Partnerships

Through the collaboration, MiNA will use its saRNA platform to research up to five targets selected by Lilly to address diseases across Lilly's key therapeutic focus areas.

Sterling Pharma Solutions and OncoTEX have entered into a clinical development agreement for the manufacturing of OncoTex’s novel platinum-resistant oncology drug candidate, OxaliTEX, for use in clinical trials.

The collaboration, which has been in place since 1998, will focus on drug discovery, translational medicine research, and pharmaceutical development.

Projects led by collaborating researchers from both Sanofi and Stanford Medicine will focus on autoimmune diseases and inflammatory conditions.

Eli Lilly and Company has partnered with leading diabetes tech firms to offer app compatibility with insulin smart pens to streamline diabetes management with automated data collection.

Moderna has entered into an agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to supply up to 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the 92 Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment low- and middle-income countries.

This new collaboration between Vyant Bio, Ordaōs Bio, and Cellaria mitigates risk in the drug discovery process using artificial intelligence and in-vitro “avatar” clinical trials.

Vetter and Rentschler Biopharma have announced the strengthening of their strategic alliance.

Moderna’s investments will double the formulation fill/finish and drug substance manufacturing of its vaccine to up to three billion doses in 2022 at various manufacturing sites.

Under the terms of the agreement, Catalent will handle the process development and CGMP manufacturing of AavantiBio’s adeno-associated viral vector-based therapeutic candidate for use in clinical trials in the US and Europe.

Merck has entered into non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements with five Indian generic drug manufacturers for the development of molnupiravir, an investigational, oral antiviral agent for the treatment of non-hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19.

With a $5 million grant from DARPA, DNA Script and Moderna will develop a prototype for rapid mobile manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutics as part of the DARPA’s Nucleic Acids On-Demand World-Wide program.

Sanofi will perform the fill/finish of up to 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at its Ridgefield, NJ, facility starting in September 2021.

Samsung and TG Therapeutics have expanded their 2018 contract manufacturing deal for the supply of TG’s ublituximab, an investigational anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.

Since launching the partnership, Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb have established a pipeline of novel first-in-class targeted protein degradation projects, two of which have transitioned into lead optimization.

Lipid production at Evonik’s Hanau, Germany, site was set up in eight weeks and met high-quality requirements, accelerating delivery time, which was originally set for mid-2021.

Vertex and CRISPR have amended their collaboration agreement to include the development, manufacture, and commercialization of CTX001, an investigational CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing therapy for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.

Waters and Genovis will work to develop automated workflows for the fast and constant characterization of critical quality attributes of monoclonal antibodies and other protein-based drugs in bioprocess development, formulation, stability testing, and quality control.

The ATMPS and Ori Biotech collaboration aims to improve visibility and reporting of cell and gene therapy manufacturing through a pre-integrated data solution.

Through the agreement, Lonza will use its fully integrated end-to-end program, Ibex Design, to manufacture cGMP material for the mAb while supporting the process from gene to IND.

A Phase III clinical trial of anti-coronavirus immunoglobulin did not meet its endpoints, concluding the year-long CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance, Takeda and CSL Behring announced.

Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Catalent will provide Moderna with a new high-speed vial filling line until June 2023 along with inspection, labeling, cartoning, and final packaging for potential pipeline programs.

The expanded agreement will include aseptic fill/finish services at its San Diego, CA facility.

The company has entered into an agreement with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust for the supply of 220 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for the African Union’s 55 member states beginning in the third quarter of 2021.

The companies will use Ajinomoto’s AJICAP proprietary site-specific bioconjugation technology for the development of Bright Peak’s Immunocytokines.