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NIH has announced four new grant awards to fund new tuberculosis research advancement centers.

ATMPS Ltd has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of its Hataali blockchain technology used in personalized medicines.

Stanley Capital has announced the acquisition of MyMeds&Me by its portfolio company Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Services Solutions.

Advances in pharmaceutical neuroscience present an opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to stay ahead of the curve.

Consumer advocates continue to press for initiatives to lower drug prices by revising or reducing patent protections.

CAR-T cell therapy development is a complex process that requires standardization.

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

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.

A rise in investments and funding into regenerative medicines projects has helped to advance a rich clinical pipeline.

A consortium of nine development partners will support Biovac's expansion of its existing vaccine manufacturing plant capacity, while Biovac itself aims to raise funds to boost increased vaccine manufacturing capacity across Africa.

Thermo Fisher and Symphogen have extended their collaboration involving improved data workflow, which supports the discovery and development of new cancer treatments.

Under a collaboration, IDT Biologika and Exothera will conduct feasibility studies on scaling up the manufacturing process for viral vector-based vaccines.

The authors review some of the monoclonal antibody candidates that reached Phase III clinical trials but were discontinued at later stages.

UCB has announced that it is extending its tender offer to acquire Zogenix.

Johnson & Johnson has confirmed advancement of the nationwide opioid settlement agreement.

Scottish Enterprise has awarded £20 million (US$27 million) to Valneva Scotland to advance vaccine development.

Alvea has begun preclinical testing of a scalable, shelf-stable DNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Moderna and Thermo Fisher Scientific have formed a collaboration to leverage dedicated commercial fill/finish manufacturing capacity in the US for mRNA vaccines and therapies.

The Center for Breakthrough Medicines and BioAnalysis LLC have formed a strategic alliance to offer novel analytical testing services for CGT clients.

Recipharm has strengthened its biologics manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of both Vibalogics and Arranta Bio.

The company has announced plans to establish a commercial presence in six European countries.

The commercialization and licensing deal will see Biogen commercialize Xbrane’s Xcimzane, a proposed biosimilar for CIMZIA (certolizumab pegol).

Thermo Fisher Scientific is expanding its Millersburg, Penn., site with a $40 million investment to support increased production of single-use technology for critical vaccines and biologics.

ONK will receive non-exclusive rights to Intellia’s proprietary ex-vivo CRISPR/Cas9 technology in the development of five allogeneic NK cell therapies.

ImmunoGen and Eli Lilly and Company have entered into an agreement that gives Lilly exclusive rights to research, develop, and commercialize ADCs designed for targets selected by Lilly from ImmunoGen’s camptothecin technology.

The deal between ProBioGen and AstraZeneca will allow AstraZeneca to use ProBioGen’s GlymaxX technology.

Piramal Pharma Solutions plans to construct a multipurpose ADC manufacturing and aseptic fill/finish facility in Grangemouth, Scotland, and to upgrades its existing API manufacturing facility in Morpeth, England.

In an agreement with MaaT Pharma, Skyepharma will build MaaT a dedicated 1500-m² microbiome ecosystem therapies manufacturing site.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has completed the acquisition of the chromatography equipment division of Novasep.