Global Pharma Briefs: News from Pfizer, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Lilly
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A roundup of news from Canada (Bausch Health, Novo Nordisk), Germany (Merck KGaA), and the US (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Lilly, UCB, and Century Therapeutics). Canada Bausch Health To Reduce Debt…

Sanofi To Provide Mfg Support for J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine
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Sanofi has entered into an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutical NV and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., two of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), to support the manufacturing of…

Global Pharma Briefs: News from AstraZeneca, Novartis, and Sanofi
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A roundup of news from China (AstraZeneca), Switzerland (Novartis), and the US (IFF, DuPont, Sanofi, Regeneron, Fresenius Kabi, Mallinckrodt, and bluebird bio). China AstraZeneca, Hong Kong Launch Biomedical Oncology Co-Incubation…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from J&J, GSK, Novavax, and CureVac
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The latest on manufacturing, potential treatments, and testing for COVID-19 with news from J&J, GSK, Vir Biotechnology, Novavax, CureVac, Thermo Fisher, and BD. Manufacturing and supply of COVID-19 vaccines and…

Lilly, Rigel in $960-M Licensing Pact for Immunological, Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Eli Lilly and Company and Rigel Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco, California-based biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a global exclusive license agreement and strategic collaboration to co-develop and commercialize Rigel’s…

Global Pharma Briefs: News from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead, AbbVie
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A roundup of news from Japan (Bristol-Myers Squibb), the UK (AstraZeneca), and the US (Pfizer, Apotex, AbbVie, Gilead, Caribou Biosciences, and Jubilant). Japan BMS Donates $52 M for Cancer Research…

Pfizer/BioNTech Provide Production Updates for COVID-19 Vaccine
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BioNTech, a Mainz, Germany-based immunotherapy company, is increasing production at its site in Marburg, Germany as part of a plan by Pfizer/BioNTech to increase global production of their COVID-19 vaccine…

Pharma COVID Roundup: News from J&J, Moderna, Novavax, CureVac
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The latest on manufacturing, potential treatments/vaccines, and testing for COVID-19 with news from J&J, Moderna, Thermo Fisher, Novavax, CureVac, Sinovac, and Celltrion. Manufacturing and supply of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs…

AstraZeneca Partners for COVID Vaccine Mfg; South Africa Suspends Rollout
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AstraZeneca has added two additional manufacturing partners for its COVID-19 vaccine, respectively in Japan and Europe, with Daiichi Sankyo and IDT Biologika, a Dessau-Rosslau, Germany-based CDMO. Also, the South African…

Lilly To Acquire Rights to Asahi Kasei’s Pain Drug in $410-M Deal
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Eli Lilly and Company has agreed to acquire the exclusive rights for AK1780, a chronic pain drug candidate from Asahi Kasei Pharma, a Tokyo-based pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, in a…