MHRA Chief Executive to step down
During Dame June Raine’s five-year tenure as Chief Executive, MHRA delivered regulation facilitating key innovations in gene therapy and the world’s first COVID vaccine.
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Amgen opens its most advanced manufacturing facility to date
The biomanufacturing facility has been designed to help Amgen meet its target of carbon neutrality in all its operations by 2027, according to the company.
Boehringer reveals major data from liver disease trial
Data suggests Boehringer Ingelheim’s novel glucagon/GLP-1 receptor dual agonist could become a best-in-class liver disease treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
CHMP meeting highlights: February 2024
Ten new medicines, including a new oligonucleotide therapy for ALS, were recommended for approval at the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)’s recent meeting.
AbbVie announces its new CEO
During his tenure as AbbVie’s CEO, Richard Gonzalez successfully navigated the end of exclusivity for the biologic Humira in the US.
Analysis reveals “superior efficacy” of long-acting injectable HIV treatment
The Cabenuva (cabotegravir + rilpivirine) injectable regime could benefit individuals with HIV who have challenges adhering to treatment, Phase III interim analysis suggests.
Innovation to drive advanced drug delivery market
The advanced drug delivery market is anticipated witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6 percent by 2033, according to a report.
NICE recommends first medicine for severe alopecia areata
Clinical studies of Pfizer’s oral medicine for alopecia areata have demonstrated response rates continued to improve for up to two years.
EGFR inhibitor could provide major advance in lung cancer
Results from AstraZeneca’s LAURA Phase III trial “represent a major advance for [certain] patients with Stage III EGFR-mutated lung cancer".
UK manufacturing output expected to improve despite challenges
Output volumes for UK manufacturing fell in the three months to February 2024, yet it is expected to rise slightly in the next three months, research reports.
Single-use technology propelling upstream bioprocessing market expansion
A driving factor behind the expansion of the upstream bioprocessing market is the need for process improvement in the biopharma industry, research highlights.
WHO initiative to enhance biomanufacturing in LMICs
A new World Health Organization (WHO)-driven initiative aims to enhance bioproduction capabilities for biological products in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Novel immunotherapy approved for melanoma
The first non-CAR-T adoptive cell therapy to reach the market has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SGS joins forces with Agilex Biolabs
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is excited to announce a partnership with Agilex Biolabs, Australia’s largest and most technologically advanced regulated bioanalytical laboratory. This collaboration marks a significant step in strengthening SGS’s global footprint in the bioanalysis services sector.
Overcoming challenges of continuous antibody manufacture
During monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacture, continuous flowsheets could offer ~20 percent–40 percent cost of goods (COG) saving over the batch process, for instance, during low commercial demand, a paper suggests.
