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With the DKK 8.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) investment, Novo Nordisk will build a new modular and flexible production facility in Odense, Denmark, to produce multiple products for rare diseases.

The companies will develop a platform that can enable rapid development of DPI products.

Under the deals, the parties will advance therapeutics for fibrotic diseases, osteoarthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease.

The company will add a new laboratory facility at its Shanbally, Co. Cork, Ireland, manufacturing site.

The European Commission’s approval of the Catalent acquisition by Novo Holdings includes the related acquisition of three manufacturing sites by Novo Nordisk, which is also acquiring the Czech Republic manufacturing site of Novavax for $200 million.

Under the deal, Novartis will in-license PTC518, an mRNA splice modulator for the huntingtin gene, which has the potential to be the first oral disease-modifying therapy for Huntington's disease.

Lilly will expand its recently acquired manufacturing facility in Wisconsin with a $3 billion investment, and Amgen will expand its North Carolina facility with a $1 billion investment.

Cambrex will provide Lilly’s biotech collaborators with accelerated access to clinical development capabilities.

The acquisition will provide Roche with access to Poseida’s GMP manufacturing capabilities and R&D portfolio assets, including cell therapy candidates.

The company officially launched new production suites, a revamp of its development labs, and more at its Thousand Oaks, Calif., cell therapy manufacturing facility.

With this $3.6 million investment, the CDMO will strengthen its advanced labeling, automated visual inspection, and fill/finish technology.

The investment will allow Sanofi to strengthen antibody bioproduction at its Lyon Gerland site in France.

Under the collaboration, the companies will create and test circVec DNA–LNP formulations with an eye toward potential therapeutic applications.

Under a £15.7 million (US$20.7 million) investment, SEKISUI has expanded its UK site for clinical-grade drug substance manufacturing.

With financing led by OrbiMed, Novo Holdings, and Jeito Capital, Alentis Therapeutics will develop a pipeline of Claudin-1-targeted ADCs to treat solid tumors.

Eisai Europe and Biogen have received a positive opinion for the monoclonal antibody therapy to be used as a treatment of adult patients with early Alzheimer’s disease.

Avantor executives discuss the future of the biopharmaceutical industry and the impact that a wave of next-generation biotherapeutics will bring.

Ginkgo Bioworks has achieved the first milestone in an ongoing partnership with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, aimed at improving biologics production.

TrakCel's OCELLOS, an IT platform, has been selected to orchestrate the administration of five out of seven autologous or matched allogenic cell therapy products approved or expected to be approved in 2024.

With the launch of the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery and Innovation, the MD Anderson Cancer Center will bring together expertise in developing cell therapies for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infections.

Under an agreement, Leads Biolabs has granted the new company, Oblenio Bio, an exclusive option to license LBL-051, a tri-specific T-cell engager antibody.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed DKK 600 million (US$87.4 million) towards the initial costs of the center housing the new supercomputer, which has the potential to accelerate drug discovery innovation.

The collaboration aims to develop precision genetic medicines using ViaNautis’ proprietary polyNaut technology platform.

The company is investing $76 million to increase ADC manufacturing capacity at its St. Louis, Mo. facility.

The companies expect to accelerate the clinical development of MRT-6160, a Phase I drug candidate, as well as explore further therapeutic opportunities across multiple indications.

Merck is acquiring the Yale-spinout, which develops direct DNA modification-enabled cancer treatments.

The merger will create a specialty company, REGiMMUNE/Kiji TX, for regulatory T cells.

Through the collaboration, Merck will use Mestag’s proprietary RAFT platform to investigate the pathogenic role that fibroblasts play in inflammatory diseases.

The new center's design will prioritize integration of the entire supply chain, with the aim of accelerating product development and autonomous production capacity in alignment with EU priorities.

Evonik's plant-based squalene, PhytoSquene, used in parenteral drug delivery applications, won the CPHI Excellence in Pharma Award in the “Sustainability” category.