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SIRIO Enhances Company Strategy with Addition of Lonza’s Sara Lesina
SIRIO is enhancing its strategy for small and medium nutrition brands as Lonza’s Sara Lesina joins as GM in Europe.
Lynparza Approved in Great Britain
Lynparza has been approved in Great Britain as an adjuvant treatment for patients with germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer.
FDA Approves Novel ASMD Treatment from Sanofi
Sanofi’s Xenpozyme (olipudase alfa-rpcp) is now the only approved treatment for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.
Lonza and Touchlight Enter mRNA Collaboration
Touchlight will expand Lonza’s end-to-end offering for mRNA manufacturing with an additional, differentiated source of DNA raw material.
Aria Pharmaceuticals Files Applications for Six Provisional Patents
The patent applications are for programs concerning lupus, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease.
Will Remote Pharma GMP Auditing Endure Post-Pandemic?
A new survey has demonstrated that remote audits, brought to the fore thanks to COVID-19, are not necessarily a preferred option for clients.
Hovione Expands its Continuous Manufacturing Offering and Services
Hovione has expanded its drug product offering with a new manufacturing line dedicated to continuous tableting.
Novo Nordisk to Acquire Forma Therapeutics for $1.1 Billion
Novo Nordisk’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Forma Therapeutics is intended to expand its sickle cell and rare blood disorder portfolio.
FDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters
FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 boosters.
Bio-Rad Launches Anti-Evolocumab Antibodies
Bio-Rad’s new antibodies are designed to develop highly selective pharmacokinetic (PK) and anti-drug antibody (ADA) assays for evolocumab and its biosimilars.
Roche Launches Digital PCR System
Roche’s Digital LightCycler System is designed to aid in diagnostics for cancer, genetic disease, and infection.
Vaccine Disconnect
More than anything else MonkeyPox and COVID-19 have shown that we are interdependent, no matter what continent you call home.
Winter is Coming!
As winter approaches, the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines are being prepared and scheduled, ready for distribution across Europe and the world.
What Does Cost Mean?
While the cost of certain medicines are alarmingly high, they can be considered a bargain measured against a lifetime of traditional costs.
Lonza Strengthens Micronization Portfolio with the Introduction of X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Lonza has introduced X-ray powder diffraction capability at its Monteggio, Switzerland site.
Forecyte Bio and Cytiva to Collaborate on Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing and Development
Forecyte Bio and Cytiva will team up to accelerate the development and manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.
Emerson Opens Gas Analysis Solutions Center in Scotland
Emerson’s new gas analysis solutions center, located in Cumbernauld, Scotland, intends to help plants meet sustainability goals.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Viral Vector Manufacturing Site in Massachusetts
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new 300,000 ft² facility, located in Plainville, Mass., will specialize in manufacturing viral vectors.
NIH-Funded Scientists Develop Mouse Embryo Model That Generates Neural Tubes
Scientists have developed a mouse model that could be a promising model system for research into factors affecting mammalian embryonic development and disease.
MHRA Grants Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Expanded Conditional Marketing Authorization
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, can now be given to adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the UK.
Canvax Releases New Inorganic Pyrophosphate
Canvax’s new inorganic pyrophosphate is designed for in-vitro transcription reactions.
Revisions to Annex 1 Officially Published
The European Union publishes long-awaited changes to Annex 1.
Moderna Files Suit Against Pfizer and BioNTech
Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on patents the company filed from 2010 to 2016.
Watson-Marlow and Franz Ziel GmbH Launch Cellefill
Watson-Marlow and Franz Ziel GmbH have launched a new integrated solution to fast-track cell, gene, and biological therapies.
ChargePoint Technology Acquires PuroVaso
ChargePoint Technology has acquired single-use container company PuroVaso.
Anthony Fauci to Step Down in December
Anthony Fauci announced that he plans to step down as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December 2022.
Alcon to Purchase Aerie Pharmaceuticals for $770 Million
Aerie to be purchased by Alcon after recently bringing two glaucoma drugs to market.
Tavneos Gains Nod from NICE as Treatment for Two Main Forms of AAV
NICE has recommended the use of Tavneos (avacopan) in combination with rituximab or cyclophosphamide regimen.
Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe CKD-Associated Pruritus Gains Swiss Approval
Kapruvia (difelikefalin) has been granted approval by Swissmedic as a treatment for moderate-to-severe pruritis associated with CKD.
European Commission Approves Bevacizumab Biosimilar from Celltrion Healthcare
The European Commission (EC) has approved Celltrion Healthcare's Vegzelma (CT-P16), a biosimilar to bevacizumab referencing Avastin.