The FDA recently granted approval for Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Akeega, a novel first-in-class combination tablet treatment for adults with breast cancer gene (BRCA)-positive, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Kiora Pharmaceuticals has been granted US and European patents covering local ocular delivery of the KIO-100 family of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory small molecules.
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Rentschler Biopharma, and Refeyn have announced a new partnership to develop and apply ‘innovative’ process analytical technologies (PAT) to improve the process and efficiency of AAV manufacture.
LEO Pharma has acquired Timber Pharmaceuticals, in a deal that will add an ‘attractive’ late stage asset to its pipeline in medical dermatology, the company said.
Actimed Therapeutics Ltd will put some of its additional funding of £4.75 million ($6 million) towards its attempt to provide the world’s first cure for cancer cachexia.
Absci, a leader in AI drug creation, and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
A new treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) has received regulatory approval in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a key ED market, with 10.45% of married males experiencing the condition.
Teknova, a producer of life science reagents, has opened a new GMP-certified production facility which it claims will enable bioprocessing and gene therapy companies to get into the clinic faster.
AGC Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has completed the expansion of its manufacturing space at its Milan Cell and Gene Center of Excellence production site.
A new report from Angelini Pharma has highlighted an ongoing treatment gap for epilepsy care in Europe, including significant differences in access to treatment between countries.
NK:IO, a leader in natural killer (NK) cell biology applied to the development of potent, off-the-shelf cell therapies targeting solid tumors, has raised £1.2m.
Renaissance Pharma, a company focused on the development of life changing therapies in pediatric rare disease, has entered into an exclusive license agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Hu14.18, a humanised antibody in development...
Bora Pharmaceuticals, an international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Biovian, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in biopharmaceuticals, has announced a major investment of over €50 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Turku, Finland.
ImmunoGen, a biotech company focused on the development of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology to treat cancer, has announced a multi-target license and option agreement to research novel, first-in-class ADCs with ImmunoBiochem, a biopharma firm...
Teva Pharmaceuticals, a provider of generic and innovative medicines, and Alvotech, a biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines, have expanded their existing partnership agreement.
LinKinVax, a clinical-stage biotech company, has announced the manufacture and bottling of a GMP batch of its next generation pan-sarbecovirus vaccines, known as PanCov, designed to prevent COVID-19 and other known coronavirus diseases.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended conditional marketing authorisation for Talvey (talquetamab).
MaaT Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies (MET) dedicated to improving survival outcomes for patients with cancer, is now a member of Microbiome Therapeutics Innovation Group (MTIG).
London-based precision medicine software provider Lifebit has partnered with two population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America.
Twist Bioscience, a biotech company manufacturing synthetic DNA, and Cancer Research Horizons, the innovation engine at the core of Cancer Research UK, have announced an agreement under which Cancer Research Horizons will license the entire Twist Biopharma...
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) recently granted permission to Stop TB Partnership to distribute its generic TB drug bedaquiline (SIRTURO) to the majority of low- and middle-income countries.
UK contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), Upperton Pharma Solutions, has completed the build of its new development and GMP manufacturing headquarters in Nottingham, UK.
Crossbow Therapeutics, a biotech company developing a novel class of potent and precise antibody therapies to treat a broad range of cancers, has announced a $80 million Series A funding round.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare approved FluMist Quadrivalent in March 2023, marking the first approval of an intranasal vaccine in the country’s history.
BioCardia has recently completed the submission of CardiAMP Cell Therapy System to Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) towards approval for the indication of ischemic heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction.
Contract development manufacturer of nanomedicines, Ardena, has joined forces with mRNA and LNP technology specialists RiboPro, to form a new strategic commercial alliance.
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) the technology-led multichannel marketing activation business, has launched ITG Health to deliver an ‘automation-first approach’ to the life sciences industry.
Biotechs located in the US received 19% or $7.6 billion more venture financing from 2018-2023 (YTD) for biologic innovator drugs compared to small molecule counterparts, driven by inflation law to drive down prescription drug prices, reveals GlobalData....
Last month, CDMO giant Samsung Biologics revealed it was planning to have its fifth plant operational by April 2025, five months earlier than previously anticipated.
Lucy Jung is the CEO and founder at Charco Neurotech, a medtech start-up which has developed the CEU1, a wearable device for Parkinson's, that uses vibrotactile stimulation to reduce symptoms of slowness and stiffness - resulting in improved movement....
Donaldson, a provider of filtration products and solutions, has acquired Univercells Technologies, a producer of biomanufacturing solutions for cell and gene therapy research, development, and commercial manufacturing, to broaden its life sciences reach....
Astraveus, the creator of modular, microfluidic cell foundries for cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, has raised €16.5 million in series seed financing.
Oliva Therapeutics, a healthcare company focused on product commercialization, sales, marketing, distribution, and promotion, has announced its new long-term partnership with Rio Biopharmaceuticals, for the exclusive North American supply and distribution...
CStone Pharmaceuticals' shares have risen after academic journal Nature Cancer published the clinical study results of its lung-cancer treatment sugemalimab.
With both GSK and Pfizer recently gaining FDA approval for their respective respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, the stakes are high for competition in the sector.
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Samsung Biologics’ upcoming fifth plant will be operational by April 2025, five months earlier than previously expected, the biotech company revealed at BIO International Convention on Monday 5.
Lonza has acquired Synaffix B.V., a biotech company focused on commercializing its clinical-stage technology platform for the development of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs).
