AST Names Industry Veteran Jacob Stephen as Chief Operating Officer

acob Stephen chief operating officer of AST Inc. headshot

Stephen to lead company-wide execution, strengthening AST’s Executive Leadership Team Tacoma, WA — August 6, 2025 — AST is pleased to announce that Jacob Stephen will be joining the AST Team as Chief Operations Officer at the Tacoma-headquartered drug product equipment manufacturing company. Stephen joins AST from IPS, where he most recently served as Head […]

AST Continues Its Commitment to U.S. Drug Product Manufacturing with Placement of Isolated Fill-Finish System with Bora Pharmaceuticals

GENiSYS C being placed at Bora Pharmaceuticals

The globally recognized CDMO selects an isolated GENiSYS® C to be placed in its Baltimore, Maryland, aseptic fill-finish facility. TACOMA Wash., May 29, 2025 —AST, a leading provider of flexible drug product manufacturing solutions, has announced the placement of its advanced isolated GENiSYS C fill-finish system with Bora Pharmaceuticals, a premier international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). […]