Lonza Starts Construction on Commercial Spray-Drying Plant in Bend, Oregon
Lonza, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), broke ground on September 14, 2026 on a new commercial-scale spray-drying drug manufacturing facility at its site in Bend, Oregon. The plant adds to Lonza's existing Bend operations and is expected to be finished in 2029.
Our summary of an article from The Source Weekly (Bend, Oregon). Read the original at The Source Weekly (Bend, Oregon)
What It Means
Spray drying is a key way to make poorly soluble drugs work as oral medicines. As more drug candidates fall into that group, capacity to run the process at commercial scale matters more. A facility due in 2029 points to a long build: design, construction, then commissioning, qualification and process validation for specialized equipment before the first commercial batches. For the teams doing the work, building at an established site helps, but scaling up spray drying still means careful technology transfer and thorough equipment qualification.
Read the original at The Source Weekly (Bend, Oregon).