Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

The acquisition will allow Charles River to expand its cell and gene therapy development, testing, and manufacturing capabilities, while adding to its existing portfolio of non-clinical capabilities.

The foundation will provide funding support for the discovery and development of a single-administration, in-vivo gene therapy to cure sickle cell disease, a hereditary blood disease.

The European Medicines Agency announced it has started a review of drugs that contain amfepramone due to concerns that include heart problems and high blood pressure in the lungs.

FDA published recommendations on the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma or investigational convalescent plasma during the pandemic.

The EC has granted marketing authorization to Celltrion Healthcare for its adalimumab biosimilar, Yuflyma (CT-P17).

Salipro Biotech has been granted a European Patent for its novel method of direct extraction of membrane proteins and for the generation of libraries with Salipro particles.

PwC has teamed up with CPI on the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center to strengthen the UK’s position in advanced medicines manufacturing.

Connecticut Innovations has launched a campaign to highlight the growing companies, top talent, cutting-edge research, and quality of life in Connecticut’s life sciences ecosystem.

The increased services will work in conjunction with the site’s SimpliFiH Solutions first-in-human services, which includes phase-appropriate drug substance and drug product development and manufacturing.

The VerderFlex Vantage 5000 peristaltic pump is suitable for low to medium flow at low to medium pressures.

The US government will pay $1.95 billion for the additional 100 million doses, bringing the total number of doses supplied by the companies up to 300 million.

The company has pleaded guilty to violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by failing to provide certain records to FDA investigators and will pay a criminal fine of $30 million, and forfeit an additional $20 million.

MTEM will handle research activities for the discovery of the next generation of engineered toxin bodies using its ETB platform, while Bristol Myers Squibb will obtain a license to develop and commercialize the ETBs.

4D pharma has signed a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck and Pfizer for Bavencio (avelumab).

Rentschler Biopharma will establish its manufacturing capability for advanced therapy medicinal products at the CGT Catapult site in Stevenage, UK.

Optibrium, software developer for drug discovery, has raised investment from Kester Capital, a private equity firm, for the development of its business.

Nanoform and Herantis have signed a biologics proof of concept agreement for formulation proof of concept projects aimed at improving nasal drug delivery to the brain.

The EC has granted Vico Therapeutics with orphan drug designation for its investigational antisense oligonucleotide therapy for the treatment of SCA.

Exscientia has formed a partnership with the ARUK-ODDI for the development of medicines targeting neuroinflammation to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

The new business services site will house the company’s North American human resource operations, along with certain finance and information technology teams.

The EUA is based on positive results from a Phase III trial that showed bamlanivimab and etesevimab together reduced the risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations and death by 70%.

EMA has clarified its position on the European approval process of the Sputnik V vaccine.

Evonik has revealed plans for investment in the short-term expansion of its specialty lipids production, which are used with mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.

The recently formed scientific advisory board of Europital anticipates that a deficit in the clinical knowledge of smaller biotechs may lead to slow development in 2021.

The cell therapy will be manufactured for each individual patient at BMS’ immunotherapy manufacturing facility in Bothell, WA, and will be launched across a network of treatment centers.

Lessons learned from the pandemic can advance future biologic drug development and manufacturing.

FDA sent a warning letter to Allay Pharmaceuticals for inadequate written procedures; inadequate out-of-specification testing; inadequate stability testing; and inadequate quality control oversight.

The importance of characterizing excipients, supply chain security, and the role of novel excipients are explored.

Representatives of industry organizations discuss crucial business, regulatory, science-based issues facing the industry.

The agency is developing guidance to help manufacturers make changes to existing COVID-19 vaccines to treat new variants in the coronavirus.