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The agency sent warning letters to three more companies for selling unapproved products claiming to treat COVID-19.

ISPE’s Facility of the Year Awards for 2020 go to bio/pharma companies in eight award categories, including two winners in the new Social Impact category.

With the acquisition, Orgenesis will combine TamirBio’s ranpirnase antiviral platform with its Bioxome technology.

Drug manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers oppose Buy American policies as likely to reduce reliable supplies and raise product costs.

The companies announced they are entering into a strategic collaboration under which Blackstone will provide up to $2 billion to fund Alnylam’s RNAi drugs to treat a range of diseases.

The task force will assist in the developing, authorizing, and monitoring of treatments of COVID-19.

The guidance answers questions on changes made to the regulatory framework to address challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company is advancing its lung-selective nebulized Janus kinase inhibitor into clinical development to determine its ability to prevent acute lung injury in patients with COVID-19.

The partners have formed a joint venture to produce muscle-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a source of exosomes and other cellular products to develop related therapies and advance clinical trials.

Horizon Discovery has announced that it has expanded its cell-based clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) screening services to include primary human B cells, which complements the T cell screening service.

Belgian biopharmaceutical company, UCB, has successfully completed its acquisition of Ra Pharmaceuticals, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.

EMA's CHMP has recommended the use of remdesivir, an investigational antiviral medicine, in compassionate use programs across the European Union.

The drug discovery platform was developed to rapidly predict blocking of COVID-19 pneumocyte cellular entry.

The agency has been tasked with coordinating efforts to mitigate shortages of medicines within Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Second Genome will use its Microbiome Analytics Platform throughout the collaboration to identify novel biomarkers associated with clinical response to Gilead’s investigational medicines.

Successful negotiation of life-sciences collaboration agreements involves careful planning.

The partnership, led by Takeda and CSL Behring, will focus on developing a hyperimmune immunoglobulin against COVID-19.

The digital event, called Bio Digital 2020, will now take place from June 8–12, 2020.

The companies will collaborate on research and development solutions for coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The company closed two new funds, ARCH Venture Fund X and ARCH Venture Fund X Overage, for a total of $1.46 billion combined.

The medical service volunteer programs will allow their employees who are licensed medical professionals to help fight against COVID-19 while maintaining their base pay.

The acquisition will include PBMI’s trademarks, conference, website, education, and membership assets.

N4 Pharma will be undertaking a proof-of-concept research project using a COVID-19 DNA plasmid to demonstrate the ability of its delivery system, Nuvec, to collaborative partners developing DNA or RNA vaccines.

The companies are entering into a partnership to develop fully human neutralizing antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 to prevent or treat COVID-19.

CPS will be integrated into CB, who will proceed as the operating company while CMIC group continues to expand its business in China.

The event, which was originally scheduled for May 11–13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL, will be canceled due to concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19.

GE biopharma brands are now part of Cytiva, a Danaher Corporation Life Sciences company.

With new tests showing NDMA levels increase under normal storage conditions, FDA calls for removal of ranitidine products from the market.

The new patented process results in uniform, scalable production and the ability to deliver cell cargo similar to natural exosomes/extracellular vesicles.

The patent includes the use of fibroblast cells and adjuvants such as peptides and hydroxychloroquine, which fuels the assembly of natural interferon to overpower the virus.