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ANA will use Quotient’s formulation and manufacturing knowledge to develop and supply the drug product for clinical trials by the third quarter of 2020.

SK bioscience will manufacture the vaccine antigen component for use in the final drug product at its vaccine facility in Andong L-house, South Korea.

The companies will work to establish an operational footprint across North America and Europe that will offer customers supply chain assurance for a combined portfolio of leading solutions.

The CDMO will offer capacity for manufacturing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics at its Grand Rapids, MI, fill/finish facility.

The expansion will involve using the facilities’ existing central utilities and labs to supplement its small-scale and large-scale assets.

The expanded facility will feature two new 40-L and 300-L manufacturing vessels, a capsule filling line, and six drying tunnels that will add more than 10 million doses per annum to the site.

PPD announced it will provide drug development services to advance Pfizer’s portfolio.

The company has launched a residual GMP-compliant test and dual sourcing opportunity designed to increase compliance and reduce risks for ATMP manufacture.

The investment will allow for the expansion of analytical R&D efforts and will support the company’s reference materials business.

The company has begun development of a 3D bioreactor for the cGMP production of extracellular vesicle exosomes.

Vico Therapeutics has raised $31 million (€27 million) in a Series A financing round, which the company will use to further advance its Antisense OligoNucleotides lead platform.

The companies will combine Intravacc’s OMV delivery platform with S-proteins with Celonic’s CHOvolution mammalian cell expression system to produce B and T-cell responses against SARS-CoV-2.

The acquisition gives LGM access to Nexgen’s manufacturing and warehouse distribution facilities and a pilot plant.

Avacta Group has expanded its partnership with Daewoong Pharmaceutical to include Affimer molecules that target viruses, such as coronavirus.

The companies will utilize Avid’s upstream and downstream process development and drug substance manufacturing services in conjunction with Argonaut’s parenteral drug product fill-finish services for the delivery of CGMP parenteral drug products for use in clinical studies.

The transaction is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Sterling Pharma Solutions has signed a deal with Moleculin Biotech to support the development of WP1122, a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Celltrion Healthcare has announced that the EC has granted marketing authorization for its subcutaneous formulation of Remsima (infliximab, CT-P13).

DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences has entered into a research collaboration in microbiome science with the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University.

Stevanato Group and Colanar have signed an agreement for lab scale fill/finish capabilities to study container closure systems at Stevanato Group’s US TEC in Boston, MA.

An LIMS system enables a COVID-19 testing center for employees at their workplace.

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies’ North Carolina site will be used to manufacture Novavax’ NVX‑CoV2373 vaccine candidate for a Phase III clinical trial.

CMIC Bio will offer contract development and manufacturing organization services for biopharmaceutical drug substance.

The Acryl-EZE II works to extend Colorcon’s aqueous enteric systems by providing applications for tablets and multi-particulate dosage forms with increased enteric protection.

Innovate UK has awarded Epsilogen with further grant funding for the development of the next generation antibody treatments for ovarian cancer.

Catalent has unveiled plans to invest in a European center of excellence for clinical biologics formulation development and drug product fill/finish services at its facility in Limoges, France.

Udit Batra, PhD has been named Waters’ new president and CEO, effective September 1, 2020.

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