Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

Patheon launches initial public offering to repay outstanding notes and expenses.

The agency announced that it has completed the review of the GDUFA backlog one year ahead of schedule.

UPS will expand its clinical trial logistics capabilities to include drug and vaccine development.

The company will collaborate with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research to co-develop a Zika vaccine candidate.

The company will invest €100 million in the expansion of its Athlone facility.

The assay will provide information on biosimilar comparability.

Novo Nordisk broke ground on an expanded production plant for insulin in Kalundborg, Denmark.

The draft guidance addresses control of elemental impurities in harmonization with implementation of ICH Q3D guideline.

FDA cited Guangzhou Haishi Biological Technology Co., Ltd. with CGMP violations.

The agency says, for now, it’s business as usual.The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says the future location of the agency will be determined by common agreement between representatives of the Member States, according to a July 6, 2016 statement. Until then, EMA says it will be conducting business as usual, and the outcome of the June 23 referendum will not affect the agency’s operations.

Teligent is expanding its manufacturing and R&D complex in New Jersey.

The acquisition will give Bristol-Myers Squibb full rights to Cormorant’s HuMax-IL8 antibody program.

A study shows high levels of ADAs to infliximab at the beginning of treatment were associated with a poor response later on.

International-domestic pharma partnerships will drive next wave of growth in China, according to new CPhI report on China.

The company expanded its services to include oligonucleotide API development and manufacturing and received approval for its Caponago manufacturing facility.

Evonik will acquire Transferra for an undisclosed amount, and the transaction is scheduled to close at the end of July 2016

A study by MilliporeSigma and the Economist Intelligence Unit reviews growth drivers and approaches to mitigate risk.

The drug received breakthrough therapy and orphan drug designation as a monotherapy for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host-disease.

Califf appointed Richard Pazdur as acting director of the Oncology Center of Excellence under the Cancer Moonshot Initiative.

Charles River acquired Blue Stream Laboratories, an analytical contract research organization.

Mayne entered into an agreement with Teva and Allergan to acquire 37 approved and 5 FDA-filed products.

MilliporeSigma and the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, South Korea aim to develop more robust, scalable vaccine manufacturing processes.

The facility will be built in approximately 18 months using GE Healthcare’s KUBio modular facility solution.

The monoclonal antibody for the treatment of two forms of multiple sclerosis has a target action date of December 28, 2016.

The companies agree to exchange ownership of Sanofi’s animal health and Boehringer Ingelheim’s consumer healthcare businesses.

ICH detailed the highlights of the council’s June 2016 meeting.

The cell lines have the potential to provide new medical applications for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, diabetes, and muscular dystrophy.

Catalent’s FastChain service is a continuous GMP approach to clinical supply management that decouples primary packaging from secondary packaging, and enables the final assembly, labeling, and distribution of clinical supplies on a regional basis.

A new facility in Marlborough, MA, will house laboratories to support GE Healthcare Life Sciences’ biomanufacturing and development operations.

The agency is following up on a February 2016 inspection of the facility that found GMP violations.