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Eli Lilly and Company has received a complete response letter from FDA for its anti-dermatitis biologic therapeutic, lebrikizumab.

Biosynth has further strengthened its peptide division with the acquisition of Pepceuticals.

The BioIndustry Association reports that with a strong foundation in research and development in mRNA the United Kingdom will be a major player in this rapidly growing industry.

The Japanese biotech company plans to make good use of Orchard’s portfolio, furthering its goal of providing life-changing medical care through cell and gene therapy.

The newly established business under Advent International and Warburg Pincus will be named Simtra BioPharma Solutions.

Under the partnership, Sartorius will leverage SPARTA Biodiscovery’s technology to accelerate development of nanoparticles used for drug delivery.

The contract is part of US Department of Health and Human Services’ ‘Project NextGen’ initiative, aimed at pushing forward new and stronger COVID-19 vaccines and therapies.

With the two new GMP-grade mRNA manufacturing sites in Germany, MilliporeSigma can now offer fully integrated mRNA services.

Under a new pact, Genentech and PeptiDream will collaborate to discover and develop novel peptide-radioisotope drug conjugates.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation will invest up to DKK 950 million (€127 million, US$136 million) in a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Lyngby, Denmark.

The AstraZeneca rare disease group hopes to use these new gene therapy programs to bolster its work on genomic medicine.

Tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapies offer a new route to target cancer.

Samsung Biologics and Bristol Myers Squibb have further expanded their strategic manufacturing agreement to include the large-scale manufacture of an antibody cancer drug substance.

CN Bio and LifeNet Health LifeSciences have teamed up to provide direct access to a portfolio of highly characterized hepatic cells for the creation of advanced liver-on-a-chip assays.

The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has given a positive opinion on Sandoz’ biosimilar trastuzumab for breast and gastric cancer.

As more novel therapy approvals trend towards biologics, it is important to take stock of what treatments are shaping the future of the market.

Illumina’s new solutions center in Bengaluru, India, will expand access to genomics in the country.

Optibrium announced on Aug. 31, 2023 the acquisition of BioPharmics to further expand the 3D drug design and modelling offering and to focus on research and development and application science.

Novo Nordisk receives the full rights to develop and commercialize the lead program.

Both companies have a focus to developing and commercializing treatments for rare diseases with a strong focus on patients and supporting communities with little to no existing therapeutic options.

Image analysis algorithms coupled with microscopy techniques can be used to characterize aggregates of therapeutic proteins.

Pharma's ability to continually reinvent itself will be critical in growing future business operations.

Bristol Myers Squibb has joined Cellares’ Technology Adoption Partnership program just as Cellares launches operations as an integrated development and manufacturing organization.

Exploring the state of pharma patents following the Supreme Court’s Amgen v. Sanofi decision.

Brandon McNaughton, founder and CEO of Akadeum Life Sciences, discusses his start-up’s unique microbubble separation technology.