--- title: 'Manufacturing Daily Summary: What Happened on October 16, 2026' headline: Sterling doubles ADC capacity at its Welsh facility description: The Deeside expansion adds a 500-liter reactor, a cleanroom and analytical lab capacity. url: https://thebench.bio/news/manufacturing/2026-10-16 topic: manufacturing date: '2026-10-16' covers: - '2026-10-16' date_published: '2026-10-16T12:03:41Z' date_modified: '2026-10-16T12:03:41Z' tags: - Manufacturing sources: 1 publisher: TheBench.Bio --- # Manufacturing Daily Summary: What Happened on October 16, 2026 **Sterling doubles ADC capacity at its Welsh facility** The Deeside expansion adds a 500-liter reactor, a cleanroom and analytical lab capacity. ## Today in brief Sterling Pharma Solutions has doubled manufacturing capacity at its Deeside bioconjugation facility and increased batch scale with a multi-million-pound expansion. [1] The new GMP suite includes a 500-liter reactor and Grade C cleanroom, while an expanded analytical lab adds capacity for chromatography and cell assay work. [1] Sterling said the suite is available immediately for customer projects. [1] ## Also published - [Hospital financial pressure is reshaping how we think about supply chain resilience](), pharmaphorum - [Domestic Manufacturing Is a Meaningful But Incomplete Answer](), Pharmaceutical Executive - [The Impact That the Renewed Focus on Domestic Manufacturing Might Have on the Supply Chain](), Pharmaceutical Executive ## Sources 1. [Sterling doubles ADC manufacturing capacity at Welsh facility](), Pharmafile, 2026-10-16 --- TheBench.Bio wrote this from the reporting cited above, with a language model drafting and editing. [1]: