Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Phico Therapeutics has been awarded up to $18.2 million in grant funding from the CARB-X partnership to advance its lead antibacterial therapy.

Adaptate Biotherapeutics has raised a further $18 million in equity investment during a Series A2 funding round.

Executives that participated in the CPhI post-pandemic survey are predicting a push for repatriation of manufacturing globally.

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.

DFE’s new line will offer market purity and low endotoxin excipients for use in formulation, while providing drug developers and manufacturers high-quality excipient technology and services.

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.

Post-inspection report reveals nine sanitary and process problems at Bayview, Md., facility.

The new facility, which will be Evotec’s first in Europe, will aim to offer capacity, flexibility, and quality for biotherapeutic development and manufacturing while utilizing technology that employs small, automated, highly intensified, and continuous bioprocessing operations inside autonomous cleanrooms.

Pending a completed FDA inspection, Emergent BioSolutions halts manufacture of vaccine drug substance at Maryland facility.

The additional doses are a result of the European Commission’s expanded advance purchase agreement, which brings the total number of doses delivered to the EU to 600 million.

The agency revoked EUA status for the monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab to be administered alone to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

CordenPharma’s expansion will include the addition of new production lines which will be merged into the lipid manufacturing process in April 2021.

Sartorius has expanded in the United Kingdom with the relocation to a new facility in Havant, Hampshire, for downstream processing equipment.

The agency will use technology for “voluntary remote interactive evaluations” for pre- and post-approval and other types of inspections.

BMS has announced that the EC has approved Opdivo in combination with Cabometyx for the first-line treatment of adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee is reviewing very rare cases of unusual blood clots in the US, following administration of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine.

EMA is continuing to monitor the incidences of very rare blood clots with low blood platelets occurring after vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Vaxzevria).

EMA has started its review of monoclonal antibody VIR-7831 (also known as GSK4182136) as a treatment for patients with COVID-19.

HTL Biotechnology and Echelon Biosciences have formed a strategic partnership for the distribution of high-quality HA and GAG, and the co-development of novel GAG products.

Biogen UK has announced that the UK’s MHRA and the EC have granted marketing authorization for the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of Tysabri (natalizumab).

The acquisition, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2021, will give Thermo Fisher access to PPD’s drug development platform, patient recruitment capabilities, and laboratory services.

The new Abzena facility will initially include four modular suites with up to two 2000-L bioreactors, followed by the addition of two more 2000 L suites.

Catalent plans to add cryogenic capabilities to its facility in Philadelphia, which will strengthen its ability to cryogenically preserve cell therapies and other biological materials.

This new technology could eliminate the need for cold chain storage, transport, and distribution of temperature-sensitive molecules.

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.

Acting FDA commissioner announces permanent appointment of Patrizia Cavazzoni as CDER director, following year-long acting-director role.

Catalent’s new mammalian cell culture suites in Madison, Wis. use single-use bioreactor systems for CGMP clinical and commercial manufacturing.

Bill Hartzel has been named as Woodstock’s first Chief Commercial Officer.