Biopharma News

Prokarium in the UK and Probiomed in Mexico hope to demonstrate large-scale production of oral vaccines that will reduce cost compared to injections and improve availability.

Portola signed a $50-million loan agreement with BMS and Pfizer to provide additional funding for the development of andexanet alfa.

Univercells received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the development of a vaccine manufacturing platform.

The companies entered a manufacturing agreement for the future commercial production of Lenti-D and LentiGlobin product candidates.

Oxford Genetics received £1.61 million from Innovate UK to explore computational and synthetic biology approaches for optimized mammalian bioproduction.

GlaxoSmithKline opened a new vaccines R&D center in Rockville, MD creating up to 200 new jobs.

BMS changes its US geographic footprint with R&D investments and closures.

Spark Therapeutics and Selecta entered a license agreement for Selecta’s gene-therapy co-administration technology.

At the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Novartis and Kite Pharma both released results from early-phase clinical trials with CAR-T therapies.

JHL Biotech and Sanofi collaborate on the development and commercialization of biological therapeutics in China.

Boehringer Ingelheim and China Southeast University announced a joint research collaboration to develop new regenerative treatments for hearing loss.

Takeda will invest more than 100 million Euros to build a new manufacturing plant for its dengue vaccine candidate in Singen, Germany.

The company plans to expand access to its Prevanar 13 vaccine in humanitarian emergency settings.

Roche launched imCORE, a global network of cancer immunotherapy centers of excellence.

The agreement allows Bristol-Myers Squibb exclusive license to manufacture and commercialize Nitto Denko Corporation’s NASH treatment.

British artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI has signed an exclusive license for a series of novel clinical-stage drug candidates with Johnson & Johnson.

The study in 48 healthy adults will assess the safety and immunogenicity of a prime-boost regime of two different intranasal doses of the RSV vaccine, SynGem.

German biotech ARTES and Iranian biopharma manufacturer BioSun will develop an HPV vaccine.

CFDA granted Pfizer China approval for the company’s Prevenar 13 vaccine.

Astellas will acquire Ganymed and its portfolio of ideal monoclonal antibody candidates.

Bellicum and Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù will collaborate on preclinical and clinical development of CAR-T and TCR therapeutics.

Oxford Genetics has secured a GBP1 million capital from investment group Mercia Technologies to support its growth strategy in delivering new services for cancer-fighting gene-therapy technologies.

Teva and IBM expanded their partnership to focus on drug development and chronic disease management.

The collaboration follows the signing of a cooperative research agreement between Sanofi Pasteur, Fiocruz, and WRAIR.

Caribou and JAX entered into a license agreement for Caribou’s CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.

Heat Biologics will collaborate with the University of Miami on the development of a Zika vaccine using the company’s gp96 platform.

Oxford Genetics increased its laboratory space to 5700 sq. ft. with a move to a new location at Oxford Science Park.

The company announced plans to begin shipping Inflectra to the US market in late November 2016.