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Cytiva acquired Vanrx Pharmasystems, a Canadian manufacturer of robotic aseptic filling equipment.

Biotechnology company, Polyplus-transfection, has started construction of a new facility in France to meet growth in the cell and gene therapy market.

Nexelis’ recent acquisition of GSK’s Marburg, Germany-based vaccines clinical bioanalytical laboratory expands its bioanalytical capabilities.

The £500,000 (US$686,294)-investment in mass spectrometry support will accelerate biologics development and approval.

The launch of HiScreen Fibro PrismA, the company’s newest product for early mAb purification process development strengthens Cytiva’s new fiber-based Protein A platform.

Evozyne’s evolution-based protein design technology will be used to research and develop proteins that could be used in the next generation of gene therapies.

Sanofi will offer access to its infrastructure and expertise to help BioNTech produce over 125 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe.

Clinical material for a Theratechnologies product in development will be produced at PPS’ manufacturing facility in Lexington, KY.

Emergent will use its CDMO services to manufacture drug product batches to support the increased supply of the therapeutic candidate in anticipation of a potential emergency use authorization in the first quarter of 2021.

The companies have entered into an advance purchase agreement with COVAX to provide up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, to lower-middle-income countries.

The site, which is set to be operational in three years, will feature disposable technology and advanced technology filling lines to produce 90 million vials and 50 million pre-filled syringes a year.

The companies will develop up to three CD3-engaging T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody therapies using Merus' proprietary Biclonics platform.

Through the acquisition, Thermo Fisher will have access to Mesa’s PCR-based rapid point-of-care testing platform for detecting infectious diseases.

The new US offices will give the company the ability to support its US-based customers on site while continuing to collaborate with its global team.

The 40,000-ft.2 facility will feature eight cleanrooms with configurations for the production of cell and viral vector products.

Henogen will be integrated into Thermo Fisher’s Pharma Services business within its Laboratory Products and Services segment.

The collaboration will focus on up to three types of lung and gastrointestinal cancers.

The acquisition significantly expands Precision Medicine Group’s cell and gene therapy expertise.

The service uses Hovione’s Intelligent PROprietary Screening methodology to screen for combinations of polymers, drug loads, surfactants, and solvents with an advanced computational tool.

The 17,000 m2 facility will serve as a process development and manufacturing site for Chinese companies developing medicines as well as multinationals with manufacturing requirements in China.

CMIC will work to advance decentralized trials in Japan.

Acorda’s Chelsea, MA facility will serve as a global center of excellence in the Catalent network for spray-dried dispersion and dry powder encapsulation and packaging.

Under the terms of the agreement, operations will be initiated at Lonza’s Houston, TX Center of Excellence where Lonza will handle process development activities for late-clinical and commercial-scale GMP manufacturing of the cell therapy.

Baxter will provide commercial-scale manufacturing services at its Halle/Westfalen, Germany facility to prepare Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate for distribution in the United Kingdom and European markets.

A strategic separation is designed to enhance the value and growth of Paraxel’s contract research services and Calyx’s imaging businesses.

The company plans to expand its global production capacity across six existing manufacturing facilities in Europe and the United States, as well as a new manufacturing facility in the US.

The company plans to deliver initial doses by mid-2021, and Australia will have the option to purchase up to 10 million additional doses through the agreement.

The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorization to Moderna for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Avacta Group has entered into a license agreement with POINT Biopharma, granting access to its pre|CISION technology for the development of tumor-activated radiopharmaceuticals.

The collaboration will utilize ViGeneron’s novel engineered AAV capsids, vgAAV, to transduce retinal cells with intravitreal injections for an undisclosed target.