Key Highlights: Aptamer Group announced that a genetic medicines customer has selected to progress to the final commercial development phase for Optimer delivery vehicles. The performance of these delivery...

Given the success of nasal drug-delivery products relies on balancing formulation and device selection, Eric Kaneps, vice president, Sales & Marketing at Renaissance Lakewood, LLC explains the importance of partnerships and collaborations...

Key Highlights: At Pack Expo US 2024, ACG Inspection will be debuting its Life Sciences Cloud – a complete end-to-end analytical and traceability solution. The software aims to deliver...

Key Highlights: Sonrai is working to bring its innovative cloud-based AI technology to the Henri & Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), enabling vast and...

Key Highlights: Cherwell is to highlight its range of products for environmental monitoring and process validation in sterile medicinal product manufacturing and how these complement other products within its parent company...

Key Highlights: SGS announced an expansion in its spray drug delivery testing capabilities at its laboratory in Wavre, Belgium. SGS technicians at the Wavre laboratory have paired the...

Key Highlights: Bespak and Orbia Advance Corporation announced a collaboration intended to accelerate the transition to climate-friendly inhalers utilising Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials’ low global warming potential propellant known as Zephex 152a. ...

Key Highlights: iotaSciences announced the upcoming launch of its newly developed Single-Cell Cloning Platform XT at the Cell 2024 event in London (UK) from November 6-8, 2024. The Single-Cell...

Key Highlights: ARC Innovation announced the successful $5.1 million funding round of Starget Pharma, a startup specialising in precise cancer diagnosis and targeted radiotherapy. The investment was secured from...

Key Highlights: UK-based drug discovery organisation, Concept Life Sciences, backed by mid-market private equity investment firm Limerston Capital, has completed the acquisition of Charnwood Discovery. The deal underlines CLS’...

Key Highlights: Synaffix collaborates with BigHat Biosciences for the development of a machine learning-designed ADC. The collaboration underscores Lonza’s commitment to helping customers deliver innovative new therapies to patients...

Key Highlights: Takeda announced positive interim results from a Phase 3-enabling proof-of-concept study for mezagitamab (TAK-079) in patients with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Mezagitamab is a fully human,...

Key Highlights: Naobios and Sumagen Canada announced the production of the HIV-1 vaccine candidate at bench scale. This key milestone puts Naobios in a position to scale up the...

Key Highlights: The Chancellor pledged to fund Britain’s membership of Horizon, the European Union’s research and innovation programme, which is worth more than £80 billion to Britain’s science and...

Berry Global has launched a new easy-squeeze ophthalmic 10ml bottle that has been qualified for use with Aptar Pharma’s globally recognised Ophthalmic Squeeze Dispenser (OSD). The new bottle from...

Key Highlights: VALANX Biotech and FinaBio sign joint licensing agreement to commercialise ready-to-conjugate vaccine carrier protein CRM197 will enable rapid development of conjugate vaccines. The new product enables the...

Key Highlights: DeSci Labs has won the Best Automation & Data Innovation – Organisation prize at this year’s Lab Awards, held at Lab Innovations 2024. DeSci Labs picked...

Key Highlights: UPM Biochemicals, Selenis and Bormioli Pharma have partnered to produce the world’s first pharmaceutical bottles made from partially wood-based PET.  The bottle uses standard PET which...

Key Highlights: Sterling Pharma Solutions, announced the second phase of an expansion strategy at its Deeside, UK site to support antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development, with a more than £10...

Key Highlights: Ardena announced a expansion of its bioanalytical services in the Netherlands, including a new bioanalytical lab at Ardena’s Pivot Park facility in Oss and new GLP capabilities in Assen. The...

Key Highlights: ProductLife Group (PLG) announced the acquisition of Callisto, a UK-based consultancy specialising in Regulatory Affairs (RA), Pharmacovigilance (PV) and GMDP services within multiple regulated sectors. Callisto...

Key Highlights: Logical Biological has settled into larger, upgraded laboratory space at Discovery Park, marking its third move within the science and innovation campus. This expansion reflects the company’s...

Key Highlights: Terumo advances adoption of automated manufacturing to bring novel cell and gene therapies to more Latin American patients.   The company is starting in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico,...

Key Highlights: AstraZeneca’s drug Fasenra has been approved in the EU as an additional treatment for adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare immune condition that can cause...

Key Highlights: CluePoints announced that Richard Young has been appointed as its new chief strategy officer. Young possess 30 years of experience in clinical data management with his most recent...

Key Highlights: Ten entrepreneurial life science and technology businesses have begun the immersive Discovery Spark programme, with a prize package worth over £50,000 up for grabs. The Discovery...

Key Highlights: Bioptimus announced that its H-optimus-0 foundation model is now integrated into Proscia’s Concentriq Embeddings, enabling data scientists and researchers in pathology and life sciences to achieve breakthroughs in...

Key Highlights: Avantor and NIBRT have formed a new partnership to supply advanced Masterflex equipment, essential products and expert training to foster innovations in biopharma manufacturing. The new collaboration will...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Abrysvo, to include adults aged 18–59 years who are at higher risk...

Key Highlights: Coronado Research announced that Professor Jennifer Visser-Rogers has been appointed as chief scientific officer, bringing with her a broad portfolio of scientific achievement across academia and industry. Jennifer is...

Key Highlights: ApiJect announced it has been awarded an initial grant of $425,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop low-cost blow-fill-seal prefilled injection devices. The grant...

Key Highlights: BirchBioMed announced the authorisation from Health Canada to conduct its Phase II/III randomised clinical trial of a naturally based compound, FS2, at multiple centres of expertise throughout...

Key Highlights: Global Heat Transfer, has launched a new cleaning and flushing fluid — Globaltherm C1 HF. Globaltherm C1 HF helps to rid heat transfer systems of potentially harmful contaminants...

Key Highlights: SynaptixBio calls for new genetic screening programme, the Generation Study, to be extended to test for untreatable conditions. The study will offer whole genome sequencing to newborns...

Key Highlights: Cold Chain Technologies has acquired Tower Cold Chain, to expand its product portfolio and global service network. From its United Kingdom headquarters and network of more than...

Key Highlights: Pharma Tech Industries announced the immediate appointment of Darrin T. Schellin as the company’s new chief executive officer. Schellin’s leadership will guide the company through the next...

In this episode of The FemTech Series, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Hemmel Amrania PhD, CEO of Digistain, a company that has...

Key Highlights: ProductLife Group announced the acquisition of Halloran Consulting Group, uniting both companies under a commitment to provide safe and effective healthcare solutions across the globe. The partnership strengthens PLG’s...

Key Highlights: Yourgene Health announced that it has received accreditation under the new EU requirements of the in vitro diagnostic regulation (IVDR) for the Yourgene Cystic Fibrosis Base assay.  The Yourgene Cystic Fibrosis Base assay uses amplification-refractory mutation...

Key Highlights: MGS is expanding its innovative Fast-Track Tooling Program, to debut in the North American market, designed to accelerate product development timelines and reduce costs for pharmaceutical, diagnostic...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it has taken over all sales, marketing, and distribution responsibilities for Remicade (infliximab) and Simponi (golimumab) in the UK. Infliximab is an anti‑inflammatory...

Key Highlights: A new initiative, known as Resilience, has been launched to address the acute skills shortage faced by the medicines manufacturing industry in the UK. Resilience will use...

Key Highlights: Patients receiving treatment for bowel cancer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will have the chance to try personalised ‘vaccines’ thanks to the launch of a NHS...

Paul Shu of ARISTA Corporation, explains how pharma manufacturers are increasingly turning to wearable biometric ID products to securely speed authentication in a hands-free manner. Key Highlights: Pharmaceutical manufacturers...

Key Highlights: As part of the group’s GreenUp strategic plan, Veolia Water Technologies is opening this centre to drive water treatment innovation, growth and training in Europe and beyond...

Key Highlights: Shionogi & Co., Ltd. shared new data at IDWeek 2024 from the PROVE study, the largest global real-world evidence review of Fetroja/Fetcroja (cefiderocol). The study looked at...

Key Highlights: Ardena announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Catalent’s facility in Somerset, NJ. This acquisition will significantly enhance Ardena’s capabilities in downstream late-stage and...

Nataliya Andreychuk, CEO and co-founder of Viseven, explores how to leverage content in pharma beyond traditional marketing goals, highlighting customer education, societal influence, product development and policy impact. Key...

Key Highlights: Ellorarxine, a novel drug compound developed by Nevrargenics, has demonstrated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which make it a promising new therapy for treating ALS. The results...

Beth Tran, global business manager, CR Excipients, Colorcon, explains how innovations in controlled release systems, film coatings and functional excipients are driving the future of drug delivery. Key Highlights: Innovations in...

Key Highlights: In partnership with the Sabin Vaccine Institute, ReiThera provided its investigational Marburg vaccine to Rwanda to support the ongoing outbreak response. The initial shipment of approximately 700...

Key Highlights: Thermo Fisher Scientific will showcase its latest innovations enabling the molecule-to-medicine journey and host a series of sessions that feature industry developments during CPHI Milan 2024. To...

Key Highlights: Mestag Therapeutics announced that it has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with MSD to identify novel targets for the development of therapies against inflammatory diseases. ...

Key Highlights: Curve Therapeutics announced the appointment of Rab Prinjha, PhD, as chief research and development (R&D) officer. This continues Curve’s strong momentum expanding its leadership team following...

Key Highlights: A synergic collaboration between Informa Markets and Ipack Ima S.r.l. was announced in Milan (Italy) to become a single global reference point for processing and packaging companies. ...

Key Highlights: Honeywell Energy is partnering with DevPro Biopharma to develop an innovative respiratory inhaler that enables individuals to manage their respiratory conditions offering significant reductions in carbon emissions. DevPro...

Key Highlights: Nipro PharmaPackaging announced the launch of its innovative D2F (Direct-to-Fill) glass vials which are powered by Stevanato Group’s advanced EZ-fill technology, offering a high-quality ready-to-use (RTU) solution....

Key Highlights: Norstella has unveiled NorstellaLinQ, the biopharma industry’s first fully integrated data asset combining both real-world data (RWD). The data asset includes open and closed claims, lab results and...

Key Highlights: A press conference took place in Milan to announce the new Pharmintech fair powered by Ipack Ima.  The press conference adopted a round table format, with...

Key Highlights: ACG is set to expand its footprint in Europe with significant upgrades to its Croatian operations. The expansion includes increased production capacity at ACG Capsules’ Croatian facility...

James Bury, director technology at Tjoapack, examines the increasing need for innovative solutions in pharmaceutical packaging, emphasising novel approaches and emerging technologies that address changing packaging requirements.  Key Highlights:...

Stephan Von Schilcher, global strategic account manager at Systech, discusses the repercussions of counterfeit drug epidemic on patients and what pharma companies must to combat the problem. Key Highlights:...

Key Highlights: Exothera has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Cédric Volanti. He has an international track record and holds several executive positions in the cell and...

Key Highlights: Synexa Life Sciences announced the acquisition of Alderley Analytical Ltd, reflecting an important milestone in Synexa’s ‘buy and build’ growth strategy. Alderley Analytical’s services complement Synexa Life Sciences’ established capabilities...

SGS, a testing, inspection and certification company, announced it will be an exhibitor at the Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPHI) Milan 2024. SGS experts will be on hand at Fiera...

Bormioli Pharma, a specialist in pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices, will be present at CPHI Milan (Fiera Milano, booth 20A2) from 8-10 October. The company will showcase its comprehensive...

Key Highlights: The CPHI Annual Industry Survey reveals that the pharma sector is on the cusp of a major shift, with approvals for complex molecules expected to outpace those...

pester pac automation, a system providers for end-of-line packaging solutions, has added Solutum’s sustainable packaging material to its portfolio of alternative packaging solutions, offering a novel, sustainable and scalable...

Gerresheimer, a system and solution provider and a global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetic industries, together with Stevanato Group, and SCHOTT Pharma, have announced that they have entered...

Key Highlights: Recipharm is expanding its pharmaceutical development capabilities through targeted investments and the integration of advanced technologies. The new investments bolsters its services for early- and late- stage...

Key Highlights: Stevanato Group announced the expansion of its Vertiva platform, which will include a 10mL option to be presented at CPHI Milan in October. The platform provides a versatile...

Key Highlights: Tower Cold Chain has launched a sustainability hub for customers, highlighting how its consultative, pragmatic approach to pharmaceutical cold chain requirements can help to minimise waste and...

Ahead of next month’s CPHI Milan – where the industry is expected to turnout in record numbers with a astounding 62,000 pharma executives expected from more than 100 countries – EPM...

Key Highlights: Broughton has launched the latest version of Tox HQ, an online data-driven tool that allows customers to confidentially submit its products for toxicological assessment. Tox HQ...

Key Highlights:  SHL Medical has adopted a new reusable electromechanical autoinjector Elexy which changes how new drugs are trialled and commercialised, shortening these processes.  The integration of SHL’s Needle Isolation Technology...

Key Highlights: Acumen Pharmaceuticals extends its collaboration with Lonza to add drug product manufacturing for early Alzheimer’s disease. The agreement builds upon a successful collaboration supporting the manufacture of...

Key Highlights: Recipharm and Exela Pharma Sciences announced an exclusive strategic alliance aimed at enhancing sterile manufacturing capabilities in the United States. This collaboration will provide Recipharm with access to...

The Sept/Oct 2024 issue of EPM Magazine explores the latest insights on regulations, digital health and coatings plus a cover story from SML Medical.

Key Highlights: DeSci Labs has released a new mathematical model scores feature which is an objective measure of novelty for scientific work, now available to the public. The release of these...

Antares Vision Group, a technological partner in the digitalisation of products and supply chains for companies and institutions, will introduce a new traceability solution for pharmaceutical bottles at Pack Expo,...

Berry Global Healthcare will showcase its latest innovations in sustainable pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery solutions at CPHI Milan 2024, including the launch of a new polypropylene (PP) alternative...

Advanced Material Processing (AMP) and Automated Handling Solutions (AHS), will combine to showcase the latest material handling and processing innovations on stand F54 at the PPMA show, on 24-26th...

PCI Pharma Services, (“PCI”) a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) focused on biopharma’s most complex therapies, is investing more than $365 million in infrastructure supporting the clinical...

Following the completion of its three-year, £3.5 million investment, Europlaz is celebrating a 20% (year-on-year) sales growth. As part of its investment strategy, the contract manufacturing specialists recently invested...

At the Fachpack exhibition on 24th September, Zotefoams received one of only five Gold prizes awarded by the Deutsche Verpackungsinstitut (dvi) in this year’s German Packaging Prize competition – from...

Thrombolytic Science (TSI) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its Investigational New Drug application. Said application relates to the clinical-stage biotech company’s mutant...

Tiziana Life Sciences (Tiziana) will receive a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Aging. The grant was awarded to Dr Howard...

Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapeutic candidates that guide T cells to control disease, has announced the initiation of its first-in-human Phase 1 trial of...

A group of former Pfizer employees have successfully created their own businesses based at and supported by Discovery Park, a thriving life sciences community in Kent. The new businesses...

ProBiotix Health Plc (ProBiotix) enters a commercial partnership with Greek-based consumer brand specialist, Eifron SA (Eifron). The life sciences company hopes that the move will successfully expand its global...

EcoVadis evaluates the management systems of companies in the categories of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. More than 130,000 companies worldwide have their sustainability performance...

Vicebio Ltd has revealed a successful Series B financing of $100 million led by TCGX. The investment comes from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Avoro Ventures, venBio, as well as UniQuest...

Envision Pharma Group has launched its new data and analytics management solution, EnvisionOne Insights. This represents a foundational shift in how clients can access and optimise their data using Envision’s...

Science and innovation campus, Discovery Park, in Sandwich, Kent has launched applications for the third cohort of its business growth competition, ‘Discovery Spark’. The programme equips early stage life...

Recipharm announced the launch of ReciPredict, a platform for Quality by Design (QbD), designed to transform the landscape of drug product development, tech transfer and manufacturing. With its combination...

TekniPlex Healthcare, which utilises advanced materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, will emphasise its expertise and intellectual property related to single-use bioprocessing cell & gene therapy...

Dexter Tjoa, CEO of Tjoapack explores the innovations set to transform secondary pharmaceutical packaging from 2024 onwards.   Enhancing the patient experience  Patient centricity is one of the major themes...

Renovos Biologics (Renovos) has announced the appointment of its new Non-Executive Director, Lisa Ferrara, Ph.D. Dr Ferrara, who has an extensive amount of experience in helping new orthopaedic devices...

Asamedic, a pioneer in emergency medical treatment of myocardial infarction, and Bormioli Pharma, a leader in pharmaceutical packaging solutions, have announced a partnership for the commercialisation of Coxor 300mg Acetylsalicylic acid,...

Biocomposites has announced that it has acquired the remaining shares in Laboratories SL S.A. and Synergie Ingénierie Médicale S.A.R.L. This allows the medical devices company to gain full control...

Molex, a parent to Phillips Medisize, has announced that, through its affiliate Molex Asia Holdings LTD., it has signed an agreement to purchase Vectura Group Limited from Vectura Fertin Pharma Inc.,...

MM Packaging has outlined its agenda for the CPHI 2024 show. The secondary packaging specialists will be on hand to discuss a variety of packaging solutions that can be...

A peer reviewed study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience by academics at Aberdeen and Durham Universities has shown that Ellorarxine, a novel drug compound developed by biotech spinout Nevrargenics, has shown...

After winning approval for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination, Moderna has acknowledged that it has been more difficult than expected to win market share from its two key...

DevCo Partners Ltd has announced a capital raise resulting in 616 million EUR of total commitments for its long-term single asset investment vehicle for Medix Biochemica. The transaction, as part...

Richter BioLogics GmbH & Co KG (Richter BioLogics), the microbial biologics affiliate of Gedeon Richter PLC , has opened a new cutting-edge biopharmaceutical cGMP facility. Located in Bovenau, the new...

Combining a scientifically formulated dietary supplement, a wellness companion app, and a saliva-based a biological age test by Chronomics, Bayer is taking a step in the emerging healthy-ageing space...

NanoSyrinx, a synthetic biology company developing nanosyringes as a novel platform for targeted intracellular delivery of biologic therapeutics, has announced that it has closed a 10 million GBP (13...

Owen Mumford, a company in the design, manufacture, and advancement of medical devices, has renewed its long-standing logistics partnership with Davies Turner for an additional three-year term. The renewed contract,...

BGS Beta-Gamma-Service, a specialist for more than 40 years in the use of beta and gamma rays for radiation sterilisation for medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging, and biotechnology products, will open...

OncoHost, a technology company transforming the approach to precision medicine for improved patient outcomes, has announced its selection to present a poster at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)...

Biocomposites announces its distribution of the NanoBone product range in the UK. The international medical devices company will supply the NanoBone SBX Putty and NanoBone QD products which provide synthetic bone...

Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, focused on enabling scalable, cost-effective, and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), has announced a collaboration with 3P innovation, a leading engineering...

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has been granted breakthrough therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its potential RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic, plozasiran. The treatment is said to have...

ILC Therapeutics, a specialist developer of hybrid interferons, a new drug class engineered for improved therapeutic profiles across multiple indications, has announced that it has successfully completed a fundraise of...

BIOCAPTIVA has been awarded its first US patent for its liquid biopsy technology. The solution aims to efficiently capture cell-free DNA (cfDNA) directly from bodily fluids. As a result,...

NanoSyrinx, a synthetic biology company developing nanosyringes as a novel platform for targeted intracellular delivery of biologic therapeutics, today announced that it has closed a 10 million GBP (13...

Novartis, a developer of radiopharmaceuticals currently selling Pluvicto and Lutathera to treat prostate and digestive tract cancers, has announced its upcoming expansion plans. Joining the company’s current facilities in...

Newcells Biotech, a leading drug discovery partner specialising in the development of in vitro models and bespoke assay services to improve the prediction of in vivo human outcomes, has announced the launch of its...

The Chiesi Group has revealed its new Senior Vice President of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Lauren Vergani. Vergani, who has previously held senior roles at leading global companies...

NuCana plc (NuCana) will discontinue its NuTide:323 study after a pre-planned initial analysis and recommendation from the NuTide:323 Study Steering Committee deemed that it was “unlikely to achieve the...

Novartis and Lindy Biosciences sign a licensing and collaboration agreement that will improve biologic delivery. The North Carolina-based biotech company will help deliver biologics via subcutaneous (SC) injections, which...

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given its authorisation of Moderna’s updated Covid-19 vaccine. The latest innovation of the vaccine aims to target the JN.1 variant...

Novavax has announced that it has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ruling relates to the updated version of its Covid-19...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has submitted its nipocalimab drug for approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the initial submission relates to use with patients with generalised...

BlueRock Therapeutics, a clinical stage cell therapy company and wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Bayer, has announced the clearance of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application by the U.S....

Vetter, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has successfully completed the first 100 clinical batches of liquid and lyophilised vials at its dedicated site in Rankweil,...

A new home pin-prick blood test, The Glutathione Index test, has launched – and it can predict dementia risk. Your brain consumes more energy than any other organ. This...

SeaBeLife, a biotechnology company developing drug candidates intended to block cellular necrosis, has announced the granting of an Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its...

Automated Material Processing (AMP), comprising Kason Corporation and Marion Process Solutions, has recently introduced its TotalClean Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems. These CIP solutions are designed to increase efficiency, safety and profitability...

Antabio, a private biopharmaceutical company developing novel and highly differentiated antibacterial treatments for critical priority pathogens, with a particular focus on life-threatening respiratory infections, has announced that it has...

Renato Rjavec, ArisGlobal, discusses how generative AI (GenAI) technology is transforming everyday regulatory and safety processes, thanks to its ability to summarise key insights and findings from across huge,...

BioPhorum has announced the acquisition of Brookwood Global, a UK-based provider of training and educational content for professionals operating in the field of clinical research. BioPhorum has been at the...

Gerresheimer will be presenting its silicone oil-free prefillable syringe systems for ophthalmic applications at CPHI Worldwide 2024. The syringe systems made of glass or plastic are designed for maximum...

Even though the UK became the first country to authorise the use of Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi (lecanemab) Alzheimer’s disease drug, the treatment has been deemed too expensive for...

Trinity Capital Inc. has announced that it is committing $35 million in equipment financing to medical technology company, ApiJect Systems Corp (ApiJect). The Stamford-based company specialises in prefilled, single-dose...

Masterpress, a European provider of printed decorative packaging solutions, will exhibit at FACHPACK, the international European trade fair for packaging, technology and processing, between 24-26th September, in Nuremberg, Germany. At...

Pfizer has unveiled its direct-to-consumer service which will help users schedule telehealth appointments, fill prescriptions, and access saving programs for the company’s COVID-19, migraine, and influenzas treatments. Dubbed PfizerForAll, people...

PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has completed the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) inspection of its Bedford, New Hampshire campus....

Mestag Therapeutics, a biotech company harnessing new insights into fibroblast-immune interactions, has announced that it has been awarded a “Transforming Cancer Therapeutics” grant from Innovate UK’s Cancer Therapeutics program...

Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, Comirnaty and Spikevax, have received approval and emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both vaccines have...

MSD and Curon Biopharmaceutical (Curon), a privately held biotechnology company, have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MSD, through a subsidiary, has agreed to...

Viacheslav Vasylenko, Сo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Viseven discusses digital content factories and why they are essential for pharma companies today. Modern pharma brands pursue a higher degree of...

Adcendo ApS (Adcendo) and Multitude Therapeutics Inc (Multitude) have signed a licensing agreement regarding the development of a highly differentiated antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Tissue Factor (TF), known as...

Hapman highlights its Helix Flexible Screw Conveyor, a solution engineered to enhance efficiency in material transport for the pharmaceutical industry. The Helix Flexible Screw Conveyor is designed to excel in a multitude of...

The MycoScope Mycoplasma PCR detection kit from AMSBIO uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology to detect mycoplasma infections in less than 3 hours.  Offering high-sensitivity detection, rapid results, and compatibility with existing PCR setups,...

A.J. Pruitt, technology manager at Accumold discusses the impact of the company’s successful drive towards the efficient micromoulding of previously extruded thin walled cannulas, and what this means for...

A subsidiary of Novo Nordisk is set to make a $220 million (1.5 billion Danish Kroner) expansion at its existing site in Køge, Denmark. The planned development, believed to...

SGS is set to release new specialised bioanalytical testing services in North America. The new services can be used in both pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical applications and will be delivered from a laboratory located...

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc have announced that the humanised amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi (Lecanemab) has been granted a Marketing Authorisation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...

Alan Messenger, sales director at Optimal Industrial Automation, looks at how manufacturers and processors can advance their fluidised bed dryers to enhance competitiveness and profitability. Offering a highly efficient...

Everest Medicines has announced the launch of an Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial (IIT) for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, EVM16, under the study EVM16CX01, at the Peking University Cancer Hospital...

MEDICAL JAPAN TOKYO returns to Makuhari Messe from 9-11th October, covering everything related to the medical, elderly care, pharmacy, and healthcare sectors and introducing more than seven new trade fairs....

Biotechnology companies and research organisations in the UK and Canada are entering into a R&D project jointly funded by a 1.1 million GBP grant from Innovate UK and the...

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Dr. Murdoc Khaleghi, chief medical officer for Molecular You about the...

QuantaMatrix has unveiled what it’s calling “the world’s fastest” all-in-one antimicrobial testing technology. The uRAST (ultra-rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing) solution has recently been published in the scientific journal, Nature....

In this episode of The FemTech Series, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News is joined by Cat Kelly, chief operating officer at Naitive, to discuss how 75%...

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have announced that the duo’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), has received conditional approval from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for gastric cancer. Now,...

Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI) will showcase a blister machine specifically intended for stability testing, clinical trials and similar small-run applications at Pack Expo Booth W-15058, 3-6th November in Chicago. The...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CREXONT extended-release capsules for Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment. The oral carbidopa (CD)/levodopa (LD) formulation...

Champalimaud Foundation has decided to install one of Lonza’s MODA-ES Platforms at its Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. The biomedical clinical research organisation has opted to install MODA-ES...

Lykos Therapeutics (Lykos) has received a rejection from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its midomafetamine (MDMA) treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Upon rejecting the treatment...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes (NorthStar) and Convergent Therapeutics (Convergent) are set to expand its collaboration relating to the CONV01-a treatment for prostate cancer. The duo explains its new drug by detailing that...

OncoHost has announced that three of its research abstracts have been selected for presentation at the upcoming World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2024). The abstracts highlight OncoHost’s work in...

Pharmaceutical companies bidding for the newly launched NHS Antimicrobial Product subscription model will be required to demonstrate the steps they are taking to promote responsible antibiotic manufacturing and minimise...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is experiencing a transformative shift in treatment management with recent drug approvals that address critical unmet needs. The introduction of novel therapies, such as Dermavant’s VTAMA...

Alcura, a provider of specialised clinical trial services and a part of Cencora, has been granted a Manufacturing and Importation Authorization (MIA) license for cell and gene therapies (CGT)...

Kerato has entered into a Heads of Terms agreement and research partnership with the University of Montreal in Canada. BSF’s 100% owned Kerato is an independent company established to...

Triastek has announced that it has entered into a research collaboration and platform technology license agreement with BioNTech SE, a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and...

