All
EMA Recommends Five Orphan Drugs
The agency recommended a total of 11 drugs at its July meeting, including five orphan drugs.
Avantor Opens New Collaborative Research Center in New Jersey
The Bridgewater facility will provide a range of contract services for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and also serve electronics chemicals suppliers.
GSK Plans Changes to UK Manufacturing Network
GSK plans to invest in several UK manufacturing sites and to close its Slough site in conjunction with the sale of the Horlicks brand manufactured in Slough.
Alcami Relocates Headquarters to Research Triangle Park, NC
Alcami will move its headquarters to Durham, NC while maintaining its manufacturing and laboratory operations in Wilmington, NC.
Catalent Adds Early Development Offerings to OptiForm Platform
Catalent expands the scope of the OptiForm Solution Suite to bridge gap from late-stage discovery to Phase I trials.
Nitto Denko Avecia Announces Manufacturing Expansion
The addition of 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space increases Avecia’s Milford, Ma, oligonucleotide capacity to 3.0 mol.
NIH Study May Lead to New Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers have demonstrated how an investigational drug currently in testing works against Niemann-Pick type C1, which may lead to treatments for other similar disorders.
Tubilux Pharma S.p.A. Receives FDA Warning Letter
The agency cited the Italian company for aseptic processing failures.
Opioid Report Recommends Coordinated Effort to Fight Epidemic
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on its findings on the opioid abuse epidemic, citing the need for a prescribing culture change.
GSK Ships Seasonal Influenza Vaccines for US Market
GSK plans to deliver up to 40 million doses of its quadrivalent flu vaccine for the 2017–2018 season.
Larger Peristaltic Pumps Allow Scale-Up for Biopharm Projects
Higher-flow peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group are designed for upstream and downstream bioprocessing with single-use fluid path assemblies.
Industry Groups Applaud House Passage of FDARA
BIO and PhRMA issued statements expressing the groups’ approval of the continuation of user fee programs.
NIH Researchers' HIV Finding May Lead to New Treatments
The National Institutes of Health says researchers have found a way to block a step in the HIV invasion process that may lead to the development of new drugs.
FDA Warns India Facility Over Sterility Failures
The agency sent a warning letter to Vista Pharmaceuticals Limited for CGMP failures related to equipment cleaning and process control.
GMP Issues Derail a Drug Approval for the Second Time
One day after Ocular Therapeutix sent FDA a detailed response highlighting manufacturing improvements, FDA rejected its application for Dextenza, a new drug designed to alleviate post-operative eye pain.
Novartis CAR-T Cell Therapy CTL019 Recommended for FDA Approval
FDA advisory committee has recommended for approval Novartis CAR-T cell therapy CTL019 for the treatment of relapsed and refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric and young adult patients.
Sanofi Acquires Protein Sciences
The acquisition will add recombinant-based influenza vaccine to Sanofi Pasteur’s portfolio
CordenPharma, GE Healthcare Partner to Speed Development
GE Healthcare’s Dharmacon business and CordenPharma contract manufacturing enter a strategic collaboration to accelerate the oligonucleotide development process.
2017 CPhI Pharma Awards Open for Entries
The 2017 CPhI Pharma Awards program features 20 categories covering achievements in the pharma industry.
ABEC Releases 4000-L Single-Use Bioreactor
ABEC increases the maximum capacity of its Custom Single Run Bioreactors to 4000 L, doubling the industry standard.
Woodcock Sees Future for Precision Medicine
In an FDAVoice blog post, the CDER director highlighted two recent scientific advances.
FDA Develops Assay to Assess Ebola Antibody Response
The assay assesses the ability of antibodies to neutralize the Ebola virus.
Malaria Drug Shown to Protect Against Zika, NIH Says
The National Institutes of Health says a new study showed that hydroxychloroquine reduced the transmission of Zika in pregnant mice.
EMA Recommends Restrictions on Multiple Sclerosis Medicine
The agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee made recommendations on the risk of multiple sclerosis treatments, injectable methylprednisolone medicines, and the use of gadolinium contrast agents.
Data Integrity and Quality Problems Found at China Facility
FDA sent a warning letter to Shandong Analysis and Test Center for CGMP violations including data integrity issues and insufficient testing procedures.
Endo Withdraws Opioid Drug from Market
After FDA found a “significant shift in the route of abuse,” Endo voluntarily removes OPANA ER from the market.
Lonza Completes Capsugel Acquisition
A $5.5 billion acquisition brings Capsugel’s oral dosage delivery capabilities to Lonza’s portfolio.
Biosimilars Overcome Legal and Analytical Hurdles
A Supreme Court decision and improvements in analytical processes may speed the biosimilar approval process.
SOBI003 Granted Orphan Drug Designation for MPS IIIA Treatment
SOBI003 is a chemically modified variant of a recombinant human sulfamidase product candidate, using Sobi’s proprietary glycan modification technology.
Noninvasive NMR Imaging Could Open New Biotech Opportunities
A new probe developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia, would allow NMR to be used without the use of microwaves, and with smaller machines.