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.
Cytomos Secures £4 Million to Develop Spectroscopy Platform
Cytomos will use the £4 million in funding to develop its dielectric spectroscopy technology.
iTolerance and Northway Biotech Form Manufacturing Pact for Fusion Protein
Under a manufacturing agreement, Northway Biotech will develop a manufacturing process for iTolerance’s fusion protein in development for regenerative therapy.
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Biogen to Acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals for $7.3 Billion
Biogen’s acquisition of Reata will grant them access to Reata’s FDA-approved treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia.
AstraZeneca and Pfizer Ink $1 Billion Rare Disease Deal
AstraZeneca, via its subsidiary Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will purchase a portfolio of preclinical rare disease gene therapies from Pfizer in a deal worth up to $1 billion.
Biovian Invests €50 Million in Manufacturing Facility in Finland
The expansion project is aimed to be completed in December 2024 and the new facility will be fully operational by 2025.
Teva Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech Expand Existing Biosimilars Partnership
Teva Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech will expand their partnership for the development and commercialization of biosimilar candidates.
Crossbow Therapeutics Debuts with $80 Million in Series A Financing to Advance Antibody Therapeutics
Newly launched Crossbow Therapeutics will work to advance a novel class of antibody therapies for treating cancers.
Bristol Myers Squibb and Evotec Extend Neuroscience Pact
Under a global license agreement, Bristol Myers Squibb and Evotec will advance the development of neurodegeneration pipeline assets.
Sandoz Spin-off Gets Green Light from Novartis Board
The proposed spin-off of Sandoz into an independent entity has been approved by Novartis’ board of directors.
Pfizer and Flagship Pioneering Enter Innovation Partnership
The partnership will see Flagship and Pfizer work to create a new pipeline of innovative medicines.
Sanofi and Scribe Therapeutics Expands Genomics Collaboration
The expanded deal, now potentially worth more than $1.2 billion, will work to develop in vivo therapies, including sickle cell disease.
Novartis Acquires DTx Pharma in Deal Worth Up to $1 Billion
Novartis’ acquisition of biotech company DTx Pharma boosts its neuroscience pipeline and expands its capabilities in RNA-based therapeutics.
Upperton Completes New Development of GMP Manufacturing Facility
The goal for Upperton is to become fully operational by Q4 of 2023 for development and non-GMP manufacturing and a target start of GMP operations in January 2024.
Neurogene and Neoleukin Announce Merger
After the completion of the merger, the company is expected to operate under the name “Neurogene Inc."
Vector Laboratories Acquires Quanta BioDesign
Vector Laboratories announced the acquisition of Quanta BioDesign on July 17, 2023, which further expands the former’s portfolio of bioconjugation linkers and dyes, as well as its manufacturing sector, according to the press release.
Westlake Village BioPartners Announces $450 Million Venture Capital Funding Pool
Westlake’s third fund of $450 million will be used to grow early stage biotechnology companies.
metabion Expands Oligonucleotide Production Capacity in Germany
German manufacturer metabion is conducting a multi-million euro expansion of its oligonucleotide manufacturing capacity in Munich East.
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Biosynth Acquires Celares for Growing Conjugate Vaccine Market
The acquisition will continue to strengthen the area of conjugate vaccines and bioconjugate drugs and will expand Biosynth’s capabilities from good manufacturing practice facilities located in Berlin, Germany.
Caribou Biosciences Receives $25 Million Equity Investment from Pfizer
Caribou will maintain full ownership and control of its pipeline of allogeneic CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapies.
Camena Bioscience Raises $10 Million to Pursue DNA Synthesis Technology
Camena Bioscience has completed $10 million in Series A financing on the back of growing demand for DNA synthesis.
Chime Biologics Forms mAb Development and Manufacturing Deal with Leads Biolabs and BeiGene
Chime Biologics, Leads Biolabs, and BeiGene have formed a three-way collaboration to advance the development and global manufacturing of Leads Biolabs’ lead mAb candidate, LBL-007.
Meletios Therapeutics’ Efforts in Antiviral Field Gains Recognition from Bpifrance
Meletios Therapeutics has been awarded with funding worth €1.2 million (US$1.3 million) from Bpifrance’s Deeptech development program.
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Donaldson Company Acquires Univercells Technologies for €136 Million
Donaldson Company’s €136 million (US$148 million) acquisition of Univercells is designed to broaden its portfolio of biomanufacturing solutions.
Sobi and CTI BioPharma Complete $1.7 Billion Acquisition Deal
Sobi has officially acquired CTI, a biopharma company focused on blood related cancers and rare diseases, in a merger valued at approximately $1.7 billion.
Maurice Michel of Sweden Wins 2023 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators
The prestigious award, worth €20,000 (US$22,000), goes to Maurice Michel of the Science for Life Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.