Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Qatar Genome Program will use custom genotyping arrays to accelerate genomic research in Qatar.

PMS moves its headquarters to Boulder Technology Center in Niwot, Col.

Cambrex’s acquisition of Q1 Scientific expands the company’s storage services in the European market.

ROSS reconditioned DPM-40 Double Planetary Mixers offer comparable production to new mixers at a lower cost.

Standard BioTools’ Hyperion+ Imaging System can process more samples and has lower limits of detection than its predecessor.

Colorcon’s OptiClenz delivers cGMP-validated high-performance coating equipment cleaning.

AMETEK Haydon Kerk Pittman’s 57mm size motor in its IDEA Motor series is designed for real-time, embedded motion control.

GSK’s acquisition of Affinivax will give the company access to their portfolio of next-generation pneumococcal vaccines.

Pfizer will provide all its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines available in the United States or EU on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries.

BioRad Laboratories CFX Duet System is designed to help researchers develop singleplex and duplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays.

Agenus has entered into three new deals with Targovax, Oxford BioTherapeutics, and Immunogenesis, respectively, doubling its current number of clinical collaborations.

Through the Thermo Fisher Scientific and LabShares Newton partnership, life science startups can accelerate early-stage discovery and development with shared lab spaces.

PerkinElmer has expanded its genomics testing services with the launch of its ultrarapid whole genome sequencing.

Eurofins partners with PAMM to strengthen laboratory services for the Dutch healthcare system.

Biograd Diagnostics has chosen the Matrix Gemini system by Autoscribe Informatics as its laboratory information management system for managing COVID-19 test samples.

Foxx Life Sciences and Thomas Scientific collaborate to simplify online ordering access to Foxx’s media bottle assembly offerings.

Dupixent (dupilumab), developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in partnership with Sanofi, has received FDA approval for a new indication—treating eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic inflammatory disease.

Lonza and Israel Biotech Fund form a two-year agreement to support accelerated development and manufacture of biologics and small molecules.

AGC Biologics is investing in viral vector suspension technology at its new Longmont, Colo., facility.

Lubrizol has launched Apisolex technology to improve solubility and simplify the manufacturing of parenteral drug products.

AbbVie and Cugene have reached an exclusive license option agreement for CUG252, Cugene’s lead therapeutic candidate.

Sferalp will use Fluid Air’s PolarDry technology for powder processing.

AstraZeneca's recombinant COVID-19 vaccine, originally invented by the University of Oxford, has been approved as a third dose booster vaccine in the EU.

EMA has recommended the marketing authorization of Xenpozyme (olipudase alfa) in the European Union.

Investment has been made into a new science hub at the University of Edinburgh for the development of treatments for lung infections and future pandemics.

AstraZeneca has signed a license agreement with RQ Biotechnology for monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19.

PTC Therapeutics has received a positive opinion from EMA for Upstaza for the treatment of AADC deficiency.

The final guidance addresses safety aspects of container and carton labeling design.

The agency is asking drug manufacturers to ensure a strong supply chain by developing risk management plans.

Catalent has announced a $175 million project to expand its manufacturing facility for large scale oral dose forms at its Winchester, Ky, site.