Biologic Drugs in Development

Emergent BioSolutions will help develop and manufacture an oral vaccine candidate and will develop plasma-based antibody therapeutics.

The partners have initiated an observational case-control study of siltuximab in patients with COVID-19 who have developed serious respiratory complications.

The company is using its LEAPS peptide technology to develop the immunotherapy, which may be able to reduce COVID-19 viral load and tissue damage.

The new center expands the company’s R&D capabilities and will help it advance its portfolio of rare disease gene therapy programs.

Research from data and analytics company GlobalData shows that CAR-T cell therapy innovations across APAC will make the global market for these therapies more competitive.

As patent disputes within the scientific community continue, drug developers consider the intellectual property unknowns associated with this emerging technology.

Technology and capacity investments create opportunities in the cell and gene therapy arena for CDMOs and biopharma alike.

The knockout CHO K1 cell line will be used to support biotherapeutic R&D across a range of therapeutic indications.

The license gives Daiichi Sankyo access to ERS Genomics’ genome-editing technology for internal R&D initiatives.

The formation of the new gene therapy company stems from the progress and success of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s clinical manufacturing and gene therapy work.

Under the agreement, Almirall will leverage WuXi Biologics’ proprietary WuXiBody platform to develop bispecific antibodies for dermatological diseases.

Roche will apply ProBioGen’s proprietary GlymaxX technology to boost the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity of antibodies.

The joint venture will develop next-generation cell and gene therapies incorporating Affimer proteins.

While falling short of the 2018 record levels, US drug approval numbers continue to set the pace globally.

As regulatory bodies extend the oversight of E&L testing, companies working with drug products need to make provisions on how to best comply with the evolving expectations.

Accelerated approval pathways and growing demand for cell and gene therapies are putting pressure on providers of cellular starting materials, and they must ensure a steady supply.

The agreement paves the way for GSK’s specialty HIV company, ViiV Healthcare, to develop a broadly neutralizing antibody, N6LS, for HIV treatment and prevention.

The companies have entered into a clinical and commercial agreement to use MaxCyte’s ExPERT platform to enable development of up to five of Vor’s engineered cell therapies.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences will supply Akeso Pharmaceuticals with the FlexFactory platform to accelerate production of antibody drugs in the Guangzhou region.

Manufacturing differences between traditional mAb therapies and newer biotherapeutics dictate whether processes should be scaled up, scaled out, or use an alternate approach for commercial production.

The use of scale-down models allows for the theoretical optimization of processes and for troubleshooting problems during the developmental stage.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, Karima Yadi from Becton Dickinson & Co. will present the challenges of using, and necessity for, shorter needles and integrated systems with high viscosity drugs, such as biologics, to improve the patient experience at CPhI Worldwide.

The companies will collaborate to identify and develop in-vivo genome editing therapeutic candidates for genetic diseases, including hemophilia.

The collaboration focuses on baculovirus/Sf9 expression system for Prevail's pipeline of novel AAV9-based gene therapy programs neurodegenerative diseases.

The new services provide rapid production of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) for best candidate selection.

The companies have advanced their collaboration to the next stage and will continue to develop a plant-based biosimilar candidate to Roche’s Rituxan.

The acquisition gives PPF a 19.2% stake in Autolus and provides a pipeline of cell therapy product candidates.

The acquisition will enhance Lundbeck’s brain disease therapy portfolio as well as its antibody process and development capabilities.

The companies will develop and commercialize a Phase III cell therapy candidate for treating chronic low back pain in a deal worth potentially $1 billion.

Passage Bio has licensed a sixth gene therapy development program under its partnership with the University of Pennsylvania for the clinical development of a potential treatment for a nerve disorder.