Drug Development

The acquisition, valued at EUR 520 million (US$631 million), would expand Takeda’s late-stage pipeline in gastroenterology and would extend an already existing collaboration between the two companies.

A Takeda and Denali collaboration includes three named programs for treating Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, using Denali’s antibody transport vehicle (ATV) technology to enhance blood-brain barrier penetration.

The company announced 15 new collaborations focused on addressing unmet medical needs, including using artificial intelligence in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, saliva testing for throat cancers, and using the microbiome to treat sleep disorders.

Graham Reynolds, vice-president and general manager, Global Biologics at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., shares insights on key considerations when developing a biologic drug product in a prefilled syringe.

The companies aim to develop a potential zinc finger protein transcription factor-based gene therapy for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The companies aim to discover and develop locked nucleic acid oligonucleotides as orally available therapies for treating inflammatory bowel diseases.

A single-use DPI from Perlen Packaging, which offers lower-cost production and a more affordable device for emerging markets, won a 2017 CPhI Pharma Award.

Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations generally fall into two categories: the first is based on a physiochemical abuse-deterrent approach and the second combines the opioid with an antagonist.

The development of new packaging solutions that are fit for drugs of the future requires close collaboration between the pharmaceutical manufacturer and its packaging suppliers and machine vendors.

The Wilden Quattroflow QF10k size pump from PSG, a Dover company, has been designed to fill the gap between the existing QF4400/5050 and QF20k pump sizes.

FDA looks to achieve near-record level of new drug approvals following slowdown in 2016.

Will business decisions and drug pricing policies help or hinder science and drug approval advances in 2018?

The authors offer recommendations for permissible daily exposures and concentration limits of elemental impurities for dermal drug products.

Brexit-related challenges cast shadows on prospects for the European bio/pharma market in 2018, but optimism may let some sun shine through.

The companies have entered an agreement involving assay development and the manufacturing of kits supporting biomarker research programs.

FDA has approved a new gene therapy for treating patients born with a rare, inherited vision loss.

MilliporeSigma will collaborate with IPS and G-CON to offer end-to-end, turnkey, modular MAb manufacturing.

BioTek Instruments has released a second edition of its BioSpa software that now offers users a simplified but effective interface for kinetic imaging or detection workflows.

Sanofi Genzyme and its partner, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, have filed a marketing authorization application with EMA for an investigational RNAi therapeutic for treating a genetic-based disease.

The company has completed development of a first-generation production process for its chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cell product portfolio and is selecting a CMO for clinical supply.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has decided in favor of Novartis’ Sandoz in rendering the opinion that Amgen cannot use state laws to prohibit or delay the marketing of biosimilars.

Cycle and Aprecia will use Aprecia's 3DP Technology to improve rare disease drug formulations.

The agency published guidance on the research and development of individualized therapies.

MJR PharmJet's MicroJet Reactor technology is a continuous process for producing nanoparticles with tightly controlled particle size and particle size distribution.

The company is seeking approval from FDA for use of the drug, migalastat, to treat Fabry disease in patients who have amenable mutations.

FDA has approved a Pfizer biosimilar to J&J’s top-selling anti-inflammatory biologic, Remicade.

Children with a rare brainstem-based cancer might be helped by a new immunotherapy that targets a mutated protein found exclusively in cancer cells.

Abzena has entered into a Master Services Agreement with a US biotech company to provide process development and manufacturing services to progress a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to clinical trials.

The approval for Admelog (insulin lispro injection) marks the first short-acting insulin approved as a “follow-on” product.

In partnership with Indian pharmaceutical firm, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk has expanded an insulin manufacturing facility at Torrent’s Indrad, Gujarat, India site.