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AbbVie will pay REGENXBIO up to $1.75 billion for the rights to develop and commercialize its treatment of various eye conditions.

The winners of the 18th CPhI Pharma Awards, which are given as a recognition of ‘Excellence in Pharma’, were announced on November 9, 2021, in Milan.

Part 2—Industry experts from MilliporeSigma, Lonza, Astrea Bioseparations, and Sartorius provide insight and examples about solving critical challenges in both analytics and process development for emerging therapies.

Flagship Pioneering has officially launched Alltrna, a company planning to combat genetic diseases with transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) medicine.

The agreement will allow Birmingham Biotech to commercialize the University of Birmingham’s antiviral COVID-19 nasal spray.

Element’s acquisition of JMI Laboratories will increase their North American service offerings.

Part 1—Industry experts from MilliporeSigma, Lonza, Astrea Bioseparations, and Sartorius discuss key issues affecting the development of emerging biotherapies.

Lonza is expanding its exosomes development and manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of a service unit from Exosomics and a manufacturing facility from Codiak BioSciences.

Aceragen’s acquisition of Arrevus adds key treatment candidates to its rare disease pipeline.

Takeda’s acquisition of GammaDelta Therapeutics expands their immuno-oncology and innate immune cell therapy portfolio.

Following the acquisition, Avantor will have access to Masterflex’s various bioproduction operations.

The biopharmaceutical landscape of India is transforming in terms of regulatory policies, product development, and affordability.

The biopharma industry is seeing more merit in strategizing clinical and commercial drug development as early as the preclinical phase.

The research collaboration between Sartorius and Matica Biotechnology will aim to optimize PAT technologies, automation software, and single-use platforms for large-scale viral vector production.

The $691 million deal will see Vertex use Mammoth’s systems to discover and develop in-vivo gene-editing therapies.

Global CDMO, ten23 health, has acquired filling technology and drug product manufacturing expert, swissfillon, enhancing its integrated offering.

Ajinomoto and its subsidiary company, Ajinomoto Genexine, have partnered with Insilico Biotechnology to accelerate and improve process development and production of biologics using digital twin technology.

Merck’s agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) aims to facilitate affordable global access for molnupiravir.

SGS’s new Antwerp, Belgium, clinical research site will house both clinical trial patients and good manufacturing practice drug manufacturing, and its Glasgow, UK, biosafety testing site now has increased testing capacity.

Crystec and Biosidus have joined forces to enhance the delivery and performance of biotherapeutics.

Proposed changes to rules governing the commercialization of technologies developed with federal funding prompts significant stakeholder feedback.

Smaller biopharma companies must do due diligence with their CMC strategy for BLA filings.

Aceto will acquire A&C Bio Buffer, including the company’s custom buffer and chemical blend portfolio.

This acquisition grants Bionano access to BioDiscovery’s clinical software solution for variant analysis.

Pharmalex has launched the Biopharma Excellence brand, a new service line that combines the expertise of PharmaLex, ERA Consulting, and Biopharma Excellence.

SGS is investing in a new E&L lab in Navi Mumbai, India, that will provide testing services.

AION Labs will be a first-of-its-kind AI/pharma and computational biology innovation lab aimed at spearheading the adoption of AI technologies and computational science.

Element’s acquisition of Nanosyn is the latest in a series of moves made to strengthen the company’s North American presence.

Pacira’s acquisition grants them access to Flexion’s pain management portfolio.

Supernus will acquire Adamas’ Parkinson's disease treatment portfolio through a $400 million acquisition.