design
With multiple benefits including cost savings and reduced environmental impact, it is no wonder that companies are moving toward lyophilized beads in their product lineup. Bead-format lyophilization has significant advantages over traditional lyophil [...]
Argonaut Manufacturing Services welcomes Eric Blair as Chief Commercial Officer
Argonaut Manufacturing Services is proud to welcome Eric Blair as our Chief Commercial Officer. Eric will be responsible for the development and execution of the company’s commercial activities, alliances, and growth opportunities. “We are very pleas [...]
Leveraging the Argonaut Ecosystem: Part2
Finding the right ecosystem is key to survival in migration—from monarchs to salmon. Launching a new product or business is similar, as these processes face unpredictable regulatory weather, starvation from capital, or access to safe nesting beds for [...]
Lyophilization Process- The Argument for Specialization
Lyophilization is the process of preservation by freezing the product, lowering the pressure, and removing the ice by sublimation. The lyophilization process has tremendous advantages in pharmaceuticals and reagent kitting, and is becoming a foundati [...]
How a tightening labor market impacts Biotech and Pharma Manufacturing
With the latest release of employment data from the U.S. Labor Department, it is apparent that, at least in the short term, unemployment is nearing a fifty-year low. While that should cheer new graduates in the Life Sciences, the news may foretell a [...]
New Product Launch (NPI) and Biotech Manufacturing Operations: Lessons From the Unicorn Frappuccino
Launching a new product (NPI) in biotechnology is arguably one of the hardest tasks, with most of the focus directed towards the Go-To-Market aspects of testing the market, messaging and gaining early adopters. Often overlooked (until it is too late) [...]
Business Ecosystems in San Diego: Part 1
Coral reefs are intensely complex ecosystems with species adapted to specific niches. How can ecosystem principles apply to our local San Diego biotech industry, which niches would different organizations fill, and what can we learn from the analogy? [...]
Argonaut Manufacturing Services acquires lyophilization expert LyoGen
Carlsbad, CA, 07/11/18– Argonaut Manufacturing Services, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) serving molecular diagnostic and biopharmaceutical companies, today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire LyoGe [...]
Key factors in choosing the right biotechnology contract manufacturer
Choosing the right contract manufacturer to partner with is critical for your business success. Get it right, and a good contract manufacturer relationship gives you superior supply chain leverage. Choose the wrong contract manufacturer and you risk [...]
Increasing Cost of Innovation. The 3rd Driver of the Foundry Model in the Molecular Diagnostics Industry
Part Three – Increasing Cost of Innovation The third driver that is triggering the growth of the foundry model in Molecular Diagnostics is the ever Increasing Cost of Innovation. The similarity between molecular diagnostics and the 1980’s chip fabric [...]