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News Sanofi and GSK in advanced discussions with EU to supply up to 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Discussions relate to vaccine candidate using Sanofi’s recombinant protein-based technology combined with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant system. -
News Pfizer and BioNTech to supply Japan with 120 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate
The companies are set to manufacture globally up to 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and approximately 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021. -
News Bendalis: Supply agreement for clinical trials for oncology medicine
Bendalis and Inceptua enter into an exclusive oncology medicine supply agreement for clinical trials -
News AGC Biologics to complete acquisition of MolMed on 31 July
The transaction will enable the CDMO to offer plasmid production and end-to-end cell and gene therapy services. -
News Europe's CHMP recommends suspension of medicines tested by Panexcell over flawed studies
The European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended the suspension of European marketing authorizations of generic medicines tested by Panexcell Clinical Laboratories at its site in Mumbai, India, citing irregularities in h... -
News Vital Signs Solutions receives backing to facilitate mass-scale antibody testing for COVID-19
The company will adapt its digital platform to digitize any COVID-19 antibody rapid test assay and embed this within an app available on smartphones and tablets. -
News CPHI Japan rescheduled for Spring 2021
The event organizers are working on preparing bespoke digital product offerings to help the market continue to meet, do business and exchange ideas later this year. -
News Catalent to create European clinical manufacturing center of excellence in France
The $30 million investment will enable the site to handle large-molecule programs, with additional capacity for small molecule dosage form development. -
News Stevanato Group and Colanar colaborate to study container closure systems
The data generated through the partnership will help biopharma companies to develop robust manufacturing processes and minimize challenges during scale-up and commercialization. -
News Colorcon launches new enteric coating with pH up to 5.0
Acryl-EZE formulations provide significant time savings and targeted drug delivery. -
News Humanigen expands partnership with Catalent to manufacture investigational COVID-19 therapeutic candidate
Data on the first clinical use of lenzilumab in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia suggest promising results. -
News New sinusoidal pump for transferring syrups, oils, creams and gels
Watson-Marlow's new Certa Plus sinusoidal pump provides a sustainable solution for shear sensitive, viscous pharmaceutical products. -
News ChargePoint Technology and STERIS collaborate to offer fully validated sterile transfer solution
Sterile transfer solutions without compromising operational efficiency. -
News China's first SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody enters clinical trials
Junshi Biosciences cites Lonza’s GS Xceed gene expression system as a critical enabler for the program. -
News Sai Life Sciences' Process Chemistry R&D lab at Alderley Park, Manchester is now open for business
Our Process Chemistry R&D laboratory at Alderley Park, Manchester is now open for business. Feel free to reach out to us for all your process development needs. Refer this link for information on our new lab. -
News Arctoris supports global research efforts to find new therapeutics against COVID-19
The company is also involved in projects that aim to enable population-level screening for the current coronavirus. -
News Cobra Biologics delivers final plasmids for CombiGene's epilepsy project
Further milestone paves the way for production of novel gene therapy drug candidate designed to treat drug-resistant focal epilepsy. -
News Merck KGaA opens its largest M Lab Collaboration Center in Shanghai
The center will host a new BioReliance End-to-End Solutions GMP manufacturing facility offering CDMO services to customers in China and Asia-Pacific. -
News Novartis signs five-year deal with Civica Rx on injectable medicines manufacturing
The agreement is aimed at helping to reduce essential drug shortages in the US -
News CPHI Podcast Series: Pharma Action Against COVID-19
Our first in a series of monthly podcasts looks back at the key points covered in five webinars we hosted in May showcasing the pharma industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic -
News CPHI Podcast Series: The Impact of COVID-19 on API Trading and Procurement
In this podcast, Global Pharma Insights speaks to Stefan Schmidinger, Partner at Kemiex AG on how trading and procurement of active pharmaceutical ingredients has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic -
News Regeneron wins $450 million US government manufacturing agreement for anti-viral antibody cocktail
The company began scaling up manufacturing of REGN-COV2 at business risk earlier this year to ensure the immediate availability of the product if clinical trials prove successful. -
News SGS joins with Biophytis to launch international trial of COVID-19 related respiratory failure treatment
The CRO will undertake this clinical trial at multiple sites worldwide, starting at the AZ Sint Maarten hospital in Mechelen, Belgium. -
News Croda bolsters position in life sciences with the acquisition of Avanti Polar Lipids
The transaction will more than double Croda’s R&D capability in drug delivery. -
