Pharmaceutical Technology Editors

The company presented data on its G2 glycosylation studies at the 15th European Conference on Fungal Genetics in Rome on Feb. 19, 2020.

Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor that is focused on the healthcare industry, has agreed to invest in Solvias, a global pharmaceutical laboratory services business.

ABPI has issued a statement noting that it shares the ambition of the United Kingdom’s government, as set out in its published approach to the negotiations for the future relationship with the European Union (EU).

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Life Sciences, aimed at raising awareness of the United Kingdom’s life sciences among parliamentarians and to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, was relaunched on Feb. 27, 2020.

The decision was made after it was determined that many of the event’s largest stakeholders would be unable to travel to the conference due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Kyowa Kirin has announced that its treatment for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), Crysvita (burisumab), has been approved by Swissmedic for use in adults, adolescents, and children (1 year and older).

The partnership will begin in the second half of 2020.

The events will feature activities and discussion panels for patients, patient advocates, health care providers, researchers, industry representatives, and government employees.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered a way of continuously and precisely dosing active agents using an oil-hydrogel mixture.

As the date for transitioning the approval of biologic drug to a new pathway comes closer, FDA publishes a final rule and answers questions on the pathway changes.

FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy keytruda (pembrolizumab).

Aprecia, which has an FDA-approved 3D-printed medication, will collaborate with Purdue’s College of Pharmacy to accelerate development in 3DP pharmaceuticals.

The companies aim to develop novel cell therapies for treating multiple cancers.

Through the agreement, Lilly will expand its immunology pipeline with lebrikizumab, Dermira’s novel, investigational mAb designed to bind interleukin-13 with high affinity.

The Office for Life Sciences of the government of the United Kingdom has designated six new locations in the country as ‘Life Sciences Opportunity Zones’, of which the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus is one.

Bio-chromatography development and manufacturing company, BIA Separations, has signed a license agreement with the University of Zagreb to commercialize a novel elution method for virus and viral vector purification.

At the event, Centogene will also announce its plans to host the annual International Rare Disease Film Festival in Berlin in 2021.

The 135,000 square foot facility will be constructed over 18 months and is expected to be operational in 2021.

The “I am RARE, hear me ROAR” event will feature patient artists hoping to raise awareness about their rare diseases.

FDA will observe Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29, 2020, with events surrounding the day’s 2020 theme, “Reframe Rare for Rare Disease Day.”

The European Commission (EC) has approved Pfizer’s treatment for wild-type or hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in adult patients with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), Vyndaqel (tafamidis).

WuXi Vaccines, WuXi Biologics’ joint venture with Shanghai Hile Bio-technology, has signed a 20-year vaccine manufacturing contract with a global vaccine leader for $3 billion.

The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that the use of cyproterone be restricted as a result of the potential risk of meningioma.

Sanofi will use a recombinant DNA platform that produces a genetic match to proteins found on the surface of COVID-19 to formulate the vaccine.

An evaluation by USP indicates bovine heparin is a potential alternative to porcine heparin.

FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is planning on publishing nine specific guidance documents on gene therapies in 2020.

The agency is taking steps to monitor the supply chain and assist in the development of treatments.

Ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompts date change to ensure safety of trade show participants.

The company has said that all three of its operating sites in China started back up on Feb. 12 and that it is closely monitoring the outbreak.

Under the agreement, Roche will have access to Promedior's lead product candidate, PRM-15, a recombinant form of human pentraxin-2 that can possibly treat a range of systemic fibrotic diseases.