BioPharm International Editors

G-CON’s signature standardPOD cleanrooms will now be available in Europe.

Moderna has announced that it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Kenya to establish its first mRNA manufacturing facility in Africa.

Researchers at McGill University have made advancements with a novel method for growing synthetic bone tissue.

Bio-Rad has launched a range of antibodies specifically for daratumumab that inhibit the binding of the drug to the target antigen, CD38, which allows for highly specific bioanalysis and drug monitoring.

FDA’s CDER continues to make rare diseases a priority with drug approvals and programming to speed therapeutic development.

The Luna Probe One-Step RT-qPCR Mix with UDG is designed to enable sensitive, linear, real-time detection of target RNA sequences.

Genoox will use their genomic data platform to validate Element's AVITI system.

EMA’s PRIME scheme has enabled life-changing medicines to become available to patients at a faster rate.

Evonik has increased its global supply of plant-derived cholesterol used for mRNA vaccines and gene therapies.

A consortium of nine development partners will support Biovac's expansion of its existing vaccine manufacturing plant capacity, while Biovac itself aims to raise funds to boost increased vaccine manufacturing capacity across Africa.

Thermo Fisher and Symphogen have extended their collaboration involving improved data workflow, which supports the discovery and development of new cancer treatments.

Pfizer has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for its RSV vaccine candidate for prevention of RSV illness in infants by active immunization of pregnant women.

Adagene has announced SAFEbody multi-target collaboration with Sanofi for novel masked immuno-oncology antibody candidates.

FDA has revised the Emergency Use Authorization for sotrovimab.

Hovione has announced that Jean-Luc Herbeaux will take over for Guy Villax as CEO on April 1, 2022.

UCB has announced that it is extending its tender offer to acquire Zogenix.

EMA has recommended approval of Spikevax for children aged 6 to 11.

Johnson & Johnson has confirmed advancement of the nationwide opioid settlement agreement.

Pfizer and BioNTech receive positive opinion for COVID-19 vaccine booster in adolescents 12 through 17 years of age in the EU.

FDA approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) for wider range of patients with heart failure.

FDA licenses Certara’s Immunogenicity Simulator to research and evaluate immunogenicity in protein-based therapeutics.

A new portfolio of chromatography and mass spectrometry consumables launched by Thermo Fisher Scientific is designed to meet higher performance requirements while remaining economical.

Medicago and GSK have announced that Health Canada has approved COVIFENZ, an adjuvanted plant-based COVID-19 vaccine.

USP is developing mRNA quality guidelines to help companies and regulators bring innovative medicines to market faster.

MilliporeSigma and Waters will work together to build an extractables and leachables (E&L) reference library.

Taconic Biosciences Cage+ colony management service aims to offer comprehensive coverage for contract breeding services.

Eli Lilly and Company are investing $700 million into a Boston-based facility for the newly announced Institute for Genetic Medicine.

Scottish Enterprise has awarded £20 million (US$27 million) to Valneva Scotland to advance vaccine development.

Alvea has begun preclinical testing of a scalable, shelf-stable DNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Moderna and Thermo Fisher Scientific have formed a collaboration to leverage dedicated commercial fill/finish manufacturing capacity in the US for mRNA vaccines and therapies.