Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Two recently-signed agreements will transfer Takeda’s measles and acellular pertussis vaccine technologies to India-based multinational company Biological E. Limited to develop low-cost combination vaccines including diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP), and measles-rubella (MR) vaccines.

An NIH study examined a dissolving microneedle technology as a way to deliver the influenza vaccine to patients.

BIO report measures decade-long investment and acquisition trends for emerging biotech companies.

Drug sales forecasts fall for first time in 10 years, thanks to pressures to reduce drug prices and the advent of biosimilars.

The agency announced it is taking steps to increase competition within the prescription drug market.

The agency sent a warning letter to Raritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. after an inspection found quality testing and misbranding violations.

The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation has contracted Avista to manufacture an opioid-derived small molecule as a component for a vaccine to treat opioid addiction.

Krinsky joined the board of directors at Halo after working for Teva Pharmaceuticals for 12 years.

Fagron Sterile Services has voluntarily recalled three lots of Succinylcholine Chloride 20mg/mL 5mL syringe to the hospital/clinic level.

The companies expanded their alliance to develop plasmid DNA drugs.

Takeda inaugurated expanded capacity of solid-dosage drugs at its site in Oranienburg, Germany.

The European Medicines Agency approved Prezista (darunavir) made via a continuous manufacturing process at Janssen's facility in Puerto Rico.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech expanded its range of single-use membrane chromatography solutions with Sartobind Cassettes.

A survey from The Pistoia Alliance found that just under a quarter (22%) of life-science companies are already using or experimenting with blockchain, but industry collaboration on security and storage standards is needed.

The patent was filed for a chewing gum composition with controlled release of cannabinoids and opioid agonists, and antagonists for addiction or dependence treatment.

The Own It Now channel allows buyers to view scheduled price decreases for used equipment and make purchases online.

In a new research conducted by SEA Vision and Zenith Technologies, 28% of respondents identified technology selection as the biggest challenge as the industry prepares to meet serialization deadlines.

The agency recommended approval of treatments for hepatitis C, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis.

A loan from the European Investment Bank will give BiondVax resources for Phase III trials and a manufacturing facility for its universal flu vaccine.

The company successfully produced cell-based influenza vaccines at a commercial scale in its facility in NC.

The company announced that it has completed its 100th program using the pAVEway protein expression system, which was originally introduced to the market in 2007.

By purchasing the BMS Sword, Ireland facility, SK Biotek will be the first South Korean company to invest in pharmaceutical manufacturing in Ireland.

The annual meeting of the Honeywell Users Group for the Americas will discuss industrial automation.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency will hold a public meeting on drug competition as part of its Drug Competition Action Plan.

Charlie Baker announced a plan to invest up to $500 million in the MA life-science industry.

The organization released principles related to workforce development, diversity, and inclusion that it believes are key to the biotechnology industry.

The European Commission approved Rixathon for use in all indications of its reference medicine, MabThera.

The company announced its new ISQ EC Single Quadrupole mass spectrometer and the new range of Thermo Scientific MAbPac RP 1-mm columns.

The company was granted patent rights to the use of CRISPR in a genomic integration method for eukaryotic cells.

The company added new products to its InfinityLab LC Series which will be showcased at HPLC 2017 in Prague.