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Sandoz to build biologics plant in Slovenia
To support increasing biosimilar demand, Sandoz’s expected investment of $400m will fund construction of a new biologics plant in Slovenia.
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New NHS cell and gene therapy centre opens
The new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) in Bristol will manufacture cell and gene therapies to help boost the UK life sciences sector.
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New cell therapy company will treat solid tumours
Adaptimmune Therapeutics and TCR² Therapeutics’ new cell therapy company could gain the first approval for an engineered T-cell receptor (TCR) T-cell therapy for a solid tumour.
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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) meeting highlights – February 2023
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended eight new medicines for approval, including an enzyme replacement therapy for a rare disease.
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Press release: Biopharmaceutical testing capabilities increasing in Switzerland
SGS have relocated their biopharmaceutical testing laboratory in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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UK partnership set to revolutionise oligonucleotide manufacture
CPI, AstraZeneca, Novartis, and The University of Manchester will collaborate to facilitate large-scale manufacture of oligonucleotides.
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New workflow for the analysis of mRNA therapeutics
Here, Mark Dickman, Professor in Bioanalytical Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, explores how analytical techniques such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry can support the manufacturing of mRNA therapeutics.
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Cell therapy first for chronic heart failure
In a Phase III trial, a new cell therapy has shown potential for the first time to treat inflammation, a major contributor to heart failure.
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Collaboration to support quality production of biologics
US Pharmacopeia (USP) and American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) will collaborate to better support the biologics sector in R&D, process development and release of high-quality biologics.
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Taking advantage of protein charge properties for challenging separations
In this article, Mareia Frost, Scientific Leader at Abzena, explores how understanding the characteristics of protein‑based drugs, and applying the right techniques, means even the most complex biologics can be effectively separated from potentially-harmful impurities.
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Moving towards oral delivery of biologics
In this article, EPR’s Caroline Peachey speaks to Talat Imran, CEO of Rani Therapeutics, about progress towards oral delivery of biologics using robotic capsules.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 1 2023
EPR Issue 1 includes articles on the future of pharmaceutical microbiology, separation and purification of complex biologics, the latest on nitrosamines and more...
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EMA releases human medicines highlights 2022 report
Medicines which represented significant progress in their therapeutic areas have been listed in the European Medicines Agency's Human Medicines Highlights 2022 report.
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Genentech to open new high-tech biologics facility
A new, high-tech, sustainable biologics manufacturing facility at Genentech’s US Oceanside campus will be operational in early 2025.
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Analytical platform could advance mRNA medicine QC
An innovative analytical platform based on liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and software analysis can quantify the structure of mRNA-based medicines, researchers have found.
