Biopharma News

Chris Spivey, editorial director for Pharmaceutical Technology, discusses messenger RNA (mRNA) advances with Guillaume Roelandts, Head of Products and Marketing, Quantoom Biosciences, at the 11th International mRNA Health Conference in Berlin, Germany.

The largest biotech hub is set to be built in Lithuania by Northway Group.

In part two of an interview with Thomas Langenickel, MD, chief medical officer at Ethris, Langenickel highlights the challenges in developing mRNA therapeutics for pulmonary diseases.

Under the agreement, the companies will discover and develop drug candidates targeting two ion channels linked to neurological disorders.

Novartis and Legend Biotech seek to advance certain CAR-T cell therapy candidates targeting Delta-like ligand protein 3.

Adzynma provides a replacement for low levels of the ADAMTS13 enzyme in patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

A discussion with Thomas Langenickel, MD, chief medical officer at Ethris, shines a light on how advances made with mRNA technology are also advancing the industry’s ability to focus on treatment of rare diseases, such as rare lung diseases.

Matthew Lauber, senior director—Cell and Gene Therapy, Consumables & Lab Automation, at Waters Corporation highlights how current technologies are enabling oligonucleotide development.

Matthew Lauber, senior director—Cell and Gene Therapy, Consumables & Lab Automation, at Waters Corporation, considers that status of oligonucleotides on the market.

Dujuan Lu, PhD, global leader—E&L, SGS Health Sciences, recommends some key issues that pharma manufacturers should consider when formulating products that require a medical device.

This is the second biologic approved to treat HS, a painful and reoccurring skin disease.

PENBRAYA combines components from two meningococcal vaccines, Trumenba and Nimenrix.

These results will provide insights from more than 250 global pharma executives, including discoveries such as pharma confidence dipping below the record scores of 2022, although it has remained extremely resilient despite wider macro uncertainly, according to the press release.

Spark Therapeutics and SpliceBio have formed a collaboration to develop a gene therapy that can treat an inherited retinal disease.

Sander Van Gessel, MEng, Business Unit Director, DFE Pharma, discusses the important components of nitrosamine impurities from a manufacturing point of view as a part of his session, "Reducing Nitrosamines Without the Use of Scavengers: The Critical Role of Excipients - An Excipient Manufacturer's View."

Sander Van Gessel, MEng, Business Unit Director, DFE Pharma, discusses the recent findings of nitrosamine impurities in human drugs as a part of his session, "Reducing Nitrosamines Without the Use of Scavengers: The Critical Role of Excipients - An Excipient Manufacturer's View."

Humberto Vega, PhD, Executive Director, Bristol Myers Squibb, discusses the requirements needed to be successful in global cell therapy as a part of his session, "Successfully Navigating Global Cell Therapy Requirements."

Salipro Biotech and Icosagen have entered into a multi-target collaboration to discover and characterize monoclonal antibodies.

The companies will co-promote GSK’s shingles vaccine, Shingrix, to healthcare professionals and points of vaccination in China.

Humberto Vega, PhD, Executive Director, Bristol Myers Squibb, discusses the journey from clinical to commercial cell therapies as a part of his session, "Successfully Navigating Global Cell Therapy Requirements."

Roche will gain exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Ionis’ investigational RNA-based therapeutic candidates for Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

Bassem Gayed, PhD, Senior Technical Director of CAR-T Process Engineering, Manufacturing Science & Technology at Bristol Myers Squibb, discusses the importance of CAR-T as a modality and other highlights from his part of the session, "Process Validation for CAR-T Products: A Continuous Journey."

Spinning off Sandoz allows Novartis to focus on the areas of cardiovascular, immunology, renal and metabolic, and oncology.

Bassem Gayed, PhD, Senior Technical Director of CAR-T Process Engineering, Manufacturing Science & Technology at Bristol Myers Squibb, discusses the connection of process validation and CAR-T processes.

Orakl Oncology has raised funds to develop its precision oncology platform and accelerate drug development.

Eli Lilly and Company has received a complete response letter from FDA for its anti-dermatitis biologic therapeutic, lebrikizumab.

The Japanese biotech company plans to make good use of Orchard’s portfolio, furthering its goal of providing life-changing medical care through cell and gene therapy.