BioPharm International Editors

Novo Nordisk’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Forma Therapeutics is intended to expand its sickle cell and rare blood disorder portfolio.

FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 boosters.

Bio-Rad’s new antibodies are designed to develop highly selective pharmacokinetic (PK) and anti-drug antibody (ADA) assays for evolocumab and its biosimilars.

Roche’s Digital LightCycler System is designed to aid in diagnostics for cancer, genetic disease, and infection.

Lonza has introduced X-ray powder diffraction capability at its Monteggio, Switzerland site.

Forecyte Bio and Cytiva will team up to accelerate the development and manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.

Emerson’s new gas analysis solutions center, located in Cumbernauld, Scotland, intends to help plants meet sustainability goals.

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new 300,000 ft² facility, located in Plainville, Mass., will specialize in manufacturing viral vectors.

Scientists have developed a mouse model that could be a promising model system for research into factors affecting mammalian embryonic development and disease.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, can now be given to adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the UK.

Canvax’s new inorganic pyrophosphate is designed for in-vitro transcription reactions.

The European Union publishes long-awaited changes to Annex 1.

Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on patents the company filed from 2010 to 2016.

Watson-Marlow and Franz Ziel GmbH have launched a new integrated solution to fast-track cell, gene, and biological therapies.

ChargePoint Technology has acquired single-use container company PuroVaso.

Anthony Fauci announced that he plans to step down as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December 2022.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing has completed phase II of its facility expansion with the installation of two new sterile filling lines.

ProBioGen will collobarate with NextPoint Therapeutics to develop and manufacture its lead antibody candidate.

Validair Diamond Scientific has installed a new cleanroom for in-house testing, research, and training.

Charles River has received approval to commercially produce allogeneic cell therapy products for distribution in Europe from EMA.

The UK’s MHRA has granted marketing authorization for Novartis’ radioligand therapy, Pluvicto, for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer in Great Britain.

The United Kingdom has approved Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the original variant and Omicron.

CYTENA’s B.SIGHT cell dispenser is designed to streamline single-cell isolation in microbiology research.

The Faustovirus Capping Enzyme launched by New England Biolabs is designed to increase capping efficiency and scalability of mRNA manufacturing workflows.

Moderna and the European Commission have amended their agreement to convert contractually agreed doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to the company’s Omicron-containing bivalent vaccines for supply in 2022.

Roche announced that FDA has approved Roche’s Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to treat influenza in children aged five years and older.

Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) is the first targeted therapy for HER2-low breast cancer.

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will collaborate with Cerevance to identify novel targets for Alzheimer’s disease.

FDA’s CDER SBIA is hosting a three-day virtual conference regarding regulatory best practices for global access to medicines.

Pfizer’s $5.4 billion acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics is expected to strengthen its sickle cell disease portfolio.