Merck Serono and Flamel to Collaborate on an Extended Release Formulation for Therapeutic Proteins

The company will now include GMP cell-based potency assays at its Cambridge, UK, and San Diego, Calif., sites expanding its early and late phase analytical capabilities.

The nexus between biopharmaceuticals and sustainability is seemingly far apart, however, it is increasingly recognized as an inevitable challenge. It is encouraged to take a sustainable approach to reducing the environmental impact of the production and supply of medicines while improving people's health; delivering the well-being of people and the planet. Yosuke Shimojo (Technical Value Support Section Manager, Nagase Viita) will unveil how SOLBIOTE™, a portfolio of injectable-grade saccharide excipients, would be a key for the biopharmaceutical development and achieving sustainability for a better future of the industry.

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

This podcast explores the challenges of and the progress made so far by the biopharma industry toward alternative drug delivering methods for biologic drugs.

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.