Building Stronger Sponsor and CDMO Partnerships through Clear Communication 
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In pharmaceutical outsourcing, technical expertise and contract terms matter, but communication often determines whether a project meets its timelines, budget, and development goals. According to Allison Vavala, Senior Director of…

Novo, Orbis Medicines in $1.4-Bn Oral Macrocylic Cardiometabolic Disease Pact; Forms AI Drug-Discovery Pact with Anthropic 
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Novo (formerly called Novo Nordisk) and Orbis Medicines, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based company specializing in oral macrocycle drug discovery, have entered an agreement to discover and develop oral macrocycle therapeutics for…

Roche, Dualitas in $1-Bn Bispecific Antibody Immunology & Inflammation Disease Pact
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Roche and Dualitas Therapeutics, a South San Francisco, California-based bio/pharmaceutical company focused on bispecific antibody therapies for immunology and inflammation (I&I) indications, have entered an agreement to advance bispecific antibodies…

Supplier News: Evonik, Hovione, Lonza & More 
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The latest from CDMOs, CMOs, and suppliers featuring Evonik, Hovione, Lonza, Neuland Laboratories, European RNA Alliance, Argonaut, Bend Bioscience, Symbiosis, Ecolab and Piramal Pharma Solutions.   Chemicals/Chemical API Manufacturing * Neuland Laboratories…

Global Briefs: Novartis, GSK, Sanofi & More 
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A roundup of news from the large and mid-sized bio/pharmaceutical companies featuring Novartis, Reckitt, Eli Lilly and Company, GSK, Sanofi, Legend Biotech, Chiesi, Takeda, and Gilead Sciences. Highlights below.   For…

Biotech Briefs: Luma Group, Electra Therapeutics, Sling Therapeutics, Kura Oncology & More 
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The latest from small and Emerging Pharma companies featuring Luma Group, Electra Therapeutics, Sling Therapeutics, Kura Oncology, Schrodinger, and Adarx Pharmaceuticals.  For news on the large and mid-sized bio/pharmaceutical companies,…

Next-generation pMDIs: Embedding sustainability across design and development

The first low carbon pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) has hit the market, with more in development. These incorporate next-generation low Global Warming Potential (GWP) propellants that greatly reduce the…

HHS Names Acting Heads of CDER, CBER To Permanent Roles; Names FDA’s First Deputy Commissioner for Technology & AI 
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In a move to solidify leadership positions at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named the Acting Heads of…

AbbVie Completes $10.9-Bn Acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics 
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AbbVie has completed its $10.9-billion acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based clinical-stage bio/pharmaceutical company.   Apogee’s lead assets are zumilokibart, a subcutaneous half-life extended monoclonal antibody for treating atopic dermatitis…

Curia Opens $200-M Fill-Finish Expansion 
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Curia, a CDMO of drug substances and drug products, has opened a $200-million expansion of its campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The expanded Albuquerque campus specializes in aseptic fill–finish and…