GSK has been granted approval by the EC for its monoclonal antibody therapy, Nucala (mepolizumab), as a treatment for three additional eosinophil-driven diseases.

AbbVie's SKYRIZI (risankizumab) has gained approval for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in adults, which is the therapy’s second indication in the European Union.

EC has granted marketing authorization for Celltrion's Regkirona (regdanvimab, CT-P59) as a treatment for adults with COVID-19.

Sterling Pharma Solutions has announced a £10 million (US$13.5 million) investment into process development and manufacturing capacity at its site in Dudley, UK.

Novavax has announced that EMA has started its review of a conditional marketing authorization application for its COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373.

Lonza is expanding its microbial development capabilities at its Visp, Switzerland, site to support clinical and commercial drug development programs.

Leading legislators have launched the campaign to enact a second version of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Rafael Beaus, Global Consultancy Manager, Azbil Telstar, discusses Annex 1 and trends in aseptic production.

Pfizer’s PAXLOVID oral solid-dosage treatment is designed to combat SARS-CoV-2 in high-risk patients at the first sign of infection.

Luke Stockhausen, Lead Process Engineer, CRB, talks about technological advances, processing line changes, and new solutions to overcome challenges in aseptic processing.

Synthace has raised $35 million in funding to fuel growth of its life sciences R&D technology.

Richard Denk, Senior Consultant Aseptic Processing and Containment, SKAN AG, discusses the evolution of aseptic processing with a particular focus on isolators.

Under the expanded agreement with Agios, Centogene will provide global clinical trial support for thalassemia and sickle cell diseases.

Patrick Nieuwenhuizen, Senior Manager/Consultant, PharmaLex, discusses changes to regulatory requirements, quality risk management, audits, and operational considerations of aseptic processing.

The White House has nominated Robert Califf to head FDA, ending months of uncertainty about the future path for the high-profile agency.

The Democratic legislative proposal to authorize price negotiations on costly medicines covered by Medicare has drawn opposition from brand pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Fujifilm is expanding its R&D footprint at its California facility.

Baxter will invest $100 million in new lyophilization equipment and an additional aseptic syringe filling line at its Halle/Westfalen (Germany) location.

Sotera’s acquisition of Regulatory Compliance Associates (RCA) will expand its technical consulting services.

AbbVie will pay REGENXBIO up to $1.75 billion for the rights to develop and commercialize its treatment of various eye conditions.

European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted Rafael’s CPI-613 (devismat) an orphan drug designation for the treatment of refractory or relapsed Burkin’s lymphoma.

The agency is recommending the authorization of Ronapreve (casirivimab/imdevimab) and Regkirona (regdanvimab), two monoclonal antibody drugs, for treating COVID-19.

Hovione will invest $170 million in new capacity and capabilities in Portugal, Ireland, and New Jersey

The agency is evaluating Moderna’s application for use of Spikevax in children aged 6 to 11.

The winners of the 18th CPhI Pharma Awards, which are given as a recognition of ‘Excellence in Pharma’, were announced on November 9, 2021, in Milan.

Part 2—Industry experts from MilliporeSigma, Lonza, Astrea Bioseparations, and Sartorius provide insight and examples about solving critical challenges in both analytics and process development for emerging therapies.

Flagship Pioneering has officially launched Alltrna, a company planning to combat genetic diseases with transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) medicine.

The agreement will allow Birmingham Biotech to commercialize the University of Birmingham’s antiviral COVID-19 nasal spray.