News iNova Pharmaceuticals announces the launch of iPitch 2020
Following on from the success of the inaugural iPitch launch in 2019, iNova Pharmaceuticals is delighted to announce the launch of a new round of iPitch challenges for 2020. -
News Tackling pharma’s data integrity challenge
Data is the bedrock of a pharmaceutical product’s pathway to market, and the consequences of data failures can be immense. What can companies do to ensure they overcome data integrity challenges? -
News Catalent expands beauty and plant-based consumer health softgel capabilities
Two company sites - one in Canada, the other in Brazil - receive new softgel encapsulation lines to service local customer demand. -
News CPHI Worldwide to transform into Festival of Pharma digital experience
The 10-day event will feature an interactive digital marketplace for sourcing products and services, enhanced matchmaking for connecting with new and existing partners, and world-renowned speakers. -
News Ajinomoto introduces fast track platform for drug product manufacturing
AJILITY is designed to speed novel or existing therapeutics from development to manufacturing and into the clinic. -
News DuPont's seaweed-based soft capsule ingredient gains non-GMO certification
SeaGel offers drug and dietary supplement manufacturers an animal-free and sustainable alternative to traditional soft capsules. -
News PCI Pharma Services completes biotech Center of Excellence
The global outsourcing solutions provider is also set to expand its biotech capabilities in Europe. -
News FDA approves new Dupixent prefilled pen
The prefilled pen supports more convenient self-administration for patients with chronic type 2 inflammatory diseases. -
News Press Release > CordenPharma & Moderna Extend Lipid Supply Agreement for Moderna’s (mRNA-1273) Vaccine Candidate
Luxembourg, 28 May 2020 -- CordenPharma, a full-service Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for the supply of APIs, Drug Products & Pharmaceutical Packaging, announces the signing of an amendment to their existing manufacturing agr... -
News Gilead pencils in potential buyout of Pionyr Immunotherapeutics
Pionyr's "promising, novel biology" could represent a major increase in Gileads's cancer pipeline. -
News Catalent and ViralClear Pharmaceuticals partner on potential COVID-19 treatment
The CDMO will work on developing a solution and a solid oral dosage form of ViralClear's merimepodib. -
News POST COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
As Bill Gates had correctly predicted in 2015, the greatest threat to humanity was not nuclear missiles, but microbes. -
News Sai Life Sciences wins Golden Peocock National Quality award
Sai Life Sciences wins Golden Peocock National Quality award 2020.
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News Emergent to invest $75 million in viral vector manufacturing expansion at Massachusetts site
The investment will add a multi-suite operation to the Canton facility, adding up to 1000L of viral vector capacity and is expected to go online by 2023 -
News BIA Separations introduces PrimaS multi-mode ligand bioprocessing technology
Novel platform initially focussed on high-resolution industrial-scale processing of therapeutic mRNA. -
News Pharma packaging companies commit to supply for COVID-19 fight
Stevanato Group, SCHOTT, and Gerresheimer confirm their readiness to support future COVID-19 vaccine with pharmaceutical containers. -
News Sanofi to build EUR 490 million vaccine production facility in France
The French pharma company will also invest EUR 120 million to create a new research center at Marcy-l'Etoile dedicated to vaccines -
News Catalent to provide AstraZeneca with finishing and packaging for University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Late-stage manufacturing services will be conducted at Catalent’s facility in Anagni, Italy in preparation for large-scale commercial supply of the vaccine -
News ANOW was acquired by Entegris
BILLERICA, Mass.,—September 18, 2019—Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a leader in specialty chemicals and advanced materials solutions, announced today it has acquired Hangzhou Anow Microfiltration Co., Ltd., a filtration company for diverse industries i... -
News Lonza enhances product line to tackle concerns around bias during blinded clinical trials
The cost-effective capsules incorporate anti-tampering measures to ensure they comply with blinding regulations. -
News CPHI Worldwide Women in Leadership Forum 2019
Senior leaders from across the Pharmaceutical supply chain met at CPHI Worldwide 2019 to discuss how we build a future-fit workplace that ensures everybody has the opportunity to fulfil their full potential. -
News Dosage Form Design for Elderly Patient Groups
An aging population and high incidence of NCDs is continuing to drive the demand for healthcare in Thailand, where 20% of the population is aged 65 or over. Our CPHI South East Asia webinar examines the challenges associated with dosage form design for... -
News A Continuous Education
Much has been made of the potential of continuous platforms to supplant traditional pharmaceutical batch manufacturing and drive down API production costs. But how suitable is the technology to the precise requirements of complex pharma processing? -
News SoftGroup winner of the 6th CEE Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Excellence Award
SoftGroup’s mission to deliver an end-to-end traceability technology through innovation has been recognized for a second time with a CEE Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Excellence Award.
