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Sana will be authorized to use the iPSC cell lines from FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics for the research and development, clinical and commercial manufacture, and commercialization, of the cell therapies derived from the lines.

The transaction is set to close during the first half of 2021 and is expected to enhance drug substance and drug product capabilities for WuXi.

The companies will use capacity at IDT previously reserved for Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003, to manufacture Janssen Pharmaceutical’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

The companies will combine combining Gilead’s investigational capsid inhibitor, lenacapavir, and Merck’s investigational nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor, islatravir, into a two-drug regimen aimed at treating HIV.

Lonza will provide a manufacturing suite at its facility in Houston, TX, for the clinical and commercial production of AdCOVID, Altimmune’s single-dose intranasal vaccine candidate.

WuXi will produce SARS-CoV-2 s-proteins for BioVaxys’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate, BVX-0320, and for its Covid-T immunodiagnostic program.

The acquisition will expand the antimicrobial and antiviral testing capabilities of Sotera’s Nelson Labs business in the US.

I Holland, manufacturer of tablet tooling for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets, has announced a number of appointments to form a new leadership team

Through the acquisition, Takeda will have access to Maverick’s T-cell engager COBRA platform, along with its development portfolio.

CRB decided to integrate the groups to further focus on end-to-end design and construction organization in order to expand project execution and improve its client and employee experience.

The investments are expected to double Thermo Fisher’s manufacturing capacity while creating more than 1500 jobs at 11 manufacturing sites in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

The expansion plans to increase Vectura’s DPI dosage form development, specifically its unit dose and multi-dose inhalers, and integrated device design and manufacturing for customer programs.

The expansion will allow Ashland to focus on clinical study projects and commercialization activities.

Heather N. Sugrue will serve as the company’s vice-president of Business Development.

Manufacturing of the vaccine will take place at Baxter’s fill/finish sterile manufacturing facilities located in Bloomington, IN.

Validation for SaaS LIMS, advance analytics, and cybersecurity features announced during Pittcon virtual press conference.

AstraZeneca has announced that the mass rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine has begun via the COVAX initiative.

Oxular has raised US $37 million in a financing round led by specialist life sciences investor, Forbion.

Arcline Investment Management has acquired ChargePoint Technology, strengthening its global presence.

Under the terms of the acquisition, OXGENE will become a fully owned subsidiary of WuXi Advanced Therapies, WuXi AppTec’s cell and gene therapy contract testing, development, and manufacturing organization business unit.

The companies intend to design and implement algorithms for the early stages of research for drug discovery and development of drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

The acquisition strategically expands SPT Labtech’s offering in sample management for life sciences.

The new ultra-sensitive second-generation micro-chip technology is a key enabler in advanced single-cell proteomics workflow.

Through the partnership, Seven Bridges will centralize and manage terabytes of raw and processed scRNASeq data using its cloud-based bioinformatic analysis platform while working to expand Pfizer’s cloud platforms and capabilities.

Currently, the facility manufactures products for oral diabetes treatment and will be expanded to increase capacity for these products.

Through the acquisition, Merck will have access to Pandion’s pipeline of precision immune modulators targeting critical immune control nodes, including its lead candidate, PT101.

Under the terms of the partnership, ICQ Consultants will provide consulting and engineering services for the installation, maintenance, qualification, and support of Yokogawa's bioreactor systems and related products in the US.

The company will join the network of approved manufacturers of the lipid excipients.

The site will house development and GMP production capacities for cell and gene therapies, next-generation vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals, to support clients from early clinical trials through commercialization.

The expansion, to be completed in April 2021 aims to increase the CDMO’s viral-vector production capacity in Spain.