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Novartis will endorse the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases and invest $250 million for R&D.

GSK will invest £1 billion in furthering R&D in malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV, as well as neglected tropical diseases.

FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in children as young as six months old.

Roche has received approval from the European Commission for Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab), the first CD20xCD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody for treating follicular lymphoma.

The acquisition grants Bristol Myers Squibb access to the company's oncology pipeline and lead candidate, repotrectinib.

Eli Lilly and Company plans to build two new manufacturing sites at Indiana's LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District in Boone County.

GSK’s acquisition of Affinivax will give the company access to their portfolio of next-generation pneumococcal vaccines.

Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted EUA for booster doses in children five through 11 years of age.

Pfizer will acquire Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in migraine treatments, for $11.7 billion.

FDA is limiting the use of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals.

Issues related to mifepristone prescribing and dispensing are emerging in the debate over legislation to reauthorize FDA user fees for drugs and medical products.

Purolite has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

Members of Congress asked FDA about multiple contentious issues, including expedited approvals, vaccines for young children, orphan drug exclusivity, access to medical abortions, conflicts of interest, and hiring initiatives.

Moderna has filed for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children six months to under six years of age.

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted an application for Emergency Use Authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in young children.

FDA has approved Veklury to treat COVID-19 in pediatric patients under 12 years of age.

Catalent will invest $350 million into integrated biologics drug substance and drug product manufacturing at Bloomington, Indiana facility.

Moderna, Pfizer, and BioNTech are seeking FDA approval for a fourth dose of their respective COVID-19 vaccines.

Novartis will pay Voyager up to $1.75 billion for access to Voyager’s novel Tracer AAV capsids for potential use with three CNS targets.

Hovione has announced that Jean-Luc Herbeaux will take over for Guy Villax as CEO on April 1, 2022.

Califf will face challenges that include COVID-19, opioids, and user fees.

Medicago and GSK have announced that Health Canada has approved COVIFENZ, an adjuvanted plant-based COVID-19 vaccine.

Novavax announces the first doses of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine have begun shipping to European Union member states.

The turnkey facilities will promote scalable vaccine production for an end-to-end manufacturing network for mRNA-based vaccines in Africa.

ImmunoGen and Eli Lilly and Company have entered into an agreement that gives Lilly exclusive rights to research, develop, and commercialize ADCs designed for targets selected by Lilly from ImmunoGen’s camptothecin technology.

Eli Lilly and Company is investing $1 billion to establish a new manufacturing stie in Concord, N.C., to manufacture parenteral products and devices.

Samsung Biologics has signed an agreement with Biogen to acquire Biogen’s 50% stake in Samsung Bioepis, a joint venture formed by the two companies, for up to $2.3 billion.

UCB and Zogenix have agreed to an acquisition deal totaling nearly $2 billion.