For several years, the JSR Life Sciences team worked closely with the LFB team at the bioproduction facility in Alès (LFB Biomanufacturing), cumulating in the implementation of the Amsphere™ A3 Protein-A media in clinical Phase II manufacturing of a monoclonal antibody. LFB recently tripled the production capacity of this facility, which also provides biomanufacturing services. The Amsphere™ A3 media offered LFB Biomanufacturing the best productivity, excellent impurity clearance and outstanding process economics in manufacturing scale.

JSR Life Sciences has signed a technology licensing and joint development agreement for the Chromassette® technology with SPF Technologies, LLC, a private Somerville, MA‐based company providing innovative solutions for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

JSR Life Sciences organized the webinar "Amsphere™ A3 Protein A: Affinity Resin Performance Design Considerations" on May 25th, 2016. Watch the replay of the entire webinar on the website of Business Review!

JSR Micro, Inc. announced today that it has expanded the JSR Life Sciences business division by becoming the majority shareholder of Boston area-based MBL International Corporation (MBLI). Tim Lowery, Sr. Vice President of Emerging Technologies at JSR Micro, Inc., has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of MBLI effective immediately. 

The JSR Corporation announced today the formation and establishment of its Life Sciences Division, JSR Life Sciences (JLS). This newly formed JLS has been established as a business unit for Tokyo-based parent company JSR Corporation, a company with more than 50 years of success in material and polymer chemistries including marketing latex and magnetic beads to life sciences and diagnostic companies worldwide. Eric R. Johnson will lead the global operation for the Life Sciences business and assume responsibility of all operations as Senior Executive Officer of JSR Corporation and Head of the Life Sciences Division. In that capacity he will lead JLS in integrating the global operations of the US, Europe, Asia and Japan.