BI Forms $1.2-Billion Deal with Bridge Therapeutics for Lung-Disease Drug
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Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) has entered into a collaboration and license agreement, in a deal worth up to in up EUR 1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), with Bridge Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical…

Bayer to Sell Dr. Scholl’s Foot-Care Business for $585 Million
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Yellow Wood Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Dr. Scholl’s business, consisting of foot-care products, from Bayer for $585 million. Bayer…

Roche, Spark Therapeutics Update Closing Date for Their $4.3-Billion Merger
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Roche and Spark Therapeutics have agreed to amend their agreement for their $4.3-billion merger to allow for a closing date through April 30, 2020 from January 31, 2020. The move…

Gilead and Galapagos Enter $5-Billion Research and Development Deal
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Gilead Sciences and Galapagos, a Mechelen, Belgium-based pharmaceutical company focused on small-molecules drugs in inflammation, fibrosis, and osteoarthritis, have entered into a 10-year global research and development collaboration in a…

Gilead’s Kite to Build New Viral Vector Mfg Facility in California
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Kite, a Gilead Sciences biopharmaceutical company for cancer immunotherapies, has announced plans for a 67,000-square-foot facility in Oceanside, California for the development and manufacturing of viral vectors. Viral vectors are…

BI to Acquire Biotech Company Amal Therapeutics in $365-Million Deal
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Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) has agreed to acquire Amal Therapeutics, a private Swiss biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies and therapeutics cancer vaccines, for a total transaction value of EUR 325 million…

OTC Manufacturer PL Developments Acquires Teva’s US Store-Brand Portfolio
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PL Developments (PLD), a manufacturer, packager and distributor of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products, has acquired Teva Pharmaceuticals’ US store-brand portfolio, which includes Teva’s nicotine chewing gum. The acquisition will add…

GSK Opens New Continuous Mfg Facilities for $96 Million in Singapore
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened two continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Jurong, Singapore following a S$130-million (US $96-million) investment. The new facilities include two continuous manufacturing facilities and an expansion of…

FDA Cites Mfg Issues in Biocon’s Insulins Facilities in Malaysia
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Form 483 to Biocon’s insulin glargine manufacturing facilities in Malaysia following a pre-approval inspection conducted by the agency between June…

Aurobindo Receives FDA Warning Letter for API Mfg Violations
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Warning Letter to Aurobindo Pharma for its drug-manufacturing facility in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India, citing deviations from current good…