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Synovial sarcoma is a rare form of cancer impacting about 1000 adults in the United States each year, most of them men in their 30s or younger.

Freudenberg Medical now offers custom single-use assemblies to expand its offerings in silicone extrusion and molding for biopharma applications.

Will Sanofi’s plan to recruit the younger generation through its participation in the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, being held in Paris, pay off?

With this acquisition, AbbVie gains Cerevel’s clinical-stage assets that complement AbbVie's emerging neuroscience pipeline as well as branded products for treating psychiatric disorders, migraine, and Parkinson's disease.

The new biotech company will use the Series A financing to advance the development of enhanced biologics to treat solid tumors and inflammatory and immunology diseases.

STADA and Alvotech have launched Uzpruvo, the first approved biosimilar to Stelara (ustekinumab), in the European market, marking the second biosimilar brought to market by this partnership.

The HemoTemp II Blood Bag Temperature Indicator, which is an FDA-approved medical device, and the HemoTemp II Activator both were given the “Standards-Compliant” seal.

An additional 11 medicines were recommended for extension of therapeutic indications, while one negative opinion was issued.

Scorpius Holdings expects to launch its first CGMP campaign for mammalian-based biomanufacturing in the 2024 third quarter.

BeiGene has invested $800 million into a new biologics manufacturing facility in Hopewell, NJ, which also houses its clinical R&D capabilities.

Giroctocogene fitelparvovec is designed to allow patients to produce FVIII on their own for a time after a single infusion, an alternative to routine IV injections.

Under the expanded agreement, Univercells and University of Pennsylvania will evaluate certain bioreactors for scalable gene therapy production.

Combination products may be reviewed in a single application or in separate applications for each constituent part, and in rare cases, FDA may decide which type of application process is appropriate.

GSK’s submission is supported by Phase III trials showing significant progression-free survival benefit and positive overall survival trends using Blenrep combinations compared to standard care.

While the document does not address treatment or prevention of the long-term complications of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease in children, it aims to help sponsors developing drugs for pediatric patients currently affected.

The addition of BIOVECTRA’s biologics capabilities to accelerate drug development and manufacturing will allow Agilent to expand its end-to-end offerings for biopharma services.

Pluri’s newly launched CDMO business will manufacture two novel cell therapy product candidates for Kadimastem.

The acquisition adds a Phase III therapeutic peptide candidate to AstraZeneca’s late-stage pipeline for rare diseases.

The acquisition of EyeBio adds a late-phase antibody drug candidate for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration to Merck’s pipeline.

The company plans to invest approximately €900 million (US$983 million) to expand its peptide platform at its Colorado, US, site and in Europe.

The acquisition adds NM26, a Phase II-ready bispecific antibody for treating atopic dermatitis, to Johnson & Johnson’s immune-mediated and inflammatory disease portfolio.

With the acquisition, Olink will join Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions business.

Through a multi-year collaboration, Pfizer and Evotec aim to conduct early discovery research for therapeutics against metabolic and infectious diseases.

Roche voluntarily recalled Susvimo’s ocular implant, insertion tool, and initial fill kit when test results did not satisfy company standards.

Other indications for which the Sanofi treatment has been approved include atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis.

The acquisition of uniQure’s Lexington, Mass., manufacturing operations will boost Genezen’s late-phase and commercial gene therapy development and manufacturing services.

The companies have restructured their existing collaboration into a licensing agreement that invests in mRNA development.

Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) reduced amyloid plaques in Phase III study participants by 84% after 18 months.