Federal agencies have partnered to develop a roadmap that offers a new framework for the safety testing of drugs and chemicals without the use of animals.

A collaboration between The Centre for Process Innovation and The Roslin Institute aims to develop commercially viable and scalable methods of producing biologics using transgenic animals.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says FDA is committed to meet the challenges faced by the saline shortage during an aggressive flu season.

Cambrex invests in development and laboratory facilities and adds staff.

Avista Pharma's strengthens early phase drug development offerings with acquisition of Solid Form Solutions.

Biopharm industry veteran Ralf Otto named to lead development and manufacturing at Rentschler Biopharma.

FDA and industry weigh broader use of prior knowledge in biotechnology testing and production.

The new Acquity Arc Bio System by Waters is specifically engineered to enable efficient transfer and improvement of bioseparation analytical methods.

The acquisition will strengthen Sanofi's R&D strategy and expands its franchise for rare blood disorders.

EMA will be using temporary premises in the city while construction of the new building takes place, which is not ideal because it requires moving the agency's headquarters twice.

The companies will be integrated to form the newly-branded AGC Biologics, which will specialize in customized contract development and manufacturing organization services for the scale-up and cGMP manufacture of protein-based therapeutics.

The contract development and manufacturing organization has invested £30-million (US$42 million) at its Dundalk, Ireland site to offer expanded clinical trial services.

The company relocated its headquarters to Riverview, Florida.

Meissner Filtration Products has acquired PDC Aseptic Filling Systems, a supplier of aseptic filling systems and sealers, to expand Meissner's automated platform offerings.

Corning will feature its 3D bioprinting technology and tools to support 3D cell culture at booth #1029 during the SLAS 2018 conference on Feb. 3-7, 2018 in San Diego, CA.

The Fluent Gx Automation Workstation from Tecan is suited for a variety of clinical and regulated laboratory applications.

Formulatrix's Rover Laboratory Automation Platform to support sample preparation will be featured at booth #1335 during the SLAS conference in San Diego, CA, on Feb. 5-8, 2018.

Comecar will provide cell culture equipment for biopharmaceutical company CO.DON AG's new production site in Leipzig, Germany.

Hovione has installed a new MG2 Tekna Precision Capsule filler at its Portugal site.

Growth is expected for the generic drugs and biosimilars sectors, driven by cost pressures on healthcare systems.

KBI Biopharma's acquisition of Elion Labs expands KBI's biophysical and analytical characterization capabilities.

Carver will feature its Auto Series Plus automatic hydraulic laboratory press at Pittcon 2018.

The acquisition would boost Sanofi's position in hematology and specialty medicines.

The acquisition builds on the companies' earlier collaboration to develop T-cell-based therapeutics.

The revised Annex 1 on sterile manufacturing includes incorrect and ambiguous statements that must be fixed before implementation.

The agencies sent warning letters to several companies that the agencies say are illegally marketing unapproved products to treat opioid addiction and withdrawal.

The company will invest $139 million in sterile manufacturing technology at its facility in Ballytivnan, Sligo, Ireland to support the growth of its oncology pipeline.

Paragon Bioservices will build a new cGMP facility in Maryland and expand its existing cGMP facility at the University of Maryland's BioPark.