Deals, Development and Manufacturing

Baxter will provide commercial-scale manufacturing services at its Halle/Westfalen, Germany facility to prepare Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate for distribution in the United Kingdom and European markets.

The company plans to expand its global production capacity across six existing manufacturing facilities in Europe and the United States, as well as a new manufacturing facility in the US.

Bayer will support the development and supply of CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV.

The company plans to deliver initial doses by mid-2021, and Australia will have the option to purchase up to 10 million additional doses through the agreement.

The new facility, which will be operated by Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, will provide large-scale cell-culture manufacturing of bulk drug substance with 8 x 20,000-L bioreactors.

The collaboration will utilize ViGeneron’s novel engineered AAV capsids, vgAAV, to transduce retinal cells with intravitreal injections for an undisclosed target.

The transaction will include operations located at different Novasep sites, including its Pompey, France site and sites in the United States, China, and India.

The new facility, to be located in Boston, MA, will contain experimental and analytical equipment for viral vector and advanced therapy process development and will expand the CDMO’s manufacturing capacity.

Angelini will obtain an exclusive license to commercialize Arvelle’s investigational anti-seizure medication, cenobamate, in the European Union and other countries in the European Economic Area.

Honeywell will use Sparta’s expertise to introduce new QMS solutions for life sciences to its customer base.

The companies have entered into an agreement to support the formulation and fill/finish of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine supply outside of the United States.

The company has formed an agreement with the Ministry of Health of Singapore to supply mRNA-1273, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to the people of Singapore.

Through the acquisition, Eli Lilly will have access to Prevail’s portfolio of clinical-stage and preclinical neuroscience assets.

The companies are entering into a license and collaboration agreement for the development and commercialization of Relay’s investigational cancer treatment, RLY-1971, a potent inhibitor of SHP2, a molecule that plays a role in cancer cell survival.

Through the acquisition, AstraZeneca will work with Alexion’s R&D team to build up Alexion's pipeline of 11 molecules across more than 20 clinical-development programs in several indications.

The acquisition will enhance Boehringer Ingelheim’s cancer cell-directed therapies portfolio and will complement its existing capabilities in antigen discovery and antibody and T-cell engager technologies.

Through the acquisition Gilead will gain access to Hepcludex (bulevirtide) for the treatment of chronic HDV infection in adults with compensated liver disease.

With the acquisition, Evonik will expand its life science division and its portfolio of functional excipients and biomaterials.

The collaboration includes the development, commercialization, and supply of Orgenesis’ pipeline in South Korea and Japan and the development and commercialization of Cure Therapeutics’ pipeline on a global basis.

The company has received $500 million in funding from Sino Biopharmaceutical for further development, capacity expansion, and manufacturing of CoronaVac, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

CDMO HALIX will manufacture the drug substance for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, at commercial scale at its cGMP facility in the Netherlands.

Through the acquisition, PTI will gain access to LDA’s lead product, the SIMS 1915+, a helium leak test system that combines its helium leak detection technology with its SIMS software for data collection and analysis.

The company will expand its micronization abilities for highly potent drug compounds through this investment.

The companies have entered into an agreement for next-generation, mesothelin-directed CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of solid tumors.

The collaboration addresses the need for risk mitigation plans in cell therapies.

The gene therapy increases the ability of retina cells to make a soluble form of CD59, a protein that shields the retina from damage, to prevent additional damage and to preserve vision.

Under the terms of the partnership, Colorcon will work to accelerate i2O’s research and development efforts.

Originally announced in March 2020, the acquired facility will be Bora’s first North American manufacturing facility and will serve as its North American headquarters.

The companies have entered into a global collaboration and license agreement to develop zuranolone (SAGE-217) for major depressive disorder, postpartum depression (PPD), and SAGE-324 for essential tremor and other neurological disorders.

Wacker will support production of CureVac’s COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccine candidate at its biotech site in Amsterdam, with production scheduled to start in the first half of 2021.