Deals, Development and Manufacturing

Sanofi will offer access to its infrastructure and expertise to help BioNTech produce over 125 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe.

Emergent will use its CDMO services to manufacture drug product batches to support the increased supply of the therapeutic candidate in anticipation of a potential emergency use authorization in the first quarter of 2021.

Clinical material for a Theratechnologies product in development will be produced at PPS’ manufacturing facility in Lexington, KY.

The two facilities consist of 260 and 130 permanent staff members respectively and produce liquid-filled hard capsules and softgels for the pharmaceutical market as well as other markets.

The companies have entered into an advance purchase agreement with COVAX to provide up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, to lower-middle-income countries.

Through the acquisition, Lilly will have access to Prevail’s portfolio of clinical-stage and preclinical neuroscience assets.

Through the acquisition, Thermo Fisher will have access to Mesa’s PCR-based rapid point-of-care testing platform for detecting infectious diseases.

The companies will develop up to three CD3-engaging T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody therapies using Merus' proprietary Biclonics platform.

Henogen will be integrated into Thermo Fisher’s Pharma Services business within its Laboratory Products and Services segment.

This new agreement covers 1.25 million additional doses of the antibody cocktail containing casirivimab and imdevimab for the treatment of COVID-19.

The collaboration will focus on up to three types of lung and gastrointestinal cancers.

The acquisition significantly expands Precision Medicine Group’s cell and gene therapy expertise.

The 17,000 m2 facility will serve as a process development and manufacturing site for Chinese companies developing medicines as well as multinationals with manufacturing requirements in China.

The acquisition will give Sanofi full global rights to KY1005, Kymab’s fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to OX40-Ligand, giving it the potential to treat a variety of immune-mediated diseases and inflammatory disorders.

Under the terms of the agreement, operations will be initiated at Lonza’s Houston, TX Center of Excellence where Lonza will handle process development activities for late-clinical and commercial-scale GMP manufacturing of the cell therapy.

Baxter will provide commercial-scale manufacturing services at its Halle/Westfalen, Germany facility to prepare Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate for distribution in the United Kingdom and European markets.

The company plans to expand its global production capacity across six existing manufacturing facilities in Europe and the United States, as well as a new manufacturing facility in the US.

The new facility, which will be operated by Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, will provide large-scale cell-culture manufacturing of bulk drug substance with 8 x 20,000-L bioreactors.

The company plans to deliver initial doses by mid-2021, and Australia will have the option to purchase up to 10 million additional doses through the agreement.

Bayer will support the development and supply of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV.

The transaction will include operations located at different Novasep sites, including its Pompey, France site and sites in the United States, China, and India.

The collaboration will utilize ViGeneron’s novel engineered AAV capsids, vgAAV, to transduce retinal cells with intravitreal injections for an undisclosed target.

The new facility, to be located in Boston, MA, will contain experimental and analytical equipment for viral vector and advanced therapy process development and will expand the CDMO’s manufacturing capacity.

Angelini will obtain an exclusive license to commercialize Arvelle’s investigational anti-seizure medication, cenobamate, in the European Union and other countries in the European Economic Area.

The companies have entered into an agreement to support the formulation and fill/finish of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine supply outside of the United States.

Honeywell will use Sparta’s expertise to introduce new QMS solutions for life sciences to its customer base.

The company has formed an agreement with the Ministry of Health of Singapore to supply mRNA-1273, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to the people of Singapore.

The companies are entering into a license and collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of Relay’s investigational cancer treatment, RLY-1971, a potent inhibitor of SHP2, a molecule that plays a role in cancer cell survival.

Through the acquisition, Eli Lilly will have access to Prevail’s portfolio of clinical-stage and preclinical neuroscience assets.

Through the acquisition, AstraZeneca will work with Alexion’s R&D team to build up Alexion's pipeline of 11 molecules across more than 20 clinical-development programs in several indications.