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Astellas to accelerate ocular disease treatments with $5.9 billion acquisition
A $5.9 billion acquisition of biotech Iveric Bio by Astellas is set to accelerate development of treatments for blinding retinal diseases.
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Bristol Myers Squibb appoints new CEO
Bristol Myers Squibb’s leadership team is set to reshuffle, with Christopher Boerner becoming it’s new CEO in late 2023.
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Moderna’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre begins construction
Moderna achieves another milestone in its UK government partnership, with the start of construction of its mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre.
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Boehringer Ingelheim invests €350m in new biotech R&D facility
The new €350 million biotechnology R&D centre is Boehringer Ingelheim’s largest single investment in Germany to date.
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Eli Lilly promises additional $1.6b manufacturing investment
A total $3.7 billion investment at LEAP Innovation Park in the US is Eli Lilly and Company’s largest manufacturing investment at a single location in its history.
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GSK to acquire BELLUS for £1.6 billion
A novel P2X3 antagonist is set to advance GSK's respiratory pipeline as part of its planned £1.6 billion acquisition of BELLUS Health.
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INTERPHEX 2023 – experience science through commercialisation
From development to distribution, leading global event Interphex 2023 (April 25-27 New York, US) takes you through all stages of the pharma product lifecycle.
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Biogen to develop amyloid beta-targeting antibody platform
The next-generation of anti- amyloid beta therapeutics could be advanced by Biogen exercising the option to develop Denali’s antibody programme.
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Biopharma could reap benefits from SVB UK acquisition
One of the largest banking collapses in US history could provide the biotech sector unseen opportunities, say GlobalData.
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GSK to exclusively license novel oral antifungal
The only US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved oral antifungal for vulvovaginal candidiasis will be exclusively licensed by GSK.
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£277m investment to advance UK life sciences manufacturing
Four UK life sciences companies are set to benefit from a £277m investment in the first tranche of Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) grants.
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Takeda to build £600m plasma therapy manufacturing site
Takeda’s largest manufacturing capacity expansion investment in Japan will fund the build of a new facility for plasma-derived therapies.
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Collaboration to produce 3D screen printed pharmaceuticals
A new collaboration between two industry players for cGMP production of 3D screen printing technologies could reduce drug development costs.
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BioNTech to jointly develop novel antibody for cancers
ONC-392, an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody for solid tumours will be jointly developed by BioNTech and biopharma OncoC4.
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Pfizer to acquire Seagen for $43 billion
To advance cancer breakthroughs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are the central technology in Pfizer’s intended acquisition of Seagen Inc.
