There has been speculation around what manufacturing platforms, if any, can consolidate sufficient market share to dominate either specific operations (e.g., fill/finish) or more broadly, a full spectrum production suite of integrated operations. For the foreseeable future at least, it will likely be a mosaic of product solutions, but some manufacturers are clear in their own goals and strategies. In December 2023, it was announced that “The international technology group Körber signed an agreement on a close partnership and the acquisition of a minority share of the Franz Ziel GmbH” (1). The partnership requires regulatory oversight approval to be finalized.
