Partnerships

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.

The companies have entered into an advance purchase agreement with COVAX to provide up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, to lower-middle-income countries.

The companies will develop up to three CD3-engaging T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody therapies using Merus' proprietary Biclonics platform.

The collaboration will focus on up to three types of lung and gastrointestinal cancers.

Bayer will support the development and supply of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV.

The company plans to deliver initial doses by mid-2021, and Australia will have the option to purchase up to 10 million additional doses through the agreement.

Intravacc and Cristal Therapeutics have entered into a strategic collaboration for the development of novel vaccine programs against human diseases.

The collaboration will utilize ViGeneron’s novel engineered AAV capsids, vgAAV, to transduce retinal cells with intravitreal injections for an undisclosed target.

Vendors are finding ways to address the increasingly complex analytical challenges in the biopharmaceutical industry to further biotherapeutic development.

Honeywell will use Sparta’s expertise to introduce new QMS solutions for life sciences to its customer base.

The companies have entered into an agreement to support the formulation and fill/finish of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine supply outside of the United States.

The company has formed an agreement with the Ministry of Health of Singapore to supply mRNA-1273, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to the people of Singapore.

The companies are entering into a license and collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of Relay’s investigational cancer treatment, RLY-1971, a potent inhibitor of SHP2, a molecule that plays a role in cancer cell survival.

Through the acquisition, AstraZeneca will work with Alexion’s R&D team to build up Alexion's pipeline of 11 molecules across more than 20 clinical-development programs in several indications.

The collaboration includes the development, commercialization, and supply of Orgenesis’ pipeline in South Korea and Japan and the development and commercialization of Cure Therapeutics’ pipeline on a global basis.

The company has received $500 million in funding from Sino Biopharmaceutical for further development, capacity expansion, and manufacturing of CoronaVac, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Through the acquisition, PTI will gain access to LDA’s lead product, the SIMS 1915+, a helium leak test system that combines its helium leak detection technology with its SIMS software for data collection and analysis.

The companies have entered into an agreement for next-generation, mesothelin-directed CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of solid tumors.

The collaboration addresses the need for risk mitigation plans in cell therapies.

The gene therapy increases the ability of retina cells to make a soluble form of CD59, a protein that shields the retina from damage, to prevent additional damage and to preserve vision.

Under the terms of the partnership, Colorcon will work to accelerate i2O’s research and development efforts.

eTheRNA Immunotherapies has entered into a strategic cooperation and product license agreement with China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings to form a new joint venture company, Nanjong AuroRNA Biotech.

The grant will support the advancement of glycoengineering technology for plant-derived proteins developed by a University of Alberta scientist partnered with PlantForm.

The companies have entered into a global collaboration and license agreement to develop zuranolone (SAGE-217) for major depressive disorder, postpartum depression (PPD), and SAGE-324 for essential tremor and other neurological disorders.

Wacker will support production of CureVac’s COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccine candidate at its biotech site in Amsterdam, with production scheduled to start in the first half of 2021.