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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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Moderna chooses mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre location
Following finalisation a ten-year strategic partnership with the UK government, Moderna has chosen the location for its Innovation and Technology Centre (MITC).
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Pharma responds to UK government Statutory Scheme rise
The ABPI and Lilly have responded to the UK government’s confirmed plans to increase the payment percentage in the Statutory Scheme to control the costs of branded medicines.
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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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Fusion to acquire radiologand therapy for prostate cancer
An investigational new drug application for an ongoing Phase II trial of an alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical will be acquired by Fusion Pharmaceuticals.
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Lonza completes bioconjugation facility expansion
The planned expansion of Lonza’s bioconjugation facility in Visp, Switzerland has been completed, the company has announced.
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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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Johnson & Johnson appoints new Executive Vice President, Pharmaceuticals, R&D
An executive from Sanofi has been appointed as Johnson & Johnson’s new Executive Vice President of Pharmaceuticals, R&D.
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CGT Catapult to bolster new UK life sciences campus
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) is set to be involved in the establishment of one of the largest life sciences campuses in Europe.
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MSD and Nectin to collaborate on clinical trial for KEYTRUDA® combination
MSD/Merck and Nectin Therapeutics have agreed to collaborate on a clinical trial for KEYTRUDA® in combination with monoclonal antibody NTX1088.
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Five potential EU regulatory changes impacting the life sciences industry in 2023
Elizabeth Anne Wright, Head of the EU regulatory life sciences team at law firm Cooley, and associates Jessica Koffel and Edward Turtle look ahead at EU regulatory milestones for the life sciences sector in 2023. Five key areas of potential change include: clinical trials, medical devices, pharmaceutical legislation, class actions…
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France gets new sterile liquid drug manufacturing facility
A new manufacturing facility for sterile injectable drugs has opened in France, housing lines for products such as antibody drug conjugates.
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Eli Lilly to help fund cold chain initiative
$1.15m funding from Eli Lilly and Company will support a new cold chain capacity initiative in low- and middle-income countries, to help improve medicine access.
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Takeda to license potential treatment for colorectal cancer
Takeda and HUTCHMED have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement, to develop tyrosine kinase inhibitor fruquintinib for colorectal cancer outside China.
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Pfizer offers 1.2 billion in poorer countries access to full medicine portfolio
Pfizer has expanded its not-for-profit initiative ‘An Accord for a Healthier World’ to enable 45 lower-income countries access to its full product portfolio.
