BMG Pharma has signed an agreement with HTL for the development and commercialization of injectable products with sodium hyaluronate lipoate formate.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals has announced the top-line results from two Phase III studies, evaluating intravitreal pegcetacoplan as a treatment for geographic atrophy.

Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has successfully completed an on-site inspection, performed by the MHRA, of its expanded facility in Stirling, UK.

SGS has selected the European Centre for Clinical Research Training (ECCRT) for the provision of good manufacturing practice (GMP) training of its pharmacy team.

Exscientia has entered into a four-year agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the development of small-molecule therapeutics that can tackle coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential.

GeneQuine Biotherapeutics has chosen Exothera to advance the development of its osteoarthritis gene therapy product candidate, GQ-303.

The joint venture with OSTHUS will expand PharmaLex’s IT consulting and system integration expertise.

CPC’s MicroCNX Series Connectors provide an alternative to tube welding at small tubing sizes.

AzurRx’s acquisition of First Wave Bio grants them access to their proprietary niclosamide formulations.

Low- and middle-income countries are at the greatest risk of receiving substandard and falsified COVID-19 vaccines.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further impacted ongoing drug shortage issues; essential action is needed to avoid repeating previous mistakes.

There are expectations that changes to pharma regulations in the EU, forming part of the regions broader strategy for the industry, will be positive and should offer flexibility for industry to advance through innovation.

Repligen and Navigo’s novel ligand could be the first to address antibody aggregation in low pH elution buffers.

AGC Biologics is expanding manufacturing capacity at its Heidelberg, Germany, facility for plasmid DNA and messenger RNA.

HUTCHMED’s amdizalisib (HMPL-689) received breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of a subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Both Marion Gruber and Phillip Krause, FDA officials, co-authored a document disputing the need for COVID-19 boosters for most people.

The memorandum of understanding between ABITEC and Luca AICell will work to advance ultra-high purity lipidic chemistries.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Twist Bioscience will use Twist’s antibody libraries to discover therapeutic antibody candidates.

Janssen’s Invega Hayfera is the first six-month injectable schizophrenia treatment approved by FDA.

Vector Laboratories has completed a $124 million cash buyout backed by Thompson Street Capital Partners and will begin an acquisition strategy to expand protein detection capabilities.

ABPI has announced that eight leaders from the patient and health charity sector have been chosen to join its new Patient Advisory Council.

ILC Therapeutics, has successfully closed a £3.5 million (US$4.9 million) pre-initial public offering (IPO) funding round.

NICE has reconsidered its decision on Janssen's Erleada (apalutamide), issuing two positive final appraisal determinations (FADs) on the therapy.

NICE has recommended tofacitinib (Xeljanz, Pfizer)as an option for treating active polyarticular juvenile arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis.

Sterling Pharma Solutions has invested in a center of excellence for research into commercial applications of continuous flow chemistry at its site in Dudley, UK.

Nanoform and Herantis Pharma's proof of concept project evaluating the application of the nanoforming process has been successful.

Avantor has acquired the Masterflex bioprocessing business and related assets of Antylia Scientific.

The White House announced a nearly $3 billion program to ramp up production of vaccines and their components.