BioPharm International Editors

BioCity has revealed it will be investing in Kinomica, an early-stage precision medicine biotech company that was spun out of Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London.

LBB Specialties and Meggle Excipients & Technology will work to distribute excipient products to companies in the American pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

The transaction will reach completion during the fourth quarter of 2019.

A new defined coated cell cultureware by denovoMATRIX allow for the serum-free expansion of mesenchymal stem cells.

Protagen Protein Services’ recently acquired Brucker Tensor II IR spectrometer significantly expands the company’s analytical capabilities.

While downgrading the impact of nitrosamine impurities on patients, FDA vows to step up investigations for other drug types.

The partners will collaborate to identify the bioactive components in hydrolysates, which have long been used as additives in cell culture media and feed formulation in the biopharma industry.

iBio granted a license to CC-Pharming for the commercialization of its iBio Rituximab drug for treatment of B cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and autoimmune diseases.

GSK will handle the development, regulatory, commercialization activities, and costs of the drug, while Ionis will obtain license fees and milestone payments of up to $262 million, including a $25 million license fee.

A ruling in Oklahoma that Johnson & Johnson’s marketing efforts created a public nuisance may establish a precedent of other jurisdictions.

The new vaccine will offer protection against the Nipah virus after a single dose.

The transaction is part of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s proposed acquisition of Celgene.

Innovate UK has awarded a grant worth thousands to the Atelerix Consortium for the collaborative work with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and Rexgenero on development of cell stabilization technology.

ABPI has issued a statement of support in response to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s recent order of urgent action to boost the numbers of children receiving vaccinations.

A biosimilar to Eli Lilly’s Forsteo, biosimilar teriparatide, has been launched across Europe by Gedeon Richter following the patent expiration of the reference product.

The agreement gives Biotheus access to Alligator’s antibody, Alligator-Gold, for the creation of up to three bispecific molecules.

The new lab will be dedicated to improving materials and electronics using advanced imaging and surface analysis expertise.

The divestiture is in line with Bayer’s strategy to focus on its life sciences business.

FDA sent a warning letter to NingBo Huize Commodity Co. after an investigation of the company’s Zhejiang facility found falsified quality documents.

The companies will work together to produce enFuse, a patient-administered subcutaneous delivery device.

Pfizer is investing $500 million for the construction of a state-of-the-art gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC.

The ACGcaps H+ capsules work to meet pharmaceutical and nutraceutical needs while remaining gelatin-free.

The Birtley, UK facility added cleanroom, manufacturing, and testing facilities for biopharma manufacturing single-use systems.

Olympus will launch its first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award to recognize life science imaging.

The partnership aims to establish a virtual R&D center to advance the development of new cancer therapies.

FDA sent a warning letter to Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. because of sterility testing CGMP violations.

The European Commission has approved an extension of the use of Dupixent (dupilumab) within the EU to include patients aged 12 to 17 years old with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

GNA Biosolutions has completed its latest round of Series C financing in which it raised US$13.5 million.

Optima Pharma opened a new assembly hall, the CSPE Center, that will give the company space to build complete, multi-story pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals is partnering with Clemson University to create a robotic solution for syringe-filling automation to enhance sterile manufacturing.