The collaboration partner for Willow is focused on more sustainable methods to manufacture intermediates and APIs at reduced cost and less waste, in addition to looking for Willow’s expertise in developing and scaling key ingredients.

The deal is worth up to $36 million with an initial upfront consideration of $14 million, with an additional $22 million in contingent value rights (CVRs) that is payable upon achieving certain milestones.

FDA has halted enrollment in clinical studies for Gilead Sciences’ magrolimab, a biologic treatment in development for acute myeloid leukemia.

The expanded operations will also support the start of proline/alanine/serine (PAS)-nomacopan clinical trials in geographic atrophy (GA).

The assessment aims to determine whether valproate use in men could lead to neurodevelopmental disorders in their children.

The indication for Pombiliti is a long-term enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) used in combination with miglustat for adults with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD).

With this agreement, Chiesi Global Rare Diseases will co-develop drug delivery systems with Aliada Therapeutics for large-molecule therapeutics that can cross the blood-brain barrier.

A major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will bolster efforts to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The collaboration between Parexel and Partex is designed to leverage artificial intelligence-powered solutions to accelerate drug discovery and development.

The agreement also lists that AGC Biologics will leverage the company’s monoclonal antibody development and manufacturing experience to perform process transfer, process optimization, and clinical manufacturing of the Asahi Kasei drug substance.

HitGen has entered into a research service agreement with Nested Therapeutics for use of HitGen’s DNA-encoded library for drug discovery.

The launch of Alpha Teknova’s new manufacturing facility in Hollister, Calif., increases its capacity for custom reagents for life sciences applications.

Gilead and Tentarix established three multi-year collaborations to discover and develop multi-functional, conditional protein therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases.

CPHI 2024 will return to the Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy.

Zygel is the first and only pharmaceutically manufactured, synthetic cannabidiol that is formulated as a patient-protected permeation-enhanced gel for transdermal delivery.

The acquisition of the latter includes the company’s lead development asset INV-202, an oral CB1 inverse agonist which is designed to block the receptor protein CB1.

The completion of three acquisitions of Versanis Bio, Sigilon Therapeutics, and DICE Therapeutics boosts Eli Lilly and Company’s product pipeline in obesity, diabetes, and immunology.

Under the exclusive agreement, Hikma will commercialize products in Rakuten Medical’s pipeline for cancer treatment in the Middle East and North Africa region.

A report from the UK Bioindustry Association report indicated that biotech venture and public financing rose from £295 million in the first quarter to £382 million in the second quarter.

Cytomos will use the £4 million in funding to develop its dielectric spectroscopy technology.

Additionally, Poseida has approved Astellas as a board observer seat, which gives Astellas the right to attend Poseida’s scientific advisory board meetings and certain notice rights related to any potential change of control over Poseida.

Novartis has completed its acquisition of biopharma company Chinook Therapeutics.

The guidance can help both applicants and manufacturers limit the mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of NDSRIs.

The new drug could be a powerful tool for patients suffering depressive symptoms after birth.

The site was acquired by AGC Biologics in July 2020, and the Milan location is the first cell and gene therapy site approved in Europe for GMP manufacturing of clinical and commercial supplies.

The initial collaboration between the two companies began in 2017 with an extension announced in 2021.

Highlights from a wide ranging discussion on COVID-19 pandemic response from Kate Broderick, Chief Innovation Officer at Maravai LifeSciences, and Tom Madden, President & CEO at Acuitas Therapeutics.

SBS-518 is a first-in-class dual sigma receptor (SR) antagonist/dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor in development for the treatment of stimulant use disorder (StUD).