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With recent approvals of bispecific antibodies, these complex molecules are fast moving out of the research box and into clinical pipelines.

Extensive work has greatly expanded the possibilities for fetal bovine serum sourcing.

GSK’s acquisition of Affinivax will give the company access to their portfolio of next-generation pneumococcal vaccines.

Manufacturers are aligning with pharmacists and providers to blame high drug costs and limited patient access on pharmacy benefit managers.

Precompetitive consortiums seek solutions to industry-wide challenges.

Through the Thermo Fisher Scientific and LabShares Newton partnership, life science startups can accelerate early-stage discovery and development with shared lab spaces.

Lonza and Israel Biotech Fund form a two-year agreement to support accelerated development and manufacture of biologics and small molecules.

AbbVie and Cugene have reached an exclusive license option agreement for CUG252, Cugene’s lead therapeutic candidate.

AstraZeneca has signed a license agreement with RQ Biotechnology for monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19.

Pfizer will acquire Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in migraine treatments, for $11.7 billion.

Through a collaboration, Avantor and Cytovance Biologics will accelerate plasmid optimization and sourcing services for viral vectors and mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics.

Further development of nucleic acid-based therapeutics has been accelerated by the recent success of mRNA vaccines.

GeoVax has received a patent for its malaria vaccine from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

GSK reaches agreement to acquire late-stage biopharmaceutical company Sierra Oncology for $1.9 billion.

With high-concentration biologics, careful selection of excipients in formulation is crucial for reducing viscosity without destabilizing the protein.

Ymmunobio AG has signed a patent purchase agreement with LeukoCom GmbH to expand its development of cancer therapies.

Pfizer plans to acquire ReViral and its respiratory syncytial virus therapeutic candidates to strengthen Pfizer’s capabilities in infectious disease research.

Lonza and Asher Biotherapeutics have entered a manufacturing agreement for a cis-targeted IL-2 fusion protein, AB359.

Evonetix’s thermally controlled DNA synthesis technology is designed to enable highly parallel DNA synthesis in a benchtop platform.

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.