Deals, Development and Manufacturing

With the acquisition, Eurofins gets Beacon’s G-protein coupled receptor research knowledge and its compound library.

Once the vaccine has been authorized, Sanofi will provide Johnson & Johnson with access to its vaccine manufacturing plant in Marcy l’Etoile, France, to formulate and fill vials of the vaccine, at a rate of 12 million doses per month.

The deal expands Wavelength’s drug substance manufacturing footprint and its API CDMO business.

Through the agreement, Catalent will manufacture LUPKYNIS (voclosporin), Aurinia’s drug for the treatment of adult patients with lupus nephritis, at its pharmaceutical softgel center of excellence in St. Petersburg, FL.

The companies have expanded their agreement to include the research and development of new therapies for influenza and other respiratory viruses.

The companies have expanded their existing partnership to include 40 Million Doses of COVID-19 vaccine for South Korea.

The acquisition will integrate drug substance, drug product, and clinical testing capabilities under Quotient.

The acquisition will allow Charles River to expand its cell and gene therapy development, testing, and manufacturing capabilities, while adding to its existing portfolio of non-clinical capabilities.

PwC has teamed up with CPI on the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Center to strengthen the UK’s position in advanced medicines manufacturing.

MTEM will handle research activities for the discovery of the next generation of engineered toxin bodies using its ETB platform, while Bristol Myers Squibb will obtain a license to develop and commercialize the ETBs.

Rentschler Biopharma will establish its manufacturing capability for advanced therapy medicinal products at the CGT Catapult site in Stevenage, UK.

Through the agreement, AbbVie will use Caribou’s next-generation Cas12a CRISPR hybrid RNA–DNA genome editing and cell therapy technologies to develop two new CAR-T cell therapies.

The company has divested its specialty ingredients business and operations to Bain Capital and Cinven, two private equity firms.

Through the agreement, Catalent will manufacture Trizell’s Phase I cell therapy for the treatment of micro- and macroangiopathies at its Belgium facility.

The CGMP manufacturing agreement will expand production of lenzilumab, a candidate for COVID-19 therapy, to support a potential emergency use authorization filing.

PathoQuest will apply its experience in viral safety testing and quality control of biologics for mitigating the risk of adventitious agent contamination in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Catalent will offer materials from its gene therapy facilities in Maryland to support IND-enabling studies and a Phase I/II clinical trial of the product.

Through the acquisition, Jazz will gain access to GW’s novel cannabinoid platform, including Epidiolex, a plant-derived cannabinoid medicine for the treatment of high-growth childhood-onset epilepsy.

Through the acquisition, Element will have access to Avomeen’s expertise in formulation chemistry, product manufacturing, extractables and leachables, and large molecule testing.

Both companies will provide resources and expertise to research, develop, and manufacture multiple mRNA vaccine candidates, including multi-valent and monovalent approaches.

The companies have entered into a research collaboration and license agreement for the potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis via Imcyse’s RA program based on its Imotope technology.

The companies previously entered into a collaboration in November 2020 with the goal of producing more than 100 million doses of the CureVac vaccine per year at Rentschler’s Laupheim, Germany facility.

The deal, which is set to close by the end of the first quarter of 2021, will provide Horizon with access to Viela’s rare disease medicine portfolio.

Open communication and transparency coupled with technical expertise foster strong long-term manufacturing partnerships.

Nexelis’ recent acquisition of GSK’s Marburg, Germany-based vaccines clinical bioanalytical laboratory expands its bioanalytical capabilities.

Contract development and manufacturing organizations provide vital services to rush COVID-19 vaccines to patients.

Bayer will support CureVac by providing the company with further development, supply, and territory operations via its clinical operations, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and supply chain management expertise.

The vaccine will be developed using Gritstone’s proprietary prime-boost vaccine platform, which includes self-amplifying mRNA and adenoviral vectors, with antigens formulated by Gilead.

Evozyne’s evolution-based protein design technology will be used to research and develop proteins that could be used in the next generation of gene therapies.

The project is aimed at discovering novel transport mechanisms in the human intestinal tract that could be used for oral delivery of diverse therapeutic modalities.