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The company plans to reformulate injectable products to make them into inhaled and intranasal medications.

Adaptimmune Therapeutics and Universal Cells enter into collaboration and license agreement to develop universal allogeneic T-cell therapies.

Paragon Bioservices entered into a contract with the International Aids Vaccine Initiative for the process and analytical development and cGMP manufacturing of an HIV vaccine candidate.

The agency publishes draft guidance on best practices for communication between FDA and IND sponsors during drug development.

Seqirus, CSL Limited’s influenza vaccine business, announced the opening of their corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom.

Biogen, Genentech, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Patheon publicize their support for action on climate change.

Express Scripts announced its plan to offer a $1 alternative to Daraprim, a generic drug used for the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

Amgen announced the submission of a BLA with the FDA for ABP 501.

Vetter receives AEO-F certificate from the European Union for global movement of goods.

Paras Biopharmaceuticals and Novozymes will collaborate on the creation of an improved osteoporosis treatment.

FDA should not release naming rules for biosimilars ahead of interchangeability guidelines, says the pharmacy benefit manager.

The agency promotes safer use of drugs and prevention of medication errors through a new webpage and practice guide.

Growing differentiated cells from stem cells may now be a bit easier than before, thanks to the findings from a new study on the production of liver cells. The study, backed by the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and published in Stem Cell Reports, finds that laminins may be a crucial element for the successful clinical-scale production and culture of stem cell therapies. The UK Regenerative Medicine Platform, the European Union Seventh Framework Programme, and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research funded the research.

The portal is an interactive tool that pulls together the innovation landscape, company base, and manufacturing sites for the entire medicines sector in the UK.

Under the terms of the agreement, Xellia will acquire substantial parts of the Ben Venue site, including four sterile injectable manufacturing plants, which are not currently operational.

The deal to acquire Allergan will cost Pfizer $160 billion, and if the merger does not go through, CNBC reports the break-up fee would be $3.5 billion. The amount of the termination fee was calculated in advance of any further restrictions on tax inversion deals, however.

FDA seeks industry support for metrics program, emphasizing the surveillance focus.

Chugai Pharmaceuticals, a research-based company headquartered in Tokyo, opens new facility in Berkley Heights, NJ.

The proposed merger of Pfizer and Allergan will create a new top drug maker and cut Pfizer’s tax bill with a headquarters move to Ireland.

The University of Sheffield has appointed Cobra Biologics to advance novel fusion protein technology into Phase 1 clinical trials.

There’s renewed optimism in the biomedical research community that years of effort finally may begin to pay off for developing cutting-edge gene and cellular treatments for debilitating and life-threatening conditions. Jill Wechsler reports.

Expansions at Catalent’s Kansas City, MO, and Madison, WI facilities made in response to industry demand.

The 2015 UPS supply chain survey suggests that pharma companies need to improve cost control and planning for unexpected events.

Baxter expands capacity for lyophilized cytotoxic oncology therapies at its fill/finish facility in Halle, Germany.

Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the opening of their new GMP clinical services facility in Singapore.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers should not be protected from antitrust litigation simply because FTC chooses not to pursue a lawsuit, the agency wrote in a recent amicus brief.

Charles River Laboratories announces the acquisition of Oncotest GmbH.

Baxter expands capacity for lyophilized cytotoxic oncology therapies at its fill/finish facility in Halle, Germany.