November 23rd 2024
The Thousand Oaks, Calif., cell therapy manufacturing facility now houses new production suites, updated development labs, and more after expansion.
The $3.6 million investment will allow the CDMO to boost its advanced labeling, automated visual inspection, and fill/finish capabilities.
November 22nd 2024
Sanofi will use this investment to increase its antibody bioproduction at its site in Lyon Gerland, France.
November 21st 2024
The companies will collaborate to create and test circVec DNA–LNP formulations for use in potential therapeutic applications.
November 20th 2024
SEKISUI has used a £15.7 million (US$20.7 million) investment to expand its clinical-grade drug substance manufacturing at its UK site.
AstraZeneca Inks $1.8 Billion Acquisition for CinCor Pharma
The definitive agreement will give AstraZeneca global rights to CinCor’s portfolio of cardiorenal disease treatments.
Chiesi Acquires Rare Diseases Company in $1.47 Billion Deal
Chiesi will acquire Amryt Pharma, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, in a deal worth up to $1.47 billion.
Ipsen to Bolster Liver Disease Portfolio with Albireo Acquisition
Ipsen’s $952 million acquisition of Albireo is designed to bolster the company's rare disease portfolio.
Sartorius and RoosterBio Strike Downstream Collaboration Deal
Sartorius and RoosterBio will work together to address purification challenges and establish scalable downstream manufacturing processes for exosome-based therapies.
Moderna and CytomX Announce mRNA Partnership
The collaboration will see Moderna and CytomX work together to develop mRNA-based conditionally activated therapeutics.
Astrea Bioseparations Acquires Delta Precision
Astrea Bioseparations has acquired Delta Precision, a manufacturer of chromatography columns for biomanufacturing.
Avantor and Catalent Enter Multi-Year Agreement
Avantor and Catalent have entered into a multi-year supply and services agreement.
Agilent Acquires Life Sciences Company Avida Biomed
Agilent’s acquisition of Avida grants them access to high-performance enrichment workflows that enable NGS approaches for studying cancer.
Merck Licenses Kelun-Biotech ADC’s in Deal Worth $9.3 Billion
Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will pay Kelun-Biotech up to $9l3 billion for seven early-stage oncology treatments.
Crossing the Same River Multiple Times
Cautiously setting aside pandemic practices, pharma workers appear ready for flux, change, evolution, and expanding molecular diversity.
Predicting Pharma’s Future
Experts weigh in on trends in the biotechnology market, psychedelics, and India.
Pedestrians as Priority
Coverage of COVID-19 vaccines was surprisingly displaced by this year’s astounding oncology and iconoclastic gene therapy “cures.”
Paradigm Shift
Cell and gene therapies is unequivocally viewed as the biggest opportunity in the bio/pharma space.
GSK and Wave Life Sciences to Collaborate on Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
GSK and Wave Life Sciences have entered into a collaboration to drive drug discovery and development for novel genetic targets.
AbCellera and Rallybio Partner on Novel Antibody-Based Therapeutics
AbCellera and Rallybio are teaming up to discover, develop, and commercialize novel antibody-based therapeutics for rare diseases.
Vertex and Entrada Therapeutics Enter Endosomal Escape Vehicle Collaboration
Under the collaboration between Vertex and Entrada, the companies will work on discovering and developing intracellular endosomal escape vehicle therapeutics for myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Amgen Inks $27.8 Billion Blockbuster to Acquire Horizon Therapeutics
Amgen’s $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, an Irish biotechnology company, is one of the largest of 2022.
Takeda to Purchase Autoimmune Treatment for $6 Billion
Takeda will purchase the rights to Nimbus Pharmaceuticals candidate, NDI-034858, which is currently being evaluated for treating multiple autoimmune diseases.
Virtual Staining Start-Up Launches with More Than 18.8 Million in Funding
PictorLabs, a digital pathology company developing an AI-powered virtual staining platform, formally announced its launch at the start of December.
Shining a Light on Junior Pharmaceuticals
Overall industry growth conceals growing numbers of smaller, faster-paced, adaptable corporate structures.
mRNA Hauptbahnhof
mRNA may not be a train we necessarily all need to get onboard immediately, but we should know where the central train station is located, and what it connects us to.
AstraZeneca Acquires Neogene Therapeutics for $320 Million
AstraZeneca inked a deal worth up to $320 million to purchase Neogene Therapeutics, a biotech start-up focused on T-cell receptor therapies.
Merck Announces $1.35 Billion Acquisition of Imago BioSciences
Merck will purchase Imago BioSciences, a biotechnology company focused on bone marrow disorders, for approximately $1.35 billion.
Regeneron and Cytomx Announce $2 Billion Oncology Collaboration
The collaboration will see the companies develop investigational next-generation bispecific immunotherapies for cancer.
Biotech Startup Raises $5.4M to Develop AI-Designed Protein Machines and Cell Factories
Biotech startup, Cradle, has raised $5.4 million in seed funding with an AI-enabled design platform that allows for the synthetic building of cell factories to produce proteins.
Sanofi and Insilico Medicine Ink $1.2 Billion Drug Development Deal
The deal will see Sanofi use Insilico’s AI drug discovery platform to advance up to six new drug development candidates.
Indivior Acquires Opiant for $145 Million
Indivior’s acquisition of Opiant grants them access to the company’s portfolio of investigational opioid overdose reversal agent, OPNT003.
Salipro Biotech Enters into Collaboration with Sanofi
Salipro Biotech has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Sanofi to advance discovery programs.
Gerresheimer and Nelson Labs NV Announce E&L Partnership
Gerresheimer and Nelson Labs will work together to conduct extractables and leachables testing on upcoming primary packaging solutions.
Merck and Veeva Ink 10-Year Partnership Agreement
Under this deal, Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will select Veeva products for industry-specific software and data.