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CMC Biologics and River Vision Development announce manufacturing agreement for RV001, a monoclonal antibody to treat Grave’s orbitopathy.

Cytovance Biologics Inc. announces development and manufacturing deal with NeuroFx for stem-cell-derived cell-free therapy for strokes.

ARGX-110-based combination therapies have demonstrated potential in treatment-resistant cancers.

Financial expectations for Baxter’s biopharma solutions arm will drop 10% as the result of a client’s decision to move its manufacturing in house.

  The provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) dealing with patent exclusivity periods are diametrically opposed to the main goals originally outlined in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 in the Patient Care Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Biosimilars Council wrote in an open letter to President Obama on July 27, 2015.

The new biotech company, Mereo, is based in the United Kingdom, and kicks off with three mid-stage assets from Novartis.

Drug development is South Korea is being driven by the government’s R&D strategy under its Pharma 2020 Vision.

The broader aim of FDA's metrics initiative is to encourage quality manufacturing operations that will help avoid drug shortages.

A broad indication for GSK’s investigational mAb mepolizumab, coupled with an upcoming FDA decision date, could give the manufacturer a competitive advantage in the biologic asthma market.

The collaboration will focus on advancing bi-specific antibodies that target hematologic and solid cancers, either as monotherapies or in combination regimens with other immune modulating treatments.

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that manufacturers do not report a portion of adverse events to FDA within the federally mandated time frame of 15 days.

FDA’s quality metrics draft guidance details the types of data the agency plans to request and the quality metrics it plans to calculate.

Will AbbVie stave off biosimilar competitors by following Teva’s model for Copaxone?

FDA approved the drug for a more narrow indication in the US than did EMA for Repatha, Praluent’s fiercest competitor.

 Teva announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the generic-drug business of Allergan in a transaction valued at $40.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016.

EMA’s revised guideline on the implementation of accelerated assessment is open for public consultation.

Manufacturers are producing new drugs and vaccines and clinical supplies faster and more efficiently through the development of standards and common practices for single-use technology systems.

The guidance provides recommendations for submitting analytical procedures and method validation data to FDA.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced a positive scientific opinion for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s) malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix (RTS,S) for use outside of the European Union (EU) in children aged 6 weeks to 17 months.

The Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute and AAPS recognize four groups for emerging scientific talent and academic excellence.

FDA warns an Arkansas compounding company that it is in violation of the FDCA.

MedImmune will provide funding and in-kind contributions to support University of Sheffield research projects to address key challenges in cell engineering.

The PD-1 inhibitor was approved as a first-line therapy and for previously treated patients with advanced melanoma.

World Courier receives pharmaceutical storage and transportation accreditation in the United Kingdom.

The technology platform measures protein-protein interactions.

Katsuaki Kaito has been named president of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.

The decision makes Bristol-Myers Squibb’s therapy the first PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor approved in Europe.

Amgen says the approval makes Repatha the first PCSK9 inhibitor to be approved in the world.