BioPharm International Editors

The company expanded its extended workbench laboratory services program to support the ongoing manufacturing and development of Flexion Therapeutics’s Zilretta (triamcinolone acetonide extended-release injectable suspension).

Hamilton Robotics and Waters Corporation have partnered to develop StarWorks, automated, end-to-end workstations for biopharmaceutical sample preparation.

Sciex’s latest additions to its biopharma portfolio helps to optimize workflow for better analytics in the lab.

The company unveiled its latest innovations to its mass spectrometry portfolio at ASMS in San Diego.

Amazon will acquire PillPack, an online pharmacy that offers pre-sorted doses of medications and home delivery.

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare highlighted the organization’s achievements in 2017, including the first mAb monograph.

Fagron Sterile Services is voluntarily recalling two lots of Neostigmine Methylsulfate 5mL syringes due to mislabeling.

Biosimilars and biobetters face developmental challenges to achieving commercialization.

Sanofi will sell Zentiva, its European generics business, to private equity investor Advent International.

The companies will partner to develop T-cell therapies for cancer.

The new resin used a combination of “jetting” technology and a high-performance Protein A ligand.

FDA sent a warning letter to Henan Lihua Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. after inspectors found the company failed to ensure the accuracy of its data.

A new oral delivery method developed by the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences could change the way diabetics regulate blood sugar levels.

Strategic restructuring is designed to position GE Healthcare as a pure-play healthcare company.

The company’s next-generation ultraperformance liquid chromatography platform is designed to meet the evolving laboratory requirements for chromatographic performance.

Minakem’s facility in Belgium enhances capacity to scale production of highly potent ingredients for small to full GMP batches.

GW Research’s Epidiolex, which treats two forms of epilepsy, receives FDA’s approval; spurs FDA reminders about unapproved products.

The company has completed the first phase of expansion at its headquarters in Freiburg, Germany, in anticipation of increasing demand as cell and gene therapies approach commercialization.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) launched its philanthropic division, the ISPE Foundation, to support industry demands.

The agency published guidance about requests for Prescription Drug User Fee Act waivers, refunds, and reductions in user fees.

The agency launched a secure online portal for orphan drug designation applications.

FDA, EMA, and senior officials from the European Commission met to discuss the EU-US mutual recognition agreement for inspections, the development of advanced therapies, the requirements for approving generic drugs, and Real-World Evidence used for post-authorization monitoring.

The three-year collaboration will focus on developing vaccines for up to five infectious disease pathogens.

The contract development and manufacturing company has received an additional approval from Health Canada to manufacture monoclonal antibody drug substance at its first plant in Icheon, South Korea.

The company has resubmitted a biologics license application to FDA for its proposed biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin.

The acquisition is expected to strengthen Sanofi’s R&D strategy with Ablynx’s nanobody technology platform.

The acquisition is expected to strengthen Roche’s personalized healthcare strategy.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have developed a new approach to immunotherapy that led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments.

Microbiologists from the University of Connecticut have pinpointed exterior proteins on syphilis-causing bacteria that could serve as vaccine targets for syphilis.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released a statement on new agency efforts to involve the patient voice in medical product development and FDA regulatory decision-making.