Bio/Pharma Business

A partnership between Rentschler Biopharma and Ikarovec will support the accelerated development of novel gene therapies for the treatment of eye diseases.

The start of production of US engineering batches of NXC-201, a CAR-T cell therapy candidate in early clinical development, is the first step in transferring Nexcella’s existing manufacturing process to the United States.

API supplier Olon has started construction of a new manufacturing facility in Milan, Italy, which will be dedicated to production of cytotoxic payloads and linkers for ADCs.

Aragen and FAR Biotech will collaborate to advance a small-molecule neurodegeneration program.

The $87.5 million purchase grants Novartis rights to an investigational gene therapy program intended for treatment of cystinosis.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals’ acquisition of VectivBio grants it the rights to apraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide being evaluated for gastrointestinal diseases.

uBriGene Biosciences will acquire Mustang Bio’s Worcester, Mass., CGT manufacturing facility in a deal worth up to $11 million, expanding its operations into the US market.

With $73 million in financing from investment firms, Myeloid Therapeutics plans to accelerate its lead clinical candidate into Phase I/II development for treating solid tumors.

Context surrounding the Inflation Reduction Act is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the global biopharma market.

Jane True, vice-president of mRNA Commercial Strategy & Innovation and Global Pandemic Security Lead, Pfizer, shares her perspective on how mRNA will shift commercial models in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sania Therapeutics has emerged from stealth mode and launched its technology platforms for enabling the development of novel therapeutics to treat neural circuit dysfunction.

Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences have expanded their research collaboration to include inflammatory diseases in addition to oncology.

Astellas and Sony will collaborate to discover a novel ADC platform for use in oncology.

In a brief, the Federal Trade Commission cited concerns about the acquisition resulting in an increased monopoly on Amgen’s newly acquired thyroid eye disease and chronic refractory gout treatments.

Under the collaboration, BiOneCure Therapeutics and Nanjing Leads Biolabs intend to develop a range of innovative antibody-drug conjugates for treating solid tumors.

In a deal potentially worth more than $530 million, Amgen will use TScan Therapeutics’ target discovery platform to home in on novel targets for Crohn’s disease treatment.

The new partnership between Sandoz, a Novartis division, and Just – Evotec Biologics will aim to develop and manufacture multiple biosimilars.

Private investors from Advent International and Warburg Pincus will operate the assets as an independent CDMO.

Boehringer Ingelheim will use Ginkgo’s metagenomic sequence database to identify potential lead molecules for diseases with high unmet patient needs.

The market potential of nucleic acid-based therapies have been pushed into the spotlight following the success of the COVID-19 vaccines.

The engine that drives pharmaceuticals forward, its workforce, is now very low on fuel.

Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk A/S have announced a collaboration, development, and license agreement to develop bioprinted tissue therapeutics.

The leaked study summary found that Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) reduced disease progression by 74%.

A report from Business Standard highlighted India’s recent growth in the pharma sector.

GSK has reached an agreement to acquire late-stage biopharmaceutical company BELLUS Health.

Merck will acquire Prometheus Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in immune-mediated diseases, at a total equity valuation of $10.8 billion.

FDA has granted fast track designation to Caribou Biosciences for its allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Under this partnership, the two companies will develop bioprinted tissue therapeutics for diabetes and obesity.

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired StrideBio's AAV capsid discovery and engineering platform and has formed a partnership with WARF for development of next-gen cell therapies.

The acquisition of Cell Systems will bolster AnaBios’ portfolio of human tissue and cells for use in drug discovery.