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The business, which has been renamed Woodstock Sterile Solutions, will operate out of a single site in Woodstock, IL, and will support clinical- to commercial-stage formulation and manufacturing.

NewAge Industries received B Corp certification from B Lab, a nonprofit organization that creates standards, policies, and tools for businesses.

Set to be operational in 2026, the new facility will provide added antigen and filling capacity for Sanofi’s influenza vaccine, increasing its availability in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

SGS is supporting Selecta Biosciences and Asklepios BioPharmaceutical with the Phase I dose-escalation trial of SEL-3999, an AAV8 vector capsid containing no transgene with ImmTOR.

The expanded agreement will include aseptic fill/finish services at its San Diego, CA facility.

GSK will provide filling capacity at its Barnard Castle facility in England.

Celonic will manufacture CvnCoV at its facility in Germany.

The partnership will combine Cold Chain Technologies thermal packaging with B Medical Systems’ stationary refrigeration solutions for temperature-critical pharmaceuticals.

The company has entered into an agreement with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust for the supply of 220 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for the African Union’s 55 member states beginning in the third quarter of 2021.

The companies will use Ajinomoto’s AJICAP proprietary site-specific bioconjugation technology for the development of Bright Peak’s Immunocytokines.

EMA has approved the manufacturing of drug product for BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, at BioNTech’s manufacturing site located in Marburg, Germany.

The companies will work together to determine the impact on autologous and allogeneic cell therapies by combining Kytopen’s proprietary Flowfect technology for non-viral cell engineering with other steps in the manufacturing process.

The companies will aim to establish clinical and commercial supply agreements for Plus Therapeutics’ RNL-liposome drug product at the appropriate stage of development.

Mikael Hagstroem has been named as the company’s new CEO.

The fund will focus on emerging life science companies with novel platforms and methods to improve therapeutic outcomes and those with technologies that support science research, development, and manufacturing.

AstraZeneca has released the results of its primary analysis of the Phase III trial data evaluating its COVID-19 vaccine.

Stelis Biopharma has closed its Series B and Series C fundraise for US $195 million, which will be used to progress the company’s growth initiatives and help scale its business.

Nordic Capital has invested in medical dermatology company, Leo Pharma, becoming an active minority owner and partner to the Leo Foundation.

Roche has revealed the positive topline results from it Phase III trial assessing the investigational antibody cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab in high-risk non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Mecart has achieved FM-4880 and FM-4882 certification of its cleanroom wall and ceiling panels from the FM Approvals certification organization.

Cybin will use Catalent’s Zydis orally disintegrating tablet technology for the delivery of its novel deuterated tryptamine, CYB003, a potential therapy for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.

The companies will work to discover and develop RNA-targeting small-molecule therapeutics for difficult-to-address indications.

The new facility, which is expected to be operational by spring 2025, will feature 8 x 20,000-L bioreactors with the potential to add further 24 x 20,000-L bioreactors based on market demand.

Hovione has successfully completed the Phase II clinical trial of its ophthalmic formulation of minocycline, Meizuvo.

Romaco, supplier of processing and packaging equipment, has acquired STE Tecpharm, S. L., a Spanish manufacturer of processing technology.

Patrick D. Walsh will take over the role from Walter J. Kaczmarek III, who is stepping down as CEO.

Using the capabilities of Pharma Waldhof, one of Aceto’s facilities in Düsseldorf, Germany, the company plans to provide customers with access to raw materials, tested products for pharmaceutical cell culture applications, and cell culture media ingredients.

Under an expanded agreement with J&J, Catalent Biologics will increase manufacturing capacity at its Anagni, Italy, site to accommodate the large-scale commercial supply of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Provider of iPSC-derived cells, media, and characterization services, Axol Bioscience, has signed a merger agreement with Censo Biotechnologies, a cell biology CRO.

The companies will collaborate at BioCentriq’s GMP facilities to produce Tevogen’s proprietary COVID-19 targeted T cells.