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Isolator-based fill-finish - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
Podcast

Fill-Finish Standards Changed – Argonaut Built For It

Since the 1970’s, aseptic fill-finish has undergone multiple shifts from manual, sponsor-led operations in laminar airflow cleanrooms to highly specialized, isolator-based manufacturing.  In the Trailblazers interview series, Perry Renick spoke with Argonaut Manufacturing Services leaders Rick Hancock and Hannah Kinney about how Argonaut designed a future-proof aseptic filling line to

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Josh de Los Santos - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
Blog Post

Josh de Los Santos – Employee Spotlight

Meet Josh de Los Santos – Senior Manager, Drug Product Manufacturing at Argonaut From N-of-1 fills, to thousands of vials, Josh’s team delivers sterile fills with tight PM cadence and low rejects—learn how Argonaut safeguards your timeline. What’s a day like in managing drug product manufacturing? “There’s no typical day,”

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Raj Puri - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Raj Puri – Employee Spotlight

Meet Raj Puri – Chief Commercial Officer at Argonaut What’s a day in the life of a CCO at Argonaut? “Every day is truly different than the last one,” Raj Puri says with a laugh. He is responsible for Business Development across our two business units, Life Sciences Diagnostics (LSDx)

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Rick Hancock as Chief Executive Officer Argonaut Manufacturing Services
News

Rick Hancock appointed as CEO to lead next phase of growth

Argonaut Manufacturing Services appoints Rick Hancock as Chief Executive Officer to lead next phase of growth Carlsbad, CA, November 2025 – Argonaut Manufacturing Services, a leading contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in aseptic drug product manufacturing and the manufacturing of life science and diagnostic products announces the appointment of

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Dain Hughen - Argonaut Manufactring Services
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Dain Hughen – Employee Spotlight

Meet Dain Hughen – Director of Validation at Argonaut What’s a day in the life of a Director of Validation at Argonaut? “There’s a plan every morning, and then there’s what actually happens,” Dain Hughen says with a smile. He oversees validation and metrology across utilities, manufacturing equipment and systems,

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Joe Mendiola - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Joe Mendiola – Employee Spotlight

Meet Joe Mendiola – Leader for Program Management at Argonaut What’s a day in the life of overseeing Program Managers at Argonaut? “That’s part of the excitement—there isn’t really a typical day,” says Joe Mendiola. Joe leads a team focused on life science diagnostics, lyophilization, and combination drug product programs.

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Ivy Nguyễn - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Ivy Nguyen – Employee Spotlight

Meet Ivy Nguyen – Manufacturing Technical Specialist, Formulation, at Argonaut What’s a day in the life of a Manufacturing Technical Specialist in Formulation at Argonaut? “No two days are ever the same,” says Ivy Nguyen. In her role as a Manufacturing Technical Specialist in Formulation Ivy wears many hats. Her

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Scott Goldstein - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Scott Goldstein – Employee Spotlight

Meet Scott Goldstein – Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Drug Product Manufacturing at Argonaut Can you describe your role at Argonaut? No two days are ever quite the same! I lead our drug product business development team, which includes inside sales and external reps. My job is to grow our

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Broad Institute prion disease - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
News

Broad Institute Selects Argonaut to Manufacture Compound for Potential Clinical Trial

Argonaut Manufacturing Services Selected to Manufacture siRNA Medicines for Potential Prion Disease Trial Argonaut to support manufacturing needs of an siRNA therapeutic for a potential clinical trial for prion disease  Carlsbad, CA – May 15, 2025 The Vallabh/Minikel lab at the Broad Institute has selected Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Inc., “Argonaut”

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Sterile Fill Finish Capabilities - Argonaut Manufacturing Service
Webinar

Sterile Fill-finish Capabilities Update – Summary of Outsourced Pharma Webinar

Scott Goldstein, the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Argonaut Manufacturing Services, caught up with Perry Rearick at Outsourced Pharma to present a webinar covering Argonaut’s sterile fill-finish capabilities, recent facility expansions, and strategic positioning in the CMO (contract and manufacturing organization) space. A summary of the transcript is presented

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Richard Hargis - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Richard Hargis – Employee Spotlight

Meet Richard Hargis – Sr. Director, Drug Product Manufacturing at Argonaut What’s a day in the life of a Drug Product Manufacturing Director at Argonaut? “As the Sr. Director in Drug Product Manufacturing, every day is different,” Richard Hargis shares. His role encompasses all aspects of drug product manufacturing—from tech

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Choosing the Right CMO - Argonaut Manufacturing Services
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Is Your CMO Holding You Back? Choosing the Right CMO for Biopharma Growth

4 Tips on choosing the right CMO for your biopharmaceutical For today’s biopharmaceutical manufacturers, time is of the essence. From overcoming evolving supply chain obstacles and securing materials, to ensuring your finished drug product is delivered on time to patients, any delay is not only costly but could be detrimental

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