Drug Development

Mereo BioPharma Group and Oncologie have entered a global licensing agreement for the development and commercialization of navicixizumab.

The agreement centers around the development of new stem-cell derived allogeneic T-cell therapies for the treatment of cancer.

While the US public and law makers push for price controls, pharma’s venture capitalists have other ideas for balancing innovation and affordability.

A development and manufacturing partnership with Thermo will allow Civica to expand its internal pipeline of medications for use in emergency and critical care in the United States, further preventing the risk of drug shortages.

The formation of the new gene therapy company stems from the progress and success of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s clinical manufacturing and gene therapy work.

Inflazome, a biotech company based in Dublin, Ireland, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) will grant its patent applications in January 2020.

As the high cost of drugs continues to erode public opinion, experts ask whether price controls are the best, or only, way to improve access to medicines and regain the public’s trust.

Generic pharmaceutical company, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and biopharmaceutical company, Arecor, have entered into an exclusive agreement for the development and commercialization of a ready-to-use injectable medicine.

Under the agreement, Almirall will leverage WuXi Biologics’ proprietary WuXiBody platform to develop bispecific antibodies for dermatological diseases.

The joint venture will develop next-generation cell and gene therapies incorporating Affimer proteins.

Roche will apply ProBioGen’s proprietary GlymaxX technology to boost the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity of antibodies.

PhoreMost, a biopharma company based in the United Kingdom, and Boehringer Ingelheim have entered into a multi-project drug discovery collaboration agreement, it was revealed.

Molecular taggants from Applied DNA Sciences and Colorcon’s Opadry coating target counterfeit and falsified medications.

The promise of new therapies is tempered by the need for affordability, safety, and ethics.

FDA’s approval rate slowed, but the US agency is still ahead of its international counterparts in green-lighting new drugs for market.

With a positive employment market, some bio/pharma professionals explore options for career advancement.

Biologics raise unique formulation and development challenges, and industry is still on a learning curve to get the best out of these diverse and complex therapies.

PTE looks ahead to 2020’s edition of Pharmapack-the pharma industry’s dedicated packaging and drug delivery event.

The acquisition expands Charles River’s scientific capabilities in cell therapy development.

The expansion plans to build upon the company’s high potent drug manufacturing and development capabilities, including both clinical and commercial supply.

The rapid-onset CNS neuroactive nasal spray is distributed to patients in microgram doses and activates nasal chemosensory receptors that trigger neural circuits in the brain that suppress fear and anxiety associated with everyday social, work, or performance situations.

Through the acquisition, Merck will gain access to ArQule’s lead investigational candidate, ARQ 531, a novel, oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor currently in a Phase II dose expansion study for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.

Newron Pharmaceuticals has received communications from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggesting it discusses its proposed statistical plan in a Type A meeting.

Swiss-based specialist pharma R&D company, MetP Pharma, has been granted a Notice of Allowance from the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent titled, “Treatment of Demyelineating Diseases.”

Galderma, a Swiss-based dermatology company that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to its investigational therapy, nemolizumab.

A drug discovery company based in the United Kingdom, Lunac Therapeutics, has been awarded funding worth £3.14 million (US$4.11 million) under Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst program.

Catalent and Ethicann Pharmaceuticals have announced a partnership aimed at developing a new combination pharmaceutical-grade CBD and THC product to treat MS spasticity using Catalent’s orally disintegrating tablet technology.

BioMed X has announced the successful completion of its first joint research project in the fields of COPD and IPF that it had undertaken with Boehringer Ingelheim.

CPI has partnered with ImmunoBiology (ImmBio) for the development of a heat-stabilized formulation of a mutli-antigen vaccine candidate against Pneumococcal diseases.

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