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BeiGene has acquired property in Hopewell, NJ to build a new manufacturing site and clinical R&D center for advanced new medicines.

Samsung Biologics, GreenLight Biosciences, and Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. have partnered to advance GreenLight’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Scientific innovation and regulatory reformations are helping to drive the global biopharma market forward, but a balance between cost and value still needs to be accepted for widespread adoption.

Novo Nordisk’s 3.3 billion acquisition of Dicerna gives them access to their RNAi technology.

Secarna Pharmaceuticals and Achilles Therapeutics have entered into an agreement to optimize the development of T cell therapies in Achilles’ pipeline.

CGT Catapult and Deep Science Ventures have partnered to encourage innovative approaches to overcoming barriers in delivering advance therapies to patients.

Lonza is expanding its microbial development capabilities at its Visp, Switzerland, site to support clinical and commercial drug development programs.

Leading legislators have launched the campaign to enact a second version of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Kala’s acquisition of Combangio expands its clinical-stage biologic pipeline.

Synthace has raised $35 million in funding to fuel growth of its life sciences R&D technology.

Under the expanded agreement with Agios, Centogene will provide global clinical trial support for thalassemia and sickle cell diseases.

The Democratic legislative proposal to authorize price negotiations on costly medicines covered by Medicare has drawn opposition from brand pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

AbbVie will pay REGENXBIO up to $1.75 billion for the rights to develop and commercialize its treatment of various eye conditions.

The winners of the 18th CPhI Pharma Awards, which are given as a recognition of ‘Excellence in Pharma’, were announced on November 9, 2021, in Milan.

Part 2—Industry experts from MilliporeSigma, Lonza, Astrea Bioseparations, and Sartorius provide insight and examples about solving critical challenges in both analytics and process development for emerging therapies.

Flagship Pioneering has officially launched Alltrna, a company planning to combat genetic diseases with transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) medicine.

The agreement will allow Birmingham Biotech to commercialize the University of Birmingham’s antiviral COVID-19 nasal spray.

Element’s acquisition of JMI Laboratories will increase their North American service offerings.

Part 1—Industry experts from MilliporeSigma, Lonza, Astrea Bioseparations, and Sartorius discuss key issues affecting the development of emerging biotherapies.

Lonza is expanding its exosomes development and manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of a service unit from Exosomics and a manufacturing facility from Codiak BioSciences.

Aceragen’s acquisition of Arrevus adds key treatment candidates to its rare disease pipeline.

Takeda’s acquisition of GammaDelta Therapeutics expands their immuno-oncology and innate immune cell therapy portfolio.

Following the acquisition, Avantor will have access to Masterflex’s various bioproduction operations.

The biopharmaceutical landscape of India is transforming in terms of regulatory policies, product development, and affordability.

The biopharma industry is seeing more merit in strategizing clinical and commercial drug development as early as the preclinical phase.