Argonaut Blog & News
Does Your Contract Manufacturer’s Location Matter?
Location, location, location. Important for real estate, but does location matter when choosing a contract manufacturing partner? Absolutely. Breaking into an international market is challenging. A contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in your ta [...]
Preparing for an Economic Downturn in Biotech: Lessons from the Past
In 2008-2010, the economic downturn in biotech wreaked havoc on the unprepared industry. Fast forward a decade, and even though 2018 set a record in industry venture capital with over 700 deals and $17B funded, caution is in the air. Uncertainty exis [...]
Your Guide to Outsourcing Reagent & Assay Lyophilization
Upgrading your reagent or assay with lyophilization offers many advantages, but it can be difficult knowing how to start the process. At Argonaut we work with a wide range of clients, from the smallest startups to the largest biotechs. While these co [...]
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? [...]