Patrick Lavery

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The Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s new membership survey said that 90% of US biotech companies rely on imported components for at least half of their FDA-approved products.

PharmTech Group chatted with Markus Laubscher of Orbia during DCAT Week 2025, covering the topics of sustainability, regulatory hurdles, next-generation innovation, and the DCAT Week experience.

EsoBiotec’s proprietary lentiviral platform primarily enables the immune system to attack cancers but could ultimately offer patients cell therapy treatments delivered in minutes rather than several weeks.

The company is highlighting its commitment to next-generation glass manufacturing in efforts to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain.

PharmTech Group sat down with Anil Kane of Thermo Fisher Scientific live on site at DCAT Week 2025, to talk about technologies and digital solutions companies are using to meet demand across the bio/pharma industry.

PharmTech Group interviewed Lee Karras of Noramco live on site at DCAT Week 2025, shortly after the company announced a $25 million investment in sterile injectable manufacturing capabilities at its Halo Pharma facility in New Jersey.

The Member Company Announcement Forum is the kickoff event of the annual DCAT Week in New York City, which is being held from March 17–20.

This model is being positioned by Shilpa as a dual approach that offers comprehensive discovery, clinical, and commercial outsourcing services in addition to commercially ready, “off-the-shelf” novel formulations for b2b licensing.

Omlyclo (omalizumab-igec) was approved to treat moderate to severe persistent asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and certain food allergies.

The inspection focused on fill/finish of ongoing commercial supplies of an adeno-associated virus viral vector biologics product for a major pharmaceutical client in the United States.

Regulatory clearances and approvals continue as agencies work to disseminate literature, raise awareness, redouble research efforts, and improve the efficacy of clinical trials.

The report from Boston Consulting Group and Innovative Pharmaceutical Services Organization said the market in India is currently expanding at a 15% compound annual growth rate.

More than 6000 rare diseases—those which affect fewer than one in 2000 people each—are acknowledged in the medical community, with 72% of them being genetic.

Previous domestic capital expansion commitments since 2020 had been made in Research Triangle Park and Concord, both in North Carolina; Kenosha County, Wisconsin; Lebanon, Indiana; and Lilly’s home city of Indianapolis.

Single-use solutions are the company’s focus this year, including tubing and custom-molded parts.

Avtozma references Roche’s tocilizumab offering and has also shown promise as a treatment for CAR-T cell-induced cytokine release syndrome as well as COVID-19.

With 2025 now in full swing, this article presents a review of the latest developments in outsourcing services, new facilities, and M&A activity thus far this year.

Vimkunya was granted approval under priority review based on positive results from two Phase III trials.

Ospomyv, or Obodence in the EU, and Xbryk were approved for all indications referencing Prolia and Xgeva, respectively.

The vaccine combines the antigenic components of two previously well-established meningococcal vaccines made by GSK.

The transaction includes abelacimab, which is a late-stage medicine that is in development for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Survey results show that being intellectually stimulated and getting assigned challenging projects are two key drivers of employee satisfaction, yet job training is lacking.

Intravenous administration of amivantamab is the currently approved route, but a Phase III trial showed that subcutaneous treatment was non-inferior.

In a peer-reviewed study, Lantern Pharma said its AI-driven approach successfully identified 82 promising ADC targets, and 290 target-indication combinations.

Prior to this announcement, Rentschler announced in September 2024 it would be launching an expanded service offering at its advanced therapies site in Stevenage, UK, which is now being shut down.

Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk said the approval establishes Ozempic as the most broadly indicated GLP-1 RA in its class.

Imfinzi received an expanded indication for lung cancer from FDA in August 2024, and Tagrisso had been approved to treat lung cancer in China in June 2024.

The agency’s newly issued letter to Sanofi amends one sent in December 2024, and stems from inspections at its Massachusetts drug manufacturing facility in June and July 2024.

Kloxxado was approved by FDA in 2021 for emergency treatment of opioid overdose, and Emergent also distributes the FDA-approved over-the-counter treatment Narcan.