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Bayer Names Bill Anderson as CEO
Bill Anderson, former CEO of Roche’s pharmaceutical division, will take over as CEO of Bayer on June 1, 2023.
GenScript PrioBio and Bio Immunitas Announce Platform Collaboration
GenScript PrioBio and Bio Immunitas will work together to develop and fast track manufacturing of a novel therapeutic platform.
Charles River Launches Novel IgY-based ELISA Kit
The kit is meant for use for the detection and quantitation of residual host cell protein.
Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Growth
Growth in outsourcing has been the result of COVID-19 projects taking precedence, which has pushed some contract manufacturing to second-tier CDMOs.
Clinical Trial Diversity Continues to Face Challenges
After years of FDA issuing guidance documents and launching programs to encourage sponsors to seek broader representation in clinical trials, policy makers have added a “stick” to the process.
New Data from EMA’s Review of Medicines with Pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine is an oral treatment that can be used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat nasal congestion resulting from a cold, flu, or allergy.
FDA Accepts Biologics License Application for Proposed Biosimilar Denosumab
The BLA includes a comprehensive analytical and clinical data package, including data from the Phase I/III ROSALIA study.
Elektrofi Establishes Contract Manufacturing Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific
The technology is designed to enable patients to self-inject biologic-based therapies at home instead of a hospital setting.
Biden Hits Drug Prices for Boosting Health Care Costs
Biden outlined a host of priorities for improving health care and building the economy during State of the Union address.
Pharmapack Europe Announces Winners of Pharmapack 2023 Awards
Pharmapack Europe has announced the winners of the 2023 Pharmapack Awards spanning five categories across two dedicated awards.
Roche Reports Positive Data for Rare Blood Condition Treatment
Roche’s Phase III global program, centered around the biologic crovalimab as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria, showed the drug was non-inferior to current standards of care.
Recent Initiatives to Support Development of Medicines for Children
Clinicians, pediatric patients, regulators, and more are being considered to further strengthen focus on unmet medical needs.
FDA Proposes Longer National Drug Code
The change would impact every package and hundreds of systems.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates to Introduce Fully Automated Cell Line Automation Platform
Thermo Fisher and Celltrio are introducing a new automation platform to address critical scale-up challenges in biotherapeutics.
Astellas to Appoint New CEO and President
Naoki Okamura, Astellas’ current chief strategy officer, will take over the role from Kenji Yasukawa.
The Center for Breakthrough Medicines Announces Plasmid Manufacturing Service
CBM’s plasmid manufacturing offering is designed to provide phase-appropriate plasmids on demand for companies working on cell and gene therapies.
iotaSciences Launches Single-Cell Picker
iotaSciences isoPick is designed to expand handling solutions for cell biology and gene therapy applications.
BioNTech Strengthens Manufacturing Capabilities with First In-house Plasmid DNA Manufacturing Facility
The new plasmid manufacturing facility aims to increase BioNTech’s autonomy and flexibility in manufacturing.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Founding Sponsorship of Momentum Labs
Thermo Fisher’s sponsorship of Momentum Labs is intended to support biotech businesses in the greater Gainesville region.
Fluid Air Launches Enhanced Magnaflo Filter Blowback System
Improvements to Fluid Air’s Magnaflo filter blowback system are intended to increase powder yield in PolarDry Models 001 and 004.
FDA Food Center Reorg Puts Field Inspections in Limbo
A realignment of the Office of Regulatory Affairs would create a focus on “critical activities” for ensuring the safety of foods and other regulated products, including drugs, biologics, and medical devices.
Combatting Future Viral Threats with Vaccine Advances
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many changes and shifts in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically with how pharmaceutical companies develop vaccines.
Advantageous Positioning for Europe in Pharmaceutical Cannabis
The European bio/pharma industry’s high regulatory standards and GMP requirements are set to position the region as a frontrunner for pharmaceutical‑grade manufacturing of cannabis-based medicines.
Improving Gender Diversity
Although some headway is being made into more gender-diverse executive levels in pharma, much more work is still needed.
The Commercial Message mRNA Products Send
This new pioneering phase of mRNA is loaded with potential, but also obstacles and false dawns.
Proportion, Balance, and Restraint
The restraint to not target solely the major disease groups has provided good proportion and balance for our industry.
Bioequivalence for Immediate-Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms
Any deviations from the recommendations in this guideline may be acceptable if appropriate scientific justification is provided.
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Lilly Cancer Drug
FDA granted accelerated approval to Eli Lilly and Company’s pirtobrutinib for treatment of relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
FDA Approves Novel Breast Cancer Treatment
FDA approved Stemline Therapeutics’ elacestrant for postmenopausal women or adult men with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Gerresheimer Presents New Clinical Trial Kit at Pharmapack
Gerresheimer is presenting its new Clinical Trial Kit to accelerate drug development at Pharmapack in Paris.