Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

The collaboration will apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to the development of drugs for treating a range of cancers.

Valitacell, Solentim, and Microcoat were awarded EUR 3.5 million (US$4 million) to produce an integrated platform to deposit, culture, profile, and select optimal cells for biologic drug manufacturing.

Worth up to $605 million, the collaboration will focus on studying a preclinical novel target that could lead to potential new treatments for autoimmune diseases.

The agency published guidance on how to determine the placement and content of pediatric information in the labeling of drugs and biologics.

The agency has published a Q&A document to answer questions about what EMA is doing to prevent medicine shortages during Brexit.

Distek, a provider of laboratory testing instruments, added a dual impeller single-use bioreactor (SUB) system to its BIOne portfolio.

A continuous peptide manufacturing process invented by Swedish Biomimetics 3000 Ltd is a platform technology also applicable to other solid-phase chemical processes, such as chromatography.

Belgium-based CDMO MaSTherCell will expand its European manufacturing capacity for cell and gene therapy products by setting up a new facility in Belgium.

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a technique for administering contraceptive hormones through ‘pharmaceutical jewelry’.

Waters debuted a range of new TA Instruments innovations and the BioAccord System at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, on March 17–21, 2019.

Katalyst D2D from ACD/Labs enables the design, planning, execution, and analysis of high throughput (HT) experiments. The web-based application was introduced at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA.

The guidance provides industry with information on the design and implementation of natural history studies to support the development of treatments for rare diseases.

A $1.7-billion acquisition CDMO Brammer Bio establishes Thermo Fisher Scientific in viral vector manufacturing.

The LenS3 Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detector, presented at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, uses a new approach for measuring molecular weight and radius of gyration of synthetic polymers, polysaccharides, proteins, and biopolymers.

PDC*line Pharma has entered into a licensing agreement with LG Chem to develop a lung cancer vaccine in Asia.

EMA has issued advice to healthcare professionals and patients on the potential increased risk of blood clots in the lungs and death with higher than recommended doses of Xeljanz (tofacitinib) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The organizers of Pharmapack Europe have revealed their prediction that the drug delivery and healthcare packaging industry will experience significant growth during 2019.

Cell Mogrify (Mogrify), has been granted funding by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to accelerate regenerative cell therapies.

Microsaic Systems showcased its new MiD ProteinID point-of-need mass spectrometer at Pittcon in Philadelphia, PA, from March 18–21, 2019.

Sartorius introduced the Cubis II portfolio of laboratory balances at Pittcon 2019 in Philaphelia, PA.

Merck KGaA opened a collaborative bio/pharma development facility in Molsheim, France and announced an investment plan through 2025 for its Darmstadt, Germany headquarters.

The guidance provides nonclinical and clinical recommendations to sponsors for the development of products for the prevention of HIV-1 infection.

Bruker highlighted new analytical systems for several industry applications, including pharma, materials science, and clinical/preclinical research.

The companies aim to assess automated CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing at the point-of-care and develop technologies to facilitate patient access to immunotherapies.

The Pharma Services business of Thermo Fisher Scientific will invest $150 Million at three facilities.

Alcami Biologics formed to meet market demands for biological drug development services.

Catalent announces investment for its Zydis ODT technology, offering increased drug load and taste-masking capabilities.

The company is recalling Levoleucovorin Injection, 250 mg/25 mL because of copper salts found during stability testing.

A $100-million investment will expand a range of the CDMO’s service capabilities and offerings.

The company is recalling 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection USP, 50 mEq/50 mL (1 mEq/mL) because of glass found in product.