Emergent BioSolutions has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its drug product facility in Baltimore-Camden to an affiliate of Bora Pharmaceuticals, an international pharmaceutical services company, for a total value of approximately $30 million.
The Camden site, which is part of Emergent’s Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has clinical and commercial non-viral aseptic fill/finish services on four fill lines, including lyophilization, formulation development, and support services. Alongside the facility, approximately 350 current Emergent employees are expected to join Bora as part of the transaction.
“The decision to sell our Camden manufacturing facility is aligned with our multi-year plan to create a customer focused, leaner and more flexible organization, while we improve overall profitability and raise capital to reduce our debt,” said Joe Papa, President and CEO at Emergent. “We are grateful to our dedicated colleagues who have embodied Emergent’s mission to protect and enhance life by delivering on our customers’ commitments. We are working to ensure a smooth transition to Bora, especially for our Camden team and valued customers, over the coming weeks and months.”
This divestiture, combined with Emergent’s recently announced strategic operational changes to stabilize its financial position, are key steps to achieving improvement in Emergent’s cost structure and performance by streamlining the broader manufacturing network to Lansing, Michigan and Winnipeg, Canada sites.
Papa adds: “Executing this transaction is part of our strategic efforts to ensure long-term sustainability and growth at Emergent and enables us to focus on core areas of opportunity more aligned with the company’s future.”
The agreement includes a transfer of assets, equipment, and workforce associated with the Baltimore-Camden facility, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions.