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News AI to deliver next evolution of drug manufacturing and supply chain efficiency
Webinar will help manufacturers to harness the advantages of using real-time analytics to enhance performance and reduce waste. -
News WuXi Biologics signs lease for a clinical manufacturing facility in the US
The deal represents the contract manufacturer's third US site. -
News Fujifilm invests $928 million to expand CDMO's biologics production facility in Denmark
Investment will double the site's drug substance manufacturing capacity and will expand its capabilities to include fill/finish, and enhance its current assembly, labeling and packaging services. -
News Oxford Biomedica and VMIC seal UK vaccine manufacturing capacity deal
The collaboration will significantly increase the UK’s capacity to manufacture viral vectors vaccines as part of a national effort in response to COVID-19. -
News Vektor Pharma finalizes formula for novel transdermal drug delivery system to treat Parkinson's
Optimizing the dosage form's efficiency reduces the amount of drug required in each patch. -
News Achilles Therapeutics to set up manufacturing operations at the CGT Catapult manufacturing centre
The collaboration with CGT Catapult will enable Achilles to increase its GMP manufacturing capacity to supply clinical trials of its novel T cell therapy products. -
News Emergent BioSolutions signs 5-year manufacturing agreement for J&J’s lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The CDMO produce drug substance at large scale for commercial manufacturing with the first 2 years valued at approximately $480 million. -
News VAV Lipids, India granted WHO GMP for phospholipid manufacturing facility.
We are glad to announce the approval of WHO GMP certification for our manufacturing facility, VAV Lipids. Securing this GMP is yet another significant milestone for the company with meaningful validation of our quality standards as we strive to be a gl... -
News Laboratoria Natury opens new food supplement production site
Poland's leading food supplements contract manufacturer has opened a new modern facility as part of its expansion plans. -
News Building vaccine capacity on a global scale
The rush to find effective vaccines against the coronavirus is only one part of the story. How is the pharmaceutical industry addressing the difficult issue of ensuring there will be enough manufacturing capacity to roll them out on a global scale? -
News FDB to support Tonix in clinical-stage manufacturing for COVID-19 vaccine
Development partners believe orthopoxvirus vaccines have potential for scalability to supply very large markets
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News Interview: Introducing transparency to the API market`
Global Pharma Insights speaks to Stefan Schmidinger, Partner at Kemiex AG, on how its trade platform is bringing efficiency to a fragmented and regulated market and how traders of APIs are slowly embracing the digital revolution -
News AGC Biologics acquires AstraZeneca commercial biomanufacturing facility
The Boulder, Colorado, USA facility will increase global capacity and extend manufacturing scale. -
News Emergent bags $628 million "landmark" CDMO deal to produce COVID-19 vaccine candidates
The company will provide CDMO capabilities, capacities, and expertise to support the US government’s Warp Speed Program to pave the way for innovators to advance COVID-19 programs. -
News Stevanato Group to open US Technology Excellence Center in Boston
US TEC will support biopharma drug development throughout the lifecycle, helping them overcome the challenges of the container-closure system. -
News Osmotic Drug Delivery Simplified
This innovation by Ackley Machine Corporation represents the first ever machine to offer NIR (Near-Infrared) spectroscopy alongside pharmaceutical tablet drilling and vision inspection – all in one machine. -
News Scaling up for unprecedented global vaccine manufacturing
Vaxxas announces Merck (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) milestone and Harro Höfliger manufacturing alliance. -
News Wasdell Group granted IMP licence for European headquarters
The licence will allow the company to perform EU clinical release for its European customers and drug developers. -
News Ensuring a healthy supply chain throughout the COVID-19 crisis
The first in a quarterly series of blog posts about responsible supply chain management from the PSCI Chair, Caroline O'Brien -
News Kolinpharma® obtains 3 patents in European Union with validation in 12 new countries beyond Italy. -28/5/2020
Kolinpharma® expands on the European market and obtains the patent for 3 products with validation in 12 new countries.
