Biopharma News

The $286 million investment ability is designed to elevate MillioporeSigma’s ability to conduct biosafety testing and analytical development services.

Rousselot Biomedical will supply Gelomics with its gelatin methacryloyl, a photo cross-linkable extracellular matrix, for use in Gelomics’ LunaGel 3D Tissue Culture System.

Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) injection is the first FDA-approved therapy designed to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and pediatric patients 8 years and older.

The deal will see Sanofi use Insilico’s AI drug discovery platform to advance up to six new drug development candidates.

Salipro Biotech has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Sanofi to advance discovery programs.

The UK MHRA has expanded the use of Cosentyx for use in pediatric arthritic conditions.

The collaboration will see Shimadzu and UMG develop new clinical laboratory methods using LC-MS for TDM analysis.

Scorpion’s new facility is designed for the development and manufacturing of clinical and commercial-scale biologic drugs.

Gerresheimer and Nelson Labs will work together to conduct extractables and leachables testing on upcoming primary packaging solutions.

Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of Abiomed, a provider of heart pump technologies, is designed to bolster their position in the medical technology sector.

Lonza and Singzyme will use Singzyme’s enzymatic conjugation platform to develop novel bioconjugates.

Purolite and Repligen have extended their existing ligand partnership through 2032.

AstraZeneca’s Imjudo (tremelimumab) was approved by FDA in combination with Imfinzi (durvalumab) for treating unresectable liver cancer.

South Africa’s vaccine regulator has reached new WHO level to ensure safety, quality, and effectiveness.

Aragen’s new 12,000 ft² facility will include various dosage form capabilities, including oral solids, liquids, topicals, and films.

Recipharm’s new high speed filling line, designed for pre-filled syringes and cartridges, is expected to be operational by May 2023.

Gilead and MacroGenics will work together on bispecific antibodies for the treatment of blood cancers.

Ebvallo (tabelecleucel) would be the first EMA-approved therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory Epstein-Barr virus positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease.

Takeda’s dengue vaccine is designed to prevent disease caused by virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4 in individuals four and older.

Merck has exercised a $250 million option with Moderna to jointly develop and commercialize cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940.

Alexion’s acquisition of LogicBio is designed to accelerate the company’s growth in genomic medicines.

Amphista Therapeutics and Domainex will work together to develop treatments focusing on targeted protein degradation.

FDA has granted Fast Track designation for CUE-101, a treatment of recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Pfizer has completed its acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals for approximately $11.6 billion.

Citius and the University of Pittsburgh will investigate I/ONTAK in combination with pembrolizumab for treatment of recurrent or metastatic solid tumors.

The collaboration will use Octagon’s functional target discovery approach and novel chemistry strategy in disease areas in which Novo Nordisk has specific expertise.

The dedicated solid-state research and development suite is designed to promote discovery of novel polymorph, salt, and cocrystal forms.

Pfizer is set to supply global fund up to 6 million treatment courses of its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID, for low-and-middle-income countries.