Partnerships

Under the agreement, gene and cell therapy companies can go directly to Aldevron for NTC’s technology without acquiring a license from NTC.

The company will produce the anti-HER3 antibody drug HMBD-001for use within a clinical partnership between Cancer Research UK and Hummingbird Bioscience to test the agent in a Phase I trial.

Through the agreement, Foamix will have access to $20 million of financing to fund the commercial launches of the topical treatments.

The transaction is set to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

The long-term agreement gives CombiGene the authority to manufacture and commercialize the drug if it is approved after clinical studies.

Lonza, through its Ibex Solutions, will now cover preclinical and clinical development and manufacturing for a significant portion of Genmab’s pipeline.

The transaction is set to be completed at the end of the first quarter of 2020.

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

The collaboration aims to reduce “vein-to-vein” time for patients and to optimize manufacturing and supply operations.

MilliporeSigma will now be the first company to make acoustic technology available for cell therapy manufacturing.

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

Under a collaboration potentially worth more than $1.5 billion, the companies aim to develop the antisense therapy to treat patients with certain cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

The new joint venture, named Oerth Bio, will use Arvinas’ Protac technology to develop innovative new agricultural products. As part of its collaboration with Arvinas, Bayer is also using this technology to develop human therapeutics.

The companies are working together with Japanese clients to outline projects from early clinical stage up to commercial launch.

The companies agreed to a multi-year research and development collaboration that will focus on AI empowerment and exploration.

The new incubators are set to be operational starting in 2021.

The project will focus on the development of an influenza vaccine that protects against multiple strains of the influenza virus in a single dose.

The companies plan to collaborate for the advancement of an optical system for on-line analysis of mammalian cells during a bioprocess.

Under a new co-development license agreement, Boehringer Ingelheim and Inflammasome Therapeutics aim to develop novel therapies for retinal diseases.

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 project focused on accelerating the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies and aimed to tackle the limitations in the biologics supply chain.

The companies will focus on identifying peptides applicable to the affinity chromatography process used in the purification of biopharmaceuticals.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has granted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Bavencio (avelumab) in combination with axitinib for treating kidney cancer.

The companies aim to integrate glucose sensing with insulin delivery technologies to help change the way diabetes is managed.

TrakCel and McKesson have formed a collaboration that is aimed at accelerating commercialization of cell and gene therapies by leveraging services to enable a more efficient development pathway.