Poseida Therapeutics and Astellas to Develop Novel Allogeneic Cell Therapies
The two companies will combine their cell therapy platforms to develop convertibleCAR programs targeting solid tumors.
Improving Patient Access Through the UK IDAP Scheme
The IDAP pilot scheme is designed to accelerate access to innovative medical devices and is a pioneering legislative proposal in the UK medical device space.
Royal Recognition
Pharmaceutical company, Nanomerics, and several companies that work with the pharmaceutical industry have been recognized by King Charles III for business achievements.
N4 Pharma and SRI to Collaborate on Intracellular Delivery to Specific Target Cells
The collaboration will combine N4’s nanoparticle delivery system with SRI’s molecular guidance system.
Charles River to Provide pDNA Manufacturing Services in Two Deals
Charles River has entered into separate agreements with Axovia Therapeutics and Ship of Theseus to offer plasmid DNA manufacturing services for a gene therapy and a lead candidate program, respectively.
Lonza Forms Agreement to Manufacture Acumen Pharmaceuticals’ AD mAb Therapy
Under a collaboration agreement, Lonza will manufacture sabirnetug, Acumen Pharmaceuticals' mAb in clinical development for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Genmab Expands ADC Pipeline with $1.8 Billion Acquisition of ProfoundBio
Genmab's acquisition of ProfoundBio will boost its clinical and preclinical pipeline of ADCs for targeted cancer treatment.
AbbVie Gains Landos Biopharma and Full FDA Approval for ADC Product
The Landos acquisition adds a lead asset in autoimmune and inflammatory disease to AbbVie's portfolio, while the company's ADC, ELAHERE, gets full FDA approval.
AstraZeneca to Acquire Amolyt Pharma in Deal Worth Potentially $1.05 Billion
AstraZeneca’s acquisition of Amolyt Pharma includes eneboparatide, a Phase III therapeutic peptide for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism.
Ricoh and ERS Genomics Enter License Agreement for CRISPR/Cas9 Technology
Ricoh aims to create novel disease models for R&D using ERS Genomics’ CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology.
Mapp Biopharmaceutical Teams Up with ProBioGen and to Develop Antibody Against Marburg Virus Disease
Mapp Biopharmaceutical will use ProBioGen’s GlymaxX technology for the development of an afucosylated antibody against Marburg virus infection
J&J Completes $2 Billion Ambrx Acquisition, Boosts Pipeline for Next-Gen ADCs
Johnson & Johnson’s $2 billion acquisition of Ambrx boosts its pipeline of next-generation ADCs for cancer treatment.
AstraZeneca Set to Boost the UK’s Life Sciences Sector with Investment Plans
New plans laid out by AstraZeneca will see £650 million ($828 million) be invested into the UK.
AbbVie Partners with OSE Immunotherapeutics on Novel mAb for Chronic Inflammation
Under a global license and collaboration agreement, AbbVie and OSE Immunotherapeutics will aim to develop OSE-230, a mAb for treating chronic inflammation.
Why Are Pharmaceutical Companies Reluctant to Adopt Cloud Technologies?
Despite its understandable hesitancy, the pharma industry is facing a need for more widespread adoption of cloud-based solutions.
First in Line on Catalent’s Line
While Catalent’s acquisition is definitely about making drugs, it’s also very much about making money.
Nona Biosciences Partners with Boostimmune on ADC Development
Nona Biosciences and Boostimmune will collaborate to develop ADCs against novel targets using Nona’s proprietary platform technology.
CSL Licenses Cytegrity Lentiviral Vector Production System to Genezen
CSL will share access to Cytegrity, its proprietary stable production system for lentiviral vector production, with Genezen.
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Present and Future
Contract service providers must step up their game to stay competitive in increasingly complex bio/pharma market.
BioVaxys Acquires Full Portfolio of Former IMV
BioVaxys has acquired the full portfolio of discovery, preclinical, and clinical development-stage assets of the former IMV.
Samsung Biologics Partners with LegoChem Biosciences on ADCs
Under the new partnership, Samsung Biologics will develop and manufacture an antibody for a LegoChem Biosciences ADC candidate.
Novartis to Acquire MorphoSys for Roughly $2.9 Billion
Through a €2.7 billion (US$2.9 billion) acquisition of MorphoSys, Novartis will get pelabresib, a late-stage drug candidate in development for cancer treatment.
Novo Holdings to Acquire Catalent in Deal Valued at $16.5 billion
Novo Holdings has entered into a merger agreement with Catalent and will acquire Catalent in a deal valued at $16.5 billion.
J.P. Morgan Losing Weight
Given its positioning at each new year’s commencement, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference helps establish the tone with which the pharmaceutical industry is viewed.
Regeneron Forms R&D Cell Therapy Unit from 2seventy bio Platform Acquisition
With the formation of the new R&D unit, Regeneron will assume full development and commercialization rights to 2seventy bio’s preclinical- and clinical-stage cell therapy pipeline.
IMU Biosciences Raises Millions in Series A Funding Round
IMU Biosciences has secured £11.5 million in its Series A financing round.
Sanofi to Aquire Inhibrx for $1.7 Billion
The acquisition adds a potential rare disease asset to Sanofi’s alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency pipeline.
KBI Biopharma and Argonaut Manufacturing Services Team Up on Drug Substance and Drug Product Manufacturing Solutions
Under a new alliance, KBI Biopharma and Argonaut Manufacturing Services will combine their strengths to offer end-to-end biopharma development and CGMP manufacturing solutions.
Novartis Acquires Calypso Biotech for up to $425 Million
The acquisition will give Novartis full rights to CALY-002, Calypso’s lead product candidate.
Bora Pharmaceuticals Fuels Global Expansion with Acquisition in US
The acquisition marks a pivotal expansion for the company into the US market.