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Roche has received approval from the European Commission for Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab), the first CD20xCD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody for treating follicular lymphoma.

Mergers, acquisitions, or partnership agreements in the biopharma sector often flounder due to poor preparation and missteps during scientific due diligence.

The acquisition grants Bristol Myers Squibb access to the company's oncology pipeline and lead candidate, repotrectinib.

Sanofi will grant Regeneron worldwide exclusive license rights to Libtayo, a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

Astellas and GO Therapeutics will work together to develop novel antibodies for immuno-oncology.

Cambrex’s acquisition of Q1 Scientific expands the company’s storage services in the European market.

Having a clear clinical strategy early on can shave time off overall development projects.

Advances in genomics tools can lead to quicker biotherapeutic development.

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.