Alexion To Acquire Wilson Therapeutics for $855 Million
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a New Haven, Connecticut-based pharmaceutical company, has agreed to acquire Wilson Therapeutics, a Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for patients with rare copper-mediated disorders, for $855…

Frontage Labs Acquires Former CRO Business of Ricerca
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Frontage Laboratories, an Exton, Pennsylvania-headquartered contract research organization, has acquired Concord Biosciences, which was the company formed from the contract research activities of Ricerca Biosciences, a CRO and contract development…

LGM Pharma Announces New CEO
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LGM Pharma, an active pharmaceutical ingredient supplier, has announced that Dr. Prasad S. Raje, PhD has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this capacity, Dr. Raje will be heading…

Celltrion Receives FDA Complete Response Letter for Biosimilars of Two Roche Blockbuster Drugs
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Celltrion, an Incheon, South Korea-based life-sciences company, has received Complete Response Letters (CRLs) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the company’s biologics license applications (BLA) for proposed…

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Tris Pharma Concerning Pfizer ADHD Drug
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Warning Letter to Tris Pharma, a Monmouth Junction, New Jersey-based specialty pharmaceutical company, for violations of current good manufacturing practices…

Lonza Opens Cell-and-Gene-Therapy Mfg Facility in Houston
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Lonza has opened a new 300,000-square-foot dedicated cell-and-gene-therapy manufacturing facility in Pearland, Texas, part of the Greater Houston area. Lonza Houston will serve as a center of excellence for cell-and-gene-therapy…

Ferring Pharmaceuticals To Acquire Microbiome Drug Company Rebiotix
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a Saint-Prex, Switzerland-headquartered biopharmaceutical company, has agreed to acquire Rebiotix, a Roseville, Minnesota-headquartered clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments involving the human microbiome. The most advanced investigational…

Famar Appoints President
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Famar, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has appointed Bruno Biscaro as President, North America. In this role, Biscaro will lead all Famar’s business activities and operations within the…

Thermo Fisher Forms Pharmagenomics Center of Excellence
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Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of Pittsburgh have established a new Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Center of Excellence that combines technology in genomics, bioinformatics, implementation science, medication-response phenotyping, and education. The…

Therapure Launches Biologics Division
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Therapure Biopharma, a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based biologics manufacturer, has launched its plasma products and technology division as Evolve Biologics, focused on plasma-derived therapeutics for patients with rare chronic diseases and…