BioPharm International Editors

The new incubators are set to be operational starting in 2021.

The partnership combines global CDMO services with a cellular orchestration platform.

The project will focus on the development of an influenza vaccine that protects against multiple strains of the influenza virus in a single dose.

The companies plan to collaborate for the advancement of an optical system for on-line analysis of mammalian cells during a bioprocess.

PPD is expanding its bioanalytical lab in Richmond, VA, to enhance its immunochemistry, biomarker, and chromatography services.

Cellink’s BIO X6, a six-printhead bioprinting platform, offers the capability to combine more materials, cells, and tools to enhance research applications across the bioprinting field.

A new educational platform by Quality Executive Partners offers on-demand digital courses with technical content, virtual reality, and real-time coaching with an initial focus on sterile product manufacturing and microbiology.

Cell DIVE is a new cell imaging technology from GE Healthcare that allows for more precise biomarker analysis.

GSK’s expanded R&D and manufacturing facility in Upper Merion, PA houses a new analytical lab and flexible manufacturing equipment, including single-use bioreactors.

The new microscope gives fast, deep, and clear images for live observation over long periods and allows scientists to study a larger range of applications.

Under a new co-development license agreement, Boehringer Ingelheim and Inflammasome Therapeutics aim to develop novel therapies for retinal diseases.

The companies have advanced their collaboration to the next stage and will continue to develop a plant-based biosimilar candidate to Roche’s Rituxan.

The new site will provide employees with more space, enhanced R&D facilities, and a fully functional sanitary products training center.

The project focused on accelerating the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies and aimed to tackle the limitations in the biologics supply chain.

Pii is now responsible for commercial drug product production of fulvestrant, a breast cancer drug, while Sagent Pharmaceuticals, its abbreviated new drug application holder, will sell, market, and distribute the drug product in the United States.

The companies will focus on identifying peptides applicable to the affinity chromatography process used in the purification of biopharmaceuticals.

FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus (semaglutide), a glucagon-like peptide receptor protein treatment in oral tablet form for type 2 diabetes.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Bavencio (avelumab) in combination with axitinib for treating kidney cancer.

The new board will assume their positions at the 2019 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo on Oct. 27–30, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV.

In parallel to the priority review designation for its biologics license application, Merck plans to scale up its doses of the investigational Ebola vaccine to meet global outbreak response needs.

The company will supply its heparin sodium injection in prefilled syringe form.

The new program, Cornerstone, integrates process development expertise and novel technology to remove development bottlenecks in the manufacture of gene therapy medicinal products.

The merger creates a combined organization with a leading position in the eClinical market.

Colorcon Ventures looks to fund promising startups in drug manufacturing, delivery, and supply chain.

The Phase III clinical studies for the drug candidate, elenbecestat, were discontinued based on a recommendation by a data safety monitoring board.

The acquisition gives PPF a 19.2% stake in Autolus and provides a pipeline of cell therapy product candidates.

The acquisition will enhance Lundbeck’s brain disease therapy portfolio as well as its antibody process and development capabilities.

The companies aim to integrate glucose sensing with insulin delivery technologies to help change the way diabetes is managed.

The venture will focus on single-use and modular systems designed to develop novel biotherapeutics.

TrakCel and McKesson have formed a collaboration that is aimed at accelerating commercialization of cell and gene therapies by leveraging services to enable a more efficient development pathway.