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The project, which will be titled the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, will work to pinpoint which new and repurposed drugs and biologics can treat patients immediately, and which can treat patients long-term.

Through the agreement, Emergent will manufacture the vaccine, which is formulated based on Novavax’s proprietary recombinant protein nanoparticle technology platform and its Matrix-M adjuvant to boost immune responses.

Launched in 2018, the Poseidon network works to bring together pharmaceutical providers to reform the pharmaceutical logistics process.

The decision comes after results were received from a Phase 1, open-label study that evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of the monotherapy

Through the agreement, Bora will obtain ownership of the entire Mississauga site, including all facilities, under the proper regulatory clearances.

New dates for the postponed event are still being determined.

The agency is postponing the inspection of most foreign facilities through April 2020.

The company is using its LEAPS peptide technology to develop the immunotherapy, which may be able to reduce COVID-19 viral load and tissue damage.

The new BIOSTAT STR Generation 3 with BIOBRAIN bioproduction platform offers process intensification with automated feed and bleed and integrated cell retention functionality.

The new center expands the company’s R&D capabilities and will help it advance its portfolio of rare disease gene therapy programs.

The acquisition will expand Nexelis’ immunology testing expertise.

The action involves allowing specific National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-approved respirators not regulated by FDA to be used in healthcare settings to increase the number of respirators available in the United States.

The conference, which was originally scheduled for March 31–April 3, 2020 at the Messe München in Germany, will be rescheduled for Oct. 19–22, 2020 at the same location.

Research from data and analytics company GlobalData shows that CAR-T cell therapy innovations across APAC will make the global market for these therapies more competitive.

FDA issued a notice to drug compounders regarding the transition of licensure of biologics to the Public Health Service Act.

The technology enables the rapid production of large numbers of recombinant antibodies at 80-mL scale.

A guidance document answers questions regarding the transition of biologics applications from under the FD&C Act to the PHS Act.

The deal is expected to close during the first half of 2021.

The therapy works by transferring pathogen-specific antibodies from plasma gathered from recovered individuals into an infected patient, which may help the patient’s immune system respond and increase recovery.

The organization is postponing its annual meeting to July 2020 because of the developing COVID-19 outbreak.

Under the agreement, Takeda will divest the rights, title, and interest to 18 over-the-counter and prescription products sold in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

The acquisition will give Gilead access to Forty Seven’s investigational lead product candidate, magrolimab, a monoclonal antibody in clinical development for the treatment of numerous cancers.

As patent disputes within the scientific community continue, drug developers consider the intellectual property unknowns associated with this emerging technology.

The partners will use ProBioGen’s DirectedLuck transposase technology to support development and large-scale manufacturing of ImmunOs’ biologics.

With the first announced drug shortage tied to the coronavirus outbreak, FDA emphasizes urgency for monitoring drug supply chain.

Eurofins DiscoverX partners with VelaLabs to enable VelaLabs to perform highly reproducible potency lot release assays under GLP/GMP conditions.

Under the agreement, ERS Genomics will license its gene-editing technology to Aelian Biotechnoloy to support its commercial functional genomic screening platform.

The companies are entering into a development and manufacturing collaboration for the advancement and production of human monoclonal antibodies for the potential treatment of novel coronavirus.

Takeda announced the acquisition after the conclusion of a Phase 1 study of the investigational medicine TAK-062 (Kuma062) for the treatment of uncontrolled celiac disease.

If approved, the therapy may become the first-choice treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis patients and will be the first B-cell therapy that can be self-administered using an autoinjector pen.