Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

The collaboration will focus on novel therapeutics targeting RNA-modifying proteins for cancer treatment.

CordenPharma announces expansion of lipid excipients supply for coronavirus vaccine scale up.

The investment will give the company the opportunity to accelerate the development of proprietary boron-10 target drugs while it develops its neutron beam accelerator technology for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.

The company worked with Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories to conduct independent extractables testing that involved eight solvents tested over a 21-day exposure time frame.

Agreements with the PolyPeptide Group and AGC Biologics will scale up production of the Novavax Matrix-M adjuvant.

The VIA Capsule from Cytiva is a liquid nitrogen-free cryogenic shipment system designed to transport cell therapies.

A new clinical and commercial partnership expands Experic’s presence while providing PCI with advanced powder-filling equipment.

The new vaccine would be made with a Newcastle disease virus vector that expresses the immunogenic spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

The center will offer expertise in fill-finish optimization and analytical testing.

The company is voluntarily recalling all lots of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg and 750 mg, because of the detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine.

The agency is advising healthcare professionals to closely monitor patients with COVID-19 who are receiving chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for potential side effects.

The agency sent a warning letter to Chloroquineonline.com for selling unapproved products for the treatment of COVID-19.

The Gavi advance market commitment for COVID-19 vaccines is a new financing instrument aimed at incentivizing vaccine manufacturers to produce sufficient and affordable quantities of COVID-19 vaccines.

The program will invest up to $500 million in biotechnology companies to provide funding and access to Pfizer’s scientific capabilities to continue the biotechnology companies’ clinical development programs.

The medicine is the first outcome of the collaboration between Lilly and AbCellera to create antibody therapies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

The companies have entered into a manufacturing agreement for the fill finish supply of lenzilumab for the potential treatment of COVID-19.

The acquisition gives Novovax an annual operating capacity of more that one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine antigen.

The company recently launched its OmniTop Sample Tubes adjustable volume sampling system, a single-use system that allows for exact sampling.

The new filters extend column life and reduce contamination while simplifying sample preparation.

The new chromatography columns provide enhanced separation for high order aggregates and macromolecules.

The company announced that it has been issued a task order under a present contract with BARDA to use its contract development and manufacturing capabilities and knowledge to assist in the US government’s efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.

Incyte and MorphoSys have revealed that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the marketing authorization application (MAA) for tafasitamab, an anti-CD19 antibody.

Developer and supplier of film coating systems and excipients, Colorcon, has launched a new platform of on-dose technologies and detection services for the authentication of medications.

SeraNovo and Carna Biosciences have announced a second license agreement that will expand the existing partnership to include joint development of an oral formulation of Carna’s kinase inhibitor.

Virpax Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in developing pharmaceutical products for pain management using novel drug delivery systems, has announced the successful completion of a pre-investigational new drug (IND) application meeting with the US FDA.

The UK BioIndustry Association has stated its support of a government led funding initiative, Future Fund, which will support innovative companies in the United Kingdom that will help to ensure the country’s leading position in science, innovation, and technology.

Biopharmaceutical company, Atriva Therapeutics, has announced, in a May 28, 2020 press release, that it will develop ATR-002, an oral small molecule, for treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 that require hospitalization in a Phase II study.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has granted Wasdell Group an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) license for its European headquarters based in Dundalk, Ireland.

Global pharmaceutical company, Advanz Pharma, has closed its acquisition of specialty pharmaceutical company, Correvio Pharma.

Merck will use Themis’s vector platform to develop a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.