The companies will embark on a joint antimicrobial research project, with the intent to discover antibiotic combinations that target resistance.

Girish Malhorta, CPhI expert and president of EPCOT International, discussed world revenues for pharmaceuticals and how companies may improve cost and availability of drugs in CPhI’s 2017 Annual Report.

Pharma companies are responsible for excipient quality, but they face challenges, including quality and a regulatory environment that discourages development of new, pharma-specific excipients.

How soon could the pharmaceutical industry see a widespread adoption of emerging technologies that are poised to shape its future?

Rutgers University-based C-SOPS annual meeting described advances in continuous manufacturing understanding and future plans for broader education efforts.

The two companies announced their collaboration for the production and development of cancer vaccines.

The financial news and research organization has announced the winners of the first Biotech Innovator Awards.

Gerresheimer is showcasing its range of Duma Pocket containers, which are available in different sizes and colors and come with various closures.

The partnership and the formation of the institute intend to bring together industry, academia, and regulators to tackle challenges and provide solutions for continuous manufacturing.

CordenPharma will expand development capacity for small molecules, peptides, and carbohydrates at its Liestal, Switzerland site

The agency has published a continuity plan for its move from the United Kingdom.

Almac Group’s Almac Pod, a temperature-controlled shipping solution service for biologics and other temperature-sensitive products, is available in the United States.

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit against CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Inner Mongolia Changsheng Pharmaceutical Company, and CSPC Zhangnuo Pharmaceutical (Shijiazhuang) for infringement of its amoxicillin patent.

Croda is showcasing its portfolio of high-purity pharmaceutical excipients that can be used to maximize API performance.

Gerresheimer’s ready-to-fill vials will be delivered adopting Ompi EZ-fill packaging process.

The companies will collaborate to produce and improve the recombinant properties of Aethlon’s Hemopurifier blood purification device.

The Belgian biopharmaceutical company has formed a subsidiary in the United States, and appointed Daniel Schneider as its general manager.

The new center will serve as a regional hub where scientists and engineers can work with customers for biological development.

Through the support of the Japanese agency, Daiichi Sankyo intends to further develop its genetic vaccine platform focused around its new nucleic acid delivery technology.

Stelara (ustekinumab), already approved for treating adults, is now also approved for treating adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

The vaccine is a non-live, recombinant subunit vaccine that combines an antigen and an adjuvant system to trigger a targeted and long-lasting immune response to the shingle-causing virus.

The company announced plans to expand its viral vector process development facilities in the United States and its cleanroom facilities in the Netherlands for vector-based products.

Piramal is investing $55 million into the expansion of its API manufacturing capabilities and capacities across sites in North America and Asia.

Dow’s portfolio of solutions for pharmaceutical applications now includes products from Dow Corning’s silicone technology platform.

Samsung BioLogics’ second facility adds 152,000 L of mAb drug substance capacity.

Baxter and FDA are working together to prevent shortages of the company’s sodium chloride 0.9% injection bags after recent hurricanes damaged the island.

The committee has voted unanimously to approve Spark Therapeutics’ gene therapy candidate, Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), for treating a genetically inherited blindness.

Coperion K-Tron has added the K3-PH-ML-D4-QT35 design to the company’s K3-PH line of feeders for a variety of continuous processes, and will showcase the feeder at the 2017 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo.