Meissa Vaccines enters into CGMP manufacturing agreement for pediatric RSV vaccine candidate for Phase 2 clinical trials

Exothera will manufacture Meissa’s MV-012-968 vaccine candidate under CGMP regulations to supply Phase 2 clinical trials

AstraZeneca announces US$400 million investment in reforestation and biodiversity

New reforestation projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda in addition to existing projects including in Australia and Indonesia

Oncodesign Services announce access to ImaginAb’s CD8 ImmunoPET technology

Oncodesign Services and ImaginAb sign a Preclinical License and Supply Agreement

Lonza collaborates with Vertex on cell, gene technologies manufacturing

Under the terms of the collaboration, Vertex and Lonza will partner in the process development and scale-up for the manufacturing of the product portfolio and co-invest to build a dedicated new facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (US)

Wacker Biotech partners with Caeregen Therapeutics on regenerative treatment for vision loss

As Caeregen’s CDMO partner for CTR-107, Wacker Biotech will produce drug substance at its site in Halle, Germany, and complete clinical trial drug product production at its site in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Biotium introduces novel antibody labeling Kits for efficient labeling of IgM antibodies

Mix-n-Stain CF Dye IgM Antibody Labeling Kits address longstanding challenges for labeling IgM antibodies by offering efficient and convenient conjugation with bright CF Dyes

Seven manufacturers sign sublicence agreements with the MPP to produce generic versions of Shionogi's COVID-19 oral antiviral ensitrelvir

Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2 by selectively inhibiting the viral 3CL protease.

USFDA approves Pfizer’s Litfulo for adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata

LITFULO is the first and only treatment for severe alopecia areata approved for patients as young as 12

Moderna files for FDA authorization of its Covid-19 Vaccine

Supply readiness follows months of manufacturing to ensure timely and ample supply

Industry needs to establish a self-regulatory body to maintain the quality of the pharma products, says Dr Mandaviya