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BioPharm International® spoke with Alexander Seyf, CEO and co-founder of Autolomous, about the impact geopolitical changes in Europe might have on the bio/pharmaceutical industry.

Aviva Capital Partners and developer Socius are investing £1 billion in a 12-acre site to be located at the London Cancer Hub next to The Institute of Cancer Research, London and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust’s Sutton site.

Black Hawk’s subsidiary, BH Merger Sub, will merge with Vesicor as part of the agreement.

Groundbreaking clinical studies and new research collaborations are pushing ahead even as uncertainty lingers about the geopolitical climate’s impact on development.

The investment agreement will support the company’s ongoing clinical trials for its treatment for the rare genetic condition, spinocerebellar ataxia.

The biopharmaceutical landscape is undergoing a huge shift from traditional therapies to more specialty-driven modalities.

Through the collaboration, Pharmaron will validate and promote the application of CN Bio’s PhysioMimix technology with plans to integrate OOC technologies into its R&D platform.

AnalytiChem has launched the Redipor line of ready-to-use culture media, which brings three well-known brands under one global brand.

Avidicure is a new biotechnology company that has been launched on the back of a $50 million seed financing round for developing a new multifunctional antibody modality for treating cancer.

The proposed business combination would create a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that will focus on developing a pipeline of next-generation cancer therapies.

The investment will be done over five years and will include new, state-of-the-art R&D facilities as well as new or expanded manufacturing sites in multiple US states.

Using cholesterol-modified oligonucleotides, the research team aims to improve the delivery of antisense nucleotide-based therapies for treating neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancers.

This collaboration aims to advance a first-in-human clinical study by using autologous iPSC technology.

The spray-dried formulations for Ethris’ mRNA vaccine candidates will be developed at Lonza’s Bend, Ore., Center of Excellence in accordance with GMP standards.

At INTERPHEX 2025, the Pharmaceutical Technology® Group spoke with Joe Katakowski, director of Research at the RTW Foundation on how challenging it is to develop treatments for ultra-rare diseases.

Through this collaboration, Circio will combine its circVec DNA vectors with Entos’ Fusogenix PLV delivery technology, which is expected to enhance delivery efficiency and reduce toxicity.

The acquisition of Rweality will strengthen Enosium Life Science’s market access and medical-economic development strategies.

Rising demand for peptide-based therapeutics prompts the launch of this new peptide research center, which will offer services across peptide synthesis, discovery, and advanced modalities.

More and more contract manufacturers have been looking not at what the state of the supply chain is right now, but what it may be in the next three to five years.

Over the course of the next five years, the bio/pharma industry is expected to see the patents of multiple blockbuster drugs expire, impacting some key industry players.

Having completed its €40 million (US$43 million) investment in Slovenia, Novartis has opened its first specialized viral vector production facility in Europe, following earlier significant investments in R&D that has driven the growth of Slovenia’s workforce.

The £10 million (US$13 million) investment is part of a larger £58 million (US$75 million) Series A financing round to be used for the development of Maxion Therapeutics’ preclinical lead program for treating inflammatory diseases.

The commission’s approval makes durvalumab the first and only immunotherapy for LS-SCLC in the EU.

With the investment, AstraZeneca will establish a second global strategic R&D center in Beijing as well as support major research and manufacturing agreements to further advance life sciences in the country.

EsoBiotec’s proprietary lentiviral platform primarily enables the immune system to attack cancers but could ultimately offer patients cell therapy treatments delivered in minutes rather than several weeks.