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News CSL signs up Thermo Fisher in biologics development and manufacturing deal
CDMO will operate new Swiss facility due for completion in 2021 to support production of next-gen haemophilia product -
News SeraNova and Carna Biosciences to develop oral formulation of a new active ingredient
SeraNovo enters into a second license agreement with Carna Biosciences for development of oral formulation of Carna’s kinase inhibitor. -
News Changes needed to prevent controversial pay-for-delay pharma deals
Researchers endorse a switch from the current first-filer system in the US to a system that instead rewards the first successful challenger. -
News Chinese API producers shielded from medium-term pain despite COVID-19-related market rebalancing: Fitch Ratings
Reducing dependence on China would increase production costs for generic drug makers, analysts say -
News KOLINPHARMA® obtains a patent in the United States of America for Dolatrox® - 10/03/2020
Dolatrox® is a composition for the treatment of arthropathies and osteoarthritis, as stated in the patent certificate. This composition was thus recognized as innovative and unique. Dolatrox is the 4th patent that Kolinpharma obtains in the USA. -
News Nippon Express (UK) receives WDA and GDP certification for its warehouse near Heathrow Airport
The company's new air-conditioned facility offers temperature-controlled storage in three ranges: frozen, refrigerated, and room-temperature. -
News HKBU invents nanostructure that stimulates growth of stem cells for Parkinson's treatment
The invention could pave the way for treatments to cure Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. -
News AbCellera and Lilly seal multi-year antibody discovery collaboration
AbCellera, will use its antibody drug discovery platform to identify antibodies against up to nine targets. -
News Sifting for gold in the biopharmaceutical talent pool
Evolving biopharma quality demands, the shifting regulatory landscape and the COVID-19 pandemic mean CDMOs will need to get even better at finding talent if they are to strike recruitment gold -
News WuXi Biologics signs land deal to build first US manufacturing facility in Massachusetts biotech hub
$60 million Worcester plant should be operational by 2022 and will employ 150 people -
News HKBU scientists develop technique to eliminate drug side effects
The novel method paves the way towards the mass production of affordable therapeutic drugs that are made with recyclable materials. -
News Can the industry really claim it's 'business as usual'?
ChargePoint Technology's Chief Commercial Officer says "yes" it can. -
News US government signs $354 million generics and API manufacturing contract with Phlow
Pharma start-up will use continuous manufacturing to shore up supply chain of essential medicines -
News Pharmapack expert recommends holistic approach to sustainability
Although the industry might be 30% along its sustainability journey, greater interoperability is needed from materials to devices. -
News Colorcon launches SoteriaRx on-dose authentication technology platform
Smart medications that can provide traceability from plant to patient. -
News Vibalogics agrees to additional manufacturing for lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate of J&J unit
CDMO is contracted to produce multiple clinical batches from German facility -
News How far has the pharmaceutical packaging industry come on its journey to sustainability?
At this year’s Pharmapack Europe, we interviewed Gregor Anderson, Managing Director at Pharmacentric Solutions on how the industry is striving for greater sustainability with regards to packaging and devices. -
News Gilead signs agreements with generics firms to manufacture and market remdesivir
Voluntary licensing deals allow firms to distribute drug recently granted FDA EUA to treat patients with COVID-19 in 127 countries -
News Recipharm increases API and raw material stocks to ensure supply amid higher antibiotics demand
CDMO says it has made "notable changes" to its supply chain processes to ensure continuing supply of medicines during COVID-19 pandemic -
News Characterizing virus and virus-like particles
New application study describes the separation and characterisation of adeno associated virus serotypes by AF4. -
News KND Labs earns Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients certification for CBD ingredients
Company's manufacturing methods and processes reviewed by an independent third-party auditor to ensure the products have the highest-quality ingredients possible. -
News Demand for immunity products to be sustained long-term says SIRIO
Movement towards healthy lifestyles and preventative supplements the lasting behavioural change post COVID-19. -
News AI technology company launches with Novartis and Sarepta deals
Collaborations focus on gene therapies for serious eye and muscle diseases using Dyno’s CapsidMap artificial intelligence platform to design AAV vectors. -
News CPHI Webinar Series - Pharma Action Against COVID-19 – Listen Now
Listen to recordings of all webinars broadcast during the week of May 04-08 -
News Sai Life Sciences joins the global ‘COVID Moonshot’ project
Sai Life Sciences, today announced its collaboration with the COVID Moonshot project that aims to deliver an antiviral drug candidate effective against COVID-19. With an in-kind contribution of a team of Medicinal Chemists and supporting infrastr... -
News COVID-19 VACCINE DEVELOPMENT
Indian Immunologicals Limited, in collaboaration with Griffith University, Australia is going to commence research for developing a vaccine for Corona virus, the pandemic which has infected more than two million and killed about 250,00 people across th... -
News Is COVID-19 the catalyst for Western pharma markets to revert to domestic API production?
