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Catalent Invests $130 Million to Expand Gene Therapy Manufacturing Capacity
The company is investing $130 million to add Phase III through commercial-scale manufacturing suites to its gene therapy campus in Harmans, MD.
Thermo Fisher to Open a New Bioprocessing Collaboration Center in St. Louis, MO
The new facility will be adjacent to Thermo Fisher’s newly expanded biologics manufacturing facility.
Catalent and Exelixis to Collaborate on ADC Development
Catalent’s Redwood Bioscience subsidiary will develop antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for Exelixis using Catalent’s proprietary SMARTag site-specific bioconjugation technology.
Evonik Qualifies Filling Line for Parenteral Drug Products at its Alabama Facility
The new line has the ability to aseptically fill powder, liquid, suspension, and combination forms into vials in clinical or commercial batch sizes.
AES Introduces a New Pre-Designed Cleanroom Solution
The Faciliflex Express product line can be commissioned in six months, making it ideal for cell and gene therapy companies that need to rapidly bring their therapies to patients.
AMRI Signs Agreement with AstraZeneca for COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
AMRI will provide AstraZeneca with manufacturing capacity and sterile fill/finish services at its drug product manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, NM.
AstraZeneca Pauses Clinical Trial on COVID-19 Vaccine for Safety Review
The clinical trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, have been paused for a safety review as a result of an incident of an unexplained illness in a UK trial patient.
Vaccine Developers Pledge to Stand with Science
As public confidence in the drug development process waivers, leading vaccine developers promise to adhere to scientific and regulatory principles.
FDA’s “Gold Standard” Critical for Biopharma R&D
Industry leaders insist they will maintain high standards for clinical trials and regulatory submissions for new vaccines and therapeutics to combat COVID-19.
Stevanato and Nelson Labs Team Up to Provide E&L Testing
The companies have signed a partnership agreement to provide extractables and leachables testing at the SG US Technology Excellence Center in Boston, MA.
Catalent Invests $50 Million into High-Speed Filling Line at its Bloomington Site
The new line will add capacity to Catalent’s pipeline of clinical programs and commercial launches at the site.
Alcami to Provide Manufacturing Services for Trevena’s Pain Management Injection
Alcami will provide services for Trevena’s OLINVYK (oliceridine) injection, an opioid approved for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an intravenous opioid analgesic in adults.
BIO Message: Keep Drug Development Independence
BIO leaders urge biopharmaceutical companies to apply scientific principles in seeking drug and vaccine approvals.
Daré Bioscience and Avomeen Partner to Advance Women’s Health Programs
Avomeen will offer contract product development laboratory services to support the advancement of Daré’s innovative pipeline of investigational products dedicated to women’s health.
Preparing Pandemic Vaccine Capacity
Rapid scale-up to billions of doses requires collaborative, all-out efforts by innovators, their manufacturing partners, and the entire supply chain.
Tracking API Quality During a Pandemic
Risk-based decision-making is impacting all aspects of manufacturing quality from raw material supply to facility inspections.
Leader of the Pack?
AstraZeneca has potentially taken poll position in the race to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine, but will AZD1222 be ready in 2020?
Biopharma Gears Up Pandemic Response
Amid high expectations for a vaccine, bio/pharma readies capacity, weighs pressures.
HJB and Ansun Biopharma Partner on Biologics CMC Development and Manufacturing
The companies have entered into a strategic partnership for the CMC development and manufacturing of Ansun’s biologics pipeline.
Kohlberg and Mubadala to Acquire Majority Stake in PCI Pharma Services
The companies have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake of PCI Pharma Services.
Sanofi, Regeneron Halt Development of Kevzara as a Potential COVID-19 Treatment
The companies provided an update stating that the biologic did not meet a primary endpoint in a Phase III clinical trial when compared with placebo in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
iBio and Planet Biotechnology Partner to Develop COVID-19 Therapeutic
The companies will collaborate on the production of a novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoadhesin in iBio’s FastPharming manufacturing system.
FDA Publishes Guidance on Control of Nitrosamines
The guidance recommends steps to detect and prevent nitrosamine impurities in pharmaceutical products.
EMA Evaluating COVID-19 Treatment
The agency is reviewing an application for Dexamethasone Taw for treating adult patients with COVID-19.
Georgia Facility Receives FDA Warning Letter
The agency sent a warning letter to Acella Pharmaceuticals detailing CGMP violations and failures to oversee contract manufacturers.
FDA Sends Mylan Warning Letter
The agency sent a warning letter after an inspection of the company’s Sangareddy District, India found inadequate cleaning procedures.
J&J to Supply the Government of Canada with Doses of its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Negotiations for a final advance purchase agreement where the Government of Canada purchases the vaccine candidate on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use are underway.
Moderna in Discussions to Supply Japan with Doses of its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
The vaccine will be supplied by Moderna and distributed in Japan by Takeda Pharmaceutical starting in the first half of 2021 if the vaccine candidate receives regulatory approval.
TriRx to Acquire Merck’s MSD Sante Animale Manufacturing Facility
The facility offers office, production, sampling, and warehouse space and delivers products to all major global markets.
Novavax to Supply Canada with Doses of its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Novavax and the Government of Canada will finalize an advanced purchase agreement under which Novavax will supply doses of NVX-CoV2373 to Canada beginning in the second quarter of 2021.