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CN Bio and LifeNet Health LifeSciences have teamed up to provide direct access to a portfolio of highly characterized hepatic cells for the creation of advanced liver-on-a-chip assays.

The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has given a positive opinion on Sandoz’ biosimilar trastuzumab for breast and gastric cancer.

As more novel therapy approvals trend towards biologics, it is important to take stock of what treatments are shaping the future of the market.

Illumina’s new solutions center in Bengaluru, India, will expand access to genomics in the country.

Optibrium announced on Aug. 31, 2023 the acquisition of BioPharmics to further expand the 3D drug design and modelling offering and to focus on research and development and application science.

Novo Nordisk receives the full rights to develop and commercialize the lead program.

Both companies have a focus to developing and commercializing treatments for rare diseases with a strong focus on patients and supporting communities with little to no existing therapeutic options.

Image analysis algorithms coupled with microscopy techniques can be used to characterize aggregates of therapeutic proteins.

Pharma's ability to continually reinvent itself will be critical in growing future business operations.

Bristol Myers Squibb has joined Cellares’ Technology Adoption Partnership program just as Cellares launches operations as an integrated development and manufacturing organization.

Exploring the state of pharma patents following the Supreme Court’s Amgen v. Sanofi decision.

Rentschler Biopharma, CGT Catapult, and Refeyn aim to use automated and digital technologies to improve AAV manufacturing for gene therapies.

Danaher intends to acquire Abcam, a provider of life sciences assays and reagents, for $5.7 billion.

Royalty Pharma agreed to spend up to $500 million for a 5.1 to 8% royalty on net sales of Ferring’s gene therapy adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vcng).

FDA has halted enrollment in clinical studies for Gilead Sciences’ magrolimab, a biologic treatment in development for acute myeloid leukemia.

With this agreement, Chiesi Global Rare Diseases will co-develop drug delivery systems with Aliada Therapeutics for large molecule therapeutics that can cross the blood-brain barrier.

A major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will bolster efforts to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The collaboration between Parexel and Partex is designed to leverage artificial intelligence-powered solutions to accelerate drug discovery and development.

Gilead and Tentarix established three multi-year collaborations to discover and develop multi-functional, conditional protein therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases.

The completion of three acquisitions of Versanis Bio, Sigilon Therapeutics, and DICE Therapeutics boosts Eli Lilly and Company’s product pipeline in obesity, diabetes, and immunology.

Under the exclusive agreement, Hikma will commercialize products in Rakuten Medical’s pipeline for cancer treatment in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Luis Alvarez, PhD, founder of Theradaptive, candidly discusses how his regenerative therapy start-up evolved and secured start-up funding.

A report from the UK Bioindustry Association report indicated that biotech venture and public financing rose from £295 million in the first quarter to £382 million in the second quarter.

Cytomos will use the £4 million in funding to develop its dielectric spectroscopy technology.

Novartis has completed its acquisition of biopharma company Chinook Therapeutics.

Under a manufacturing agreement, Northway Biotech will develop a manufacturing process for iTolerance’s fusion protein in development for regenerative therapy.

Broader industry shifts may lead outsourcing companies to prioritize integrated services.

Context surrounding the Inflation Reduction Act is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the global biopharma market.

Biogen’s acquisition of Reata will grant them access to Reata’s FDA-approved treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia.

AstraZeneca, via its subsidiary Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will purchase a portfolio of preclinical rare disease gene therapies from Pfizer in a deal worth up to $1 billion.