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AstraZeneca acquires rights to develop mAbs against COVID-19
AstraZeneca has entered into a licence agreement with RQ Biotechnology Ltd for a portfolio of early-stage monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeted against SARS-CoV-2.
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Bristol Myers Squibb East Syracuse site to be purchased by LOTTE
The East Syracuse site will serve as the LOTTE Centre for North America Operations for LOTTE’s new biologics contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) business in the United States.
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Adding Sarclisa® provides “unprecedented” multiple myeloma survival, finds trial
Combining Sarclisa® (isatuximab) with carfilzomib and dexamethasone (Kd) resulted in more than three years of progression free survival for relapsed multiple myeloma patients.
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ebook: Early drug development strategies for clinical success
Learn the benefits of collaboration between the pharmaceutical scientists and clinical supply services teams.
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Results are in for PT027 asthma treatment as MANDALA trial wraps up
The Phase III MANDALA trial has demonstrated that the combination medication PT027 significantly reduces the risk of severe exacerbation in patients with moderate to severe asthma, reports AstraZeneca.
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Biohaven Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by Pfizer
The $11.6 billion agreement will see Pfizer acquire Biohaven’s calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) programmes, including migraine treatment rimegepant.
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Preparation is key: the role of scientific due diligence in successful partnerships
Small biopharma companies often need to partner with larger firms to achieve their goals, but such agreements can fail if preparations are poor. Here, Diane Seimetz and Jörg Schneider at Biopharma Excellence discuss how due diligence smooths the path to collaboration.
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Implementing state of the art technology to characterise polysaccharide vaccines
12 May 2022 | By Bruker
In this on-demand webinar, experts will discuss state of the art technology to characterise polysaccharide vaccines and relative implementation in biopharma development and manufacturing.
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Whitepaper: Data integrity and 21CFR.11 for 7000RMS implementation
Learn about 21CFR.11 and Annex 11 requirements and how you can implement a rapid bioburden analyser designed to meet compliant operation needs.
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ISPE announces 2022 Facility of the Year Awards winners
Winners of ISPE's Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) 2022 include Janssen, Takeda, CRISPR Therapeutics, Catalent and Iovance Biotherapeutics.
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On-demand webinar: Mould contamination, investigation and remediation challenges
Most industries face mould contamination issues, including medical products, hospitals, cosmetics, paint, among others. Learn more about mould and what you can do to combat it.
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Advancing extractables and leachables testing
With comment from Diane Paskiet, chair of the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) L&E Working Group, EPR’s Hannah Balfour outlines three key exposure-based safety thresholds and explores how the new extractables and leachables (E&Ls) strategy for parenteral drug products was established.
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Precision medicine for complex chronic diseases: how near are we?
Targeting medicines against the genetic and molecular drivers of lung, breast and other tumours has helped transform cancer care for many patients, yet precision medicine for complex chronic diseases has lagged behind. Maria Orr, Adam Platt and Ben Challis, from BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca, explain why this is changing for…
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IRBM to receive EIB funding to expand R&D into COVID-19
IRBM’s goal will be to help ensure a more resilient global response to future epidemics by producing second generation vaccines and treatments for SARS-CoV-2 and new coronaviruses.
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Sanofi begins construction of Singapore vaccine facility
The facility is designed around a central unit that comprises several fully digitalised modules, which can produce up to four vaccines simultaneously, regardless of the vaccine technology used.