The ongoing pandemic has fuelled debate about whether Western pharmaceutical supply chains and API sourcing are too dependent on lower-cost Asian suppliers such as China. Do the US and Europe need to bring manufacturing back home? -
News Evonik launches European API manufacturing capacity expansion programme
EUR 25 million first stage expected to be completed by mid-2021 as COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for more European capacity -
News Gilead outlines plans for global expansion of remdesivir production
Biotech in discussions with pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers on how to broaden supply of antiviral that last week received an emergency use authorization for treatment of COVID-19 from the FDA -
News Wasdell makes multimillion-pound investment in new packaging equipment
The contract packaging company has plans to install new equipment for the company’s blister and bottle lines, vial labelling, stability chambers and cold storage capacity. -
News Bio-Rad launches anti-certolizumab pegol antibodies
Using this critical antibody reagent at the preclinical stage of development will minimize the need to revalidate assays with different reagents at the clinical development stage. -
News I Holland ‘Play it Again’ with webinar series
By bringing tabletting knowledge to home offices and desk tops, the company encourages its customer to stay safe and stay skilled. -
News Univercells launches new subsidiary called Univercells Technologies
The new business unit will focus on existing automated biomanufacturing products, as well as launching new technologies. -
News RETRONOSE: IMPROVING NASAL DELIVERY THROUGH NEW AND IMPROVED DEVICE
RetroNose is a completely new drug delivery concept to dispense drug formulation to the nasal cavity. The principle of this concept is to deliver a spray through the oral cavity to deposit the drug in the nasal cavity from rear to front. To avoid... -
News Collaboration on track to develop new antibiotic resistance technology
The system has the potential to revolutionise the turnaround time for the assessment of suspected UTIs and reduce the use of antibiotics. -
News Sartorius closes acquisition of selected assets of Danaher Life Sciences
The addition of various laboratory and bioprocessing technologies will support customers to develop biotech medicines and vaccines. -
News Moderna signs up Lonza to boost scale-up of mRNA vaccine for coronavirus
Collaboration leverages CDMO’s expertise in tech transfer and manufacturing to aim for 1 million doses per day -
News Scaling up and speeding up: pharma’s manufacturing challenges during COVID-19
As biopharma searches for vaccines and treatments to alleviate the crisis, how can companies manage shortened timelines to rapidly develop and manufacture safe and effective products on a global scale? A recent Endpoints webinar sheds some light -
News Catalent to manufacture J&J's lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Collaboration includes joint investment and tech transfer to prepare for rapid scale-up and segregated cGMP commercial manufacturing capacity. -
News Kedrion and Kamada partner up for anti-COVID-19 IgG product
Human plasma-derived product will be developed and manufactured utilizing Kamada’s proprietary IgG platform technology -
News Strides starts exports of generic version of Avigan for COVID-19 treatment
Antiviral drug has been developed in-house with API manufacturer signed up to secure KSM -
News Tjoapack secures investment to increase pharma packaging capabilities
The CPO has immediate plans to expand its automated packaging capabilities, including for injectable products. -
News Wasdell acquires specialist packaging supplier
The acquisition will strengthen Wasdell’s capabilities and product offerings, including 100% recyclable and biodegradable options, in the medical device sector. -
News New technologies for solid dosage forms from Syntegon
Syntegon's new coater series can handle tablets with highly potent active ingredients. -
News Johnson & Johnson signs up Emergent BioSolutions to support COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing
CDMO to supply drug substance manufacturing services and reserve capacity for possible commercial production next year -
News Catalent Biologics completes $14 million commercial packaging expansion
The expansion includes three high-speed packaging lines — a syringe assembly machine, an auto-injector assembly machine and a top-load cartoner. -
News Diamond Pharma Services' acquisition strengthens pharmacovigilance division
The acquisition will enhance senior-level expertise, which will support clients from Diamond’s regulatory affairs business in specialist areas such as gene and cell therapies. -
News AAALAC International renews full accreditation to Sai Life Sciences for its laboratory animal care and use program
As a validation of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards in animal care and compliance with industry and regulatory guidelines, the Sai Life Sciences discovery facility in Pune recently received a renewed accreditation for its labo... -
News Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, Sai Life Sciences has been taking several proactive measures to protect its employees and their families, and to minimize the impact on its partners, customers and the community. -
News Moehs Quality
The Quality policy of MOEHS is based in the cGMP international for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturers. These are CFR 210-211 and ICHQ7 guide. Different MOEHS factories are regularly inspected by the local authorities and the FDA.In a... -
News May 4-8: CPHI Webinar Series - Pharma Action Against COVID-19
The pharmaceutical events world doesn't have to stop for coronavirus. Join us for expert insight and analysis on how pharma is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in several key areas.
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