Oncimmune Holdings plc, a leading autoantibody profiling company providing research services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry to enable the delivery of precision medicine, has announced a new contract...

Oncimmune Holdings plc, a leading autoantibody profiling company providing research services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry to enable the delivery of precision medicine, has announced a new contract...

In this episode of The FemTech Series on The MedTalk Podcast, you can hear Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News talk to Dearbhail Ormond, founder and CEO at...

Unilabs, an international provider of diagnostic services, and C2N Diagnostics have announced a milestone in brain health diagnostics and research across Europe and beyond. Unilabs and C2N have signed a multi-year...

Calibre Scientific has announced its acquisition of the Spanish distributor of biotechnology laboratory consumables and equipment, ACEFE, S.A.U (ACEFESA). ACEFESA, which is Calibre Scientific’s fifth acquisition in Spain, has...

Valneva Scotland Ltd, the largest vaccine producer in Scotland, has received the Silver Award for health and safety from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). This...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has announced a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia (TDT) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel), from August 8, 2024. The...

Optimal Industrial Technologies recently hosted a synTQ User Group Meeting at the FHNW University in Basel, Switzerland, attracting representatives from many of names in the pharmaceutical industry. The event was...

Cresset, a provider of integrated in silico solutions for drug discovery, announces an extension of the global collaboration with Enamine, a chemical and biological contract research organisation and producer of novel building blocks...

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, in partnership with Illumina, a leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has launched the a ‘promising new...

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Esther Rodriguez Villegas, founder of Acurable, where they will discuss the...

Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. has officially inaugurated its new European development and pilot manufacturing site at Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, U.K., marked with a ribbon cutting on Friday...

ACG Packaging Materials has won the Kepner-Tregoe (KT) Excellence Award in the category ‘problem-solving’ excellence. The integrated pharmaceutical solutions and manufacturing company has previously been acknowledged in KT’s award...

Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, has announced Eisai Inc, the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., as...

Cresset, a provider of integrated in silico solutions for drug discovery announces the release of V9 – the latest version of its Flare platform for ligand-based and structure-based design, which includes...

Calliditas Therapeutics has announced that it has received full marketing authorisation from the European Commission regarding the biopharma company’s Kinpeygo treatment for adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). This...

Trelleborg Medical Solutions announces the opening of its new 490 square feet/46 square meters laboratory space for analytical testing to support the development of sustained-release and drug-elution technologies.  ...

Global cleanroom solutions provider, Angstrom Technology has received the Best Cleanrooms Solutions Company Award at the International Life Sciences Awards 2024.   GHP magazine’s International Life Sciences Awards programme recognises...

Freudenberg Medical has announced the expansion of its biopharma product portfolio to now include custom single-use assemblies. The new products combine the medical and pharmaceutical device specialist’s expertise in...

Aurora Cannabis Inc., a leading Canadian-based global medical cannabis company, and Vectura Fertin Pharma, Inc., an innovator in wellness and healthcare, have announced that Aurora has entered into a commercial...

Marion Process Solutions and Kason Corporation – part of Advanced Material Processing (AMP) – have increased the blending capabilities at global headquarters in Northern Ireland. The collaboration marks a...

Novo Holdings, a leading international life science investor, has announced a 50 million GBP investment in Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a leading UK Listed company behind a ‘new generation’ of molecular...

Asimov has unveiled the fourth generation of its AI-driven, CHO Edge System. The platform features an increased typical titer range of 5-11 g/L across modalities before any upstream process optimisation. The...

Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., and Swixx BioPharma AG has announced that the Polish Ministry of Health has approved the reimbursement...

Bio-Rad Laboratories has unveiled the latest updates for its Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform services. Based on the life science research and clinical diagnostics company’s SpyLock technology, the features of...

CSafe, a provider of active and passive temperature-controlled shipping solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the launch of a new reusable pallet shipper, the Silverpod MAX RE, with multiple updated features....

Packaging is a critical component of pharmaceuticals, protecting the integrity, safety, and efficacy of essential treatments throughout the supply chain and providing tools for product traceability.