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The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed DKK 600 million (US$87.4 million) towards the initial costs of the center housing the new supercomputer, which has the potential to accelerate drug discovery innovation.

The collaboration aims to develop precision genetic medicines using ViaNautis’ proprietary polyNaut technology platform.

The company is investing $76 million to increase ADC manufacturing capacity at its St. Louis, Mo. facility.

The companies expect to accelerate the clinical development of MRT-6160, a Phase I drug candidate, as well as explore further therapeutic opportunities across multiple indications.

Merck is acquiring the Yale-spinout, which develops direct DNA modification-enabled cancer treatments.

The merger will create a specialty company, REGiMMUNE/Kiji TX, for regulatory T cells.

Through the collaboration, Merck will use Mestag’s proprietary RAFT platform to investigate the pathogenic role that fibroblasts play in inflammatory diseases.

The new center's design will prioritize integration of the entire supply chain, with the aim of accelerating product development and autonomous production capacity in alignment with EU priorities.

Evonik's plant-based squalene, PhytoSquene, used in parenteral drug delivery applications, won the CPHI Excellence in Pharma Award in the “Sustainability” category.

This year's CPHI award winners emphasize achievements in pharma excellence.

How the Republican and Democrat presidential candidates might appeal to voters on this topic is starting to be seen.

Innovative solutions are making personalized cell and gene therapies accessible to all.

Emerging therapies, such as cell and gene therapies, come with unique challenges that must be planned for in advance.

Lilly has increased its manufacturing investment for biologics in Limerick, Ireland, by $1 billion while launching its new $800 million facility in Kinsale.

The finalists for the 2024 CPHI Pharma Awards are spread across 14 categories, which include future leaders, women of the year, and an “at the heart of pharma” category.

With the completion of its acquisition of Morphic, Lilly expands its immunology pipeline to include Morphic's oral integrin therapies to address inflammatory bowel disease.

Under a deal worth potentially up to $1.3 billion, Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will acquire CN201, a next-generation bispecific antibody, from Curon Biopharmaceutical.

Genentech will leverage Sangamo’s proprietary capsid delivery platform and epigenetic regulation capabilities to develop genomic medicines to address certain neurodegenerative diseases.

Under the license agreement, Andelyin Biosciences will expand its AAV Curator Platform by including MyoAAV plasmids developed by Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

With a $15 million fund-raising goal, US Specialty Formulations plans to invest in expanding its biopharma facility in Allentown, Pa.

Will Sanofi’s plan to recruit the younger generation through its participation in the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, being held in Paris, pay off?

With this acquisition, AbbVie gains Cerevel’s clinical-stage assets that complement AbbVie's emerging neuroscience pipeline as well as branded products for treating psychiatric disorders, migraine, and Parkinson's disease.

The new biotech company will use the Series A financing to advance the development of enhanced biologics to treat solid tumors and inflammatory and immunology diseases.

BeiGene has invested $800 million into a new biologics manufacturing facility in Hopewell, NJ, which also houses its clinical R&D capabilities.

Under the expanded agreement, Univercells and University of Pennsylvania will evaluate certain bioreactors for scalable gene therapy production.

GSK’s submission is supported by Phase III trials showing significant progression-free survival benefit and positive overall survival trends using Blenrep combinations compared to standard care.

The addition of BIOVECTRA’s biologics capabilities to accelerate drug development and manufacturing will allow Agilent to expand its end-to-end offerings for biopharma services.

The acquisition adds a Phase III therapeutic peptide candidate to AstraZeneca’s late-stage pipeline for rare diseases.

The acquisition of EyeBio adds a late-phase antibody drug candidate for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration to Merck’s pipeline.

The company plans to invest approximately €900 million (US$983 million) to expand its peptide platform at its Colorado, US, site and in Europe.