August 29th 2025
The acquisition expands tubular glass vial and ampoule capacity, expanding ready-to-use glass packaging capabilities in Europe.
August 26th 2025
August 18th 2025
Bristol Myers Squibb and SystImmune’s iza-bren shows promising efficacy and safety in EGFR-mutant NSCLC after TKI and chemotherapy, backed by data from global and China-based trials.
August 12th 2025
Strand advances targeted mRNA therapies, with Phase I STX-001 solid tumor data presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.
August 8th 2025
Biopharma’s future depends on seamless integration of technology, expertise, and strategy.
Sartorius and RoosterBio Strike Downstream Collaboration Deal
Sartorius and RoosterBio will work together to address purification challenges and establish scalable downstream manufacturing processes for exosome-based therapies.
Finding Solutions to Manage mRNA Instability
Messenger RNA is inherently unstable and thus requires unique solutions to protect its cohesion.
Astrea Bioseparations Acquires Delta Precision
Astrea Bioseparations has acquired Delta Precision, a manufacturer of chromatography columns for biomanufacturing.
Avantor and Catalent Enter Multi-Year Agreement
Avantor and Catalent have entered into a multi-year supply and services agreement.
Agilent Acquires Life Sciences Company Avida Biomed
Agilent’s acquisition of Avida grants them access to high-performance enrichment workflows that enable NGS approaches for studying cancer.
Merck Licenses Kelun-Biotech ADC’s in Deal Worth $9.3 Billion
Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will pay Kelun-Biotech up to $9l3 billion for seven early-stage oncology treatments.
Crossing the Same River Multiple Times
Cautiously setting aside pandemic practices, pharma workers appear ready for flux, change, evolution, and expanding molecular diversity.
Pedestrians as Priority
Coverage of COVID-19 vaccines was surprisingly displaced by this year’s astounding oncology and iconoclastic gene therapy “cures.”
Paradigm Shift
Cell and gene therapies is unequivocally viewed as the biggest opportunity in the bio/pharma space.
GSK and Wave Life Sciences to Collaborate on Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
GSK and Wave Life Sciences have entered into a collaboration to drive drug discovery and development for novel genetic targets.
AbCellera and Rallybio Partner on Novel Antibody-Based Therapeutics
AbCellera and Rallybio are teaming up to discover, develop, and commercialize novel antibody-based therapeutics for rare diseases.
Vertex and Entrada Therapeutics Enter Endosomal Escape Vehicle Collaboration
Under the collaboration between Vertex and Entrada, the companies will work on discovering and developing intracellular endosomal escape vehicle therapeutics for myotonic dystrophy type 1.
ADCs Reap the Benefits of Continual Research and Process Improvements
Deeper biological understanding and technology innovations have improved the fate of ADC development.
Amgen Inks $27.8 Billion Blockbuster to Acquire Horizon Therapeutics
Amgen’s $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, an Irish biotechnology company, is one of the largest of 2022.
Virtual Staining Start-Up Launches with More Than 18.8 Million in Funding
PictorLabs, a digital pathology company developing an AI-powered virtual staining platform, formally announced its launch at the start of December.
mRNA Hauptbahnhof
mRNA may not be a train we necessarily all need to get onboard immediately, but we should know where the central train station is located, and what it connects us to.
AstraZeneca Acquires Neogene Therapeutics for $320 Million
AstraZeneca inked a deal worth up to $320 million to purchase Neogene Therapeutics, a biotech start-up focused on T-cell receptor therapies.
Merck Announces $1.35 Billion Acquisition of Imago BioSciences
Merck will purchase Imago BioSciences, a biotechnology company focused on bone marrow disorders, for approximately $1.35 billion.
Sartorius BIA Separations and Exopharm Sign Joint Research Agreement
The agreement aims to develop integrated technology for large-scale exosome production.
Regeneron and Cytomx Announce $2 Billion Oncology Collaboration
The collaboration will see the companies develop investigational next-generation bispecific immunotherapies for cancer.
MilliporeSigma Invests $286 Million in US Drug Safety Testing Capacity
The $286 million investment ability is designed to elevate MillioporeSigma’s ability to conduct biosafety testing and analytical development services.
Biotech Startup Raises $5.4M to Develop AI-Designed Protein Machines and Cell Factories
Biotech startup, Cradle, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding with an AI-enabled design platform that allows for the synthetic building of cell factories to produce proteins.
CellVax and Theragent Form Manufacturing Pact for Novel Cancer Immunotherapy Drug Candidate
CellVax Therapeutics has selected Theragent, a new CDMO, to manufacture clinical trial material for a new Phase II prostate cancer immunotherapy drug candidate.
Sanofi and Insilico Medicine Ink $1.2 Billion Drug Development Deal
The deal will see Sanofi use Insilico’s AI drug discovery platform to advance up to six new drug development candidates.
Salipro Biotech Enters into Collaboration with Sanofi
Salipro Biotech has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Sanofi to advance discovery programs.
Innovative Start-Ups at CPHI Barcelona
The Start-Up Market at CPHI Barcelona brings together 27 start-ups, innovators, and small enterprises from across the pharma landscape.
Gerresheimer and Nelson Labs NV Announce E&L Partnership
Gerresheimer and Nelson Labs will work together to conduct extractables and leachables testing on upcoming primary packaging solutions.
Merck and Veeva Ink 10-Year Partnership Agreement
Under this deal, Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will select Veeva products for industry-specific software and data.
J&J to Acquire Abiomed for $16.6 Billion
Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of Abiomed, a provider of heart pump technologies, is designed to bolster their position in the medical technology sector.
Are Obesity Drugs the Next Blockbusters?
New medications show exciting outcomes for weight loss.