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FDA has approved ZTALMY as a treatment for seizures associated with CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD).

AstraZeneca’s antibody combination has been authorized for use in Great Britain to prevent COVID-19 in high-risk populations and people for whom vaccination may not be effective.

Moderna has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) to supply Japan with an additional 70 million doses of its COVID-19 Booster Vaccine.

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

New report released by USP offers a look into API supply-chain vulnerabilities.

Sanofi is collaborating with Blackstone Life Sciences to accelerate the development of a treatment for multiple myeloma.

Sanofi and Seagen have entered an agreement to investigate three cancer targets.

Catalent has announced the completion of a $30 million project at its facility in Limoges, France focused on biopharmaceutical development and drug product manufacturing.

BioMed X and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany announced their collaboration on a research project to study T-cells and autoimmunity.

Spectrum Chemical is adding twelve products to its bioCERTIFIED product line.

ProteoGenix’s new XtenCHO Transient Expression can achieve up to ten times higher yields than market-leading CHO systems.

NIH has launched one of the first Phase 1 clinical trials to examine mRNA technology for HIV.

Evitria has entered into an agreement with mAbsolve that will allow the company to use mAbsolve’s gene silencing technology in their antibody cells.

Flow Eighteeen38 is receiving a €5 million (US$5.58 million) investment from its parent company, FairJourney Biologics.

The US Congress approved a federal spending package that increases funding for a range of programs to advance health and medicine.

SCG Cell Therapy has signed a collaboration agreement with A*STAR’s BTI to advance the development of antibodies for infectious diseases and cancer treatments.

Biotech companies and medical product manufacturers have condemned the invasion of Ukraine, while also looking to maintain supplies of essential medicines.

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.

Various executives in the life sciences industry have started a petition calling for “complete economic disengagement” with Russia.

Novo Nordisk will expand its existing research collaboration in novel delivery technologies with MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Curia and the US government have entered into a cooperative agreement to expand fill/finish capability for injectable medicines.

UCB has announced it will build a new innovative gene therapy facility in Belgium.

Spectrum Chemical has further expanded its bioCERTIFIED product portfolio to support the growing global demand for new vaccines and therapeutics.

Amgen has announced the groundbreaking of its newest biomanufacturing facility in North Carolina.

Johnson & Johnson have announced a landmark agreement to enable the manufacturing and availability of its COVID-19 vaccine in Africa by an African company.

G-CON’s signature standardPOD cleanrooms will now be available in Europe.

Moderna has announced that it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Kenya to establish its first mRNA manufacturing facility in Africa.

Researchers at McGill University have made advancements with a novel method for growing synthetic bone tissue.