Biopharma News

Downstream processing will continue to see shifts with the incorporation of modern, efficient technologies.

Moderna and Generation Bio have announced a strategic collaboration to develop non-viral genetic medicines.

Curia is collaborating with Corning to advance biopharmaceutical continuous-flow development and manufacturing programs.

TreeFrog Therapeutics is leaping ahead in cell therapies through resources such as new technologies and investor partnerships.

Under a new partnership, Invitae and Deerfield Management will harness genetic and clinical testing data from patients to discover potential novel therapeutics for treating rare diseases.

The decision was based on results from the PROpel Phase III trial.

This approval makes the drug the first and only targeted medicine indicated to treat this population of children in Europe and the United States.

Sanofi intends to cut its US list price for Lantus (insulin glargine injection) by 78% and cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 for all patients with commercial insurance.

BioNTech will receive an exclusive worldwide license from OncoC4 to develop and commercialize its anti-CTLA-4 mAb candidate for solid tumor indications.

Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb have announced progress in their strategic protein degradation partnership.

Predictive Oncology and Cancer Research Horizons have partnered to pursue development of cancer drugs utilizing the PEDAL platform.

Sandoz, a Novartis division, is expected to invest at least $400 million to build a new biologics manufacturing facility in Lendava, Slovenia, to support growing demand for biosimilars.

The collaboration between Genuv and Celltrion will utilize Genuv's proprietary mouse platform for antibody discovery.

Pfizer will acquire all outstanding shares of Seagen for a total of $43 billion.

Sumitovant Bipharma has completed its acquisition of Myovant Sciences for approximately $1.7 billion.

Silicon Valley Bank has collapsed, leaving many biotechnology companies unsure of the future.

Catalent is expanding its UpTempo AAV platform to accelerate the development of gene therapies.

Sotatercept, a drug candidate acquired by Merck in an $11.5 billion acquisition, showed statistically significant improvements in various measures.

Janssen has received a positive opinion from EMA for AKEEGA plus prednisone or prednisolone for the treatment of BRCA1/2 gene-mutated metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Any patients who have received the identified lots or have any questions regarding the recall should contact their pharmacy or immediately contact a health provider in terms of medical advice.

Lilly will cap insulin prices for patients with and without insurance at $35 per month.

AstraZeneca has entered into a global exclusive license agreement with KYM Biosciences for CMG901, which is being investigated as a gastric cancer treatment.

Moderna and Merck’s investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by FDA.

Orchard Therapeutics has announced an agreement which will enable reimbursed access to Libmeldy for all eligible MLD patients in Sweden.

Moderna will leverage Life Edit’s suite of gene editing technologies to advance development of in vivo gene editing therapies.

Sanofi’s once-weekly replacement therapy is FDA-approved for prevention and treatment of bleeding episodes in people with hemophilia A.

AbbVie and Capsida have expanded their existing collaboration to advance three new gene therapy programs.

The goal of this collaboration is to develop an approach to personalized radiotherapy and drug discovery that is based in genomics and artificial intelligence.