Deals, Development and Manufacturing

The foundation will provide funding support for the discovery and development of a single-administration, in-vivo gene therapy to cure sickle cell disease, a hereditary blood disease.

The acquisition will allow Charles River to expand its cell and gene therapy development, testing, and manufacturing capabilities, while adding to its existing portfolio of non-clinical capabilities.

PwC has teamed up with CPI on the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center to strengthen the UK’s position in advanced medicines manufacturing.

MTEM will handle research activities for the discovery of the next generation of engineered toxin bodies using its ETB platform, while Bristol Myers Squibb will obtain a license to develop and commercialize the ETBs.

Rentschler Biopharma will establish its manufacturing capability for advanced therapy medicinal products at the CGT Catapult site in Stevenage, UK.

Through the agreement, AbbVie will use Caribou’s next-generation Cas12a CRISPR hybrid RNA–DNA genome editing and cell therapy technologies to develop two new CAR-T cell therapies.

The company has divested its specialty ingredients business and operations to Bain Capital and Cinven, two private equity firms.

Through the agreement, Catalent will manufacture Trizell’s Phase I cell therapy for the treatment of micro- and macroangiopathies at its Belgium facility.

The CGMP manufacturing agreement will expand production of lenzilumab, a candidate for COVID-19 therapy, to support a potential emergency use authorization filing.

PathoQuest will apply its experience in viral safety testing and quality control of biologics for mitigating the risk of adventitious agent contamination in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Catalent will offer materials from its gene therapy facilities in Maryland to support IND-enabling studies and a Phase I/II clinical trial of the product.

Through the acquisition, Jazz will gain access to GW’s novel cannabinoid platform, including Epidiolex, a plant-derived cannabinoid medicine for the treatment of high-growth childhood-onset epilepsy.

Both companies will provide resources and expertise to research, develop, and manufacture multiple mRNA vaccine candidates, including multi-valent and monovalent approaches.

The companies have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement for the potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis via Imcyse’s RA program based on its Imotope technology.

Through the acquisition, Element will have access to Avomeen’s expertise in formulation chemistry, product manufacturing, extractables and leachables, and large molecule testing.

The companies previously entered into a collaboration in November 2020 with the goal of producing more than 100 million doses of the CureVac vaccine per year at Rentschler’s Laupheim, Germany facility.

The deal, which is set to close by the end of the first quarter of 2021, will provide Horizon with access to Viela’s rare disease medicine portfolio.

The vaccine will be developed using Gritstone’s proprietary prime-boost vaccine platform, which includes self-amplifying mRNA and adenoviral vectors, with antigens formulated by Gilead.

Bayer will support CureVac by providing the company with further development, supply, and territory operations via its clinical operations, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and supply chain management expertise.

Nexelis’ recent acquisition of GSK’s Marburg, Germany-based vaccines clinical bioanalytical laboratory expands its bioanalytical capabilities.

Evozyne’s evolution-based protein design technology will be used to research and develop proteins that could be used in the next generation of gene therapies.

Sanofi will offer access to its infrastructure and expertise to help BioNTech produce over 125 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe.

The project is aimed at discovering novel transport mechanisms in the human intestinal tract that could be used for oral delivery of diverse therapeutic modalities.

Clinical material for a Theratechnologies product in development will be produced at PPS’ manufacturing facility in Lexington, KY.

Emergent will use its CDMO services to manufacture drug product batches to support the increased supply of the therapeutic candidate in anticipation of a potential emergency use authorization in the first quarter of 2021.