Biopharma News

Biotech drug manufacturers' emails may have been hacked by individuals with sophisticated investment banking skills, according to a report from the New York Times.

Dalton Pharma Services announced it was awarded funding from ISTPCanada for its project to develop vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza type 3.

Medtronic announced that it received clearance from both the FTC and European Commission to acquire Covidien for $43 billion.

Opdivo and investigational agent FPA008 will be tested in combination for their efficacy in boosting antitumor immune response.

Merck announced an agreement with NewLink Genetics to acquire exclusive rights to its experimental Ebola vaccine, rVSV-EBOV, for $50 million.

The more than $200 million project will increase production capacity at the facility to support AstraZeneca?s maturing pipeline.

The announcement calls attention to another partnership in the growing T-cell receptor engineering space.

GSK and Novartis announced a meeting on Dec. 18, 2014 to discuss the $20 billion asset swap between the two companies.

Ulf Wiinberg has resigned as Lundbeck's CEO over unapproved acceptance of shares in a biotech company.

The $200-million project will expand Amgen's single-use/disposable manufacturing capabilities.

Pfizer will pay $850 million upfront and as much as $2 billion later in a deal to jointly develop one of Merck?s cancer drugs.

Avastin plus chemotherapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer increased progression-free survival by 62% compared with chemotherapy alone.

The transaction provides Allergan stockholders with immediate value and enhanced commercial opportunities, according to a company statement.

The new location will increase Bristol-Myers Squibb's biologics manufacturing capacity.

ValiRx entered into a collaboration agreement with the Deutsches Krebsforschungzentrum cancer research center.

The new partnership will focus on RNA biology for the discovery and manufacture of new therapies.

The agency cites deviations from CGMPs for the manufacture of APIs at the company's Gujarat, India plant.

The Alios Biopharma acquisition strengthens J&J's infectious disease pipeline.

USP releases compendium of quality standards for compounded medicines.

Amgen's Phase III candidate for the treatment of psoriasis was found to clear skin lesions better than Johnson & Johnson's Stelara.

FDA gives orphan drug designation to Merrimack Pharmaceuticals' MM-141 for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Construction has started on Novo Nordisk's laboratories for diabetes research in Denmark.

Amgen wants the regulatory agency to ensure biosimilar applicants follow the rules of the patent dispute resolution process delineated by the BPCIA.

AstraZeneca announced a partnership with Pharmacyclics and Janssen for combination trials of MEDI4736 (AstraZeneca) with Imbruvica (Pharmacyclics and Janssen) for the treatment of hematologic cancers.

Bristol-Myers Squibb entered into an agreement with Galecto Biotech AB to gain exclusive rights to TD139, a novel inhaled inhibitor of galectin-3 for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Bristol-Myers Squibb announced a multi-year expansion of its biologics manufacturing agreement with Lonza.

Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that they have reached an agreement with F-star Alpha, giving BMS the exclusive option to acquire F-star's HER2-targeted breast and gastric cancer treatment.

The new Argos biomanufacturing facility in North Carolina will include automated production using the company's Arcelis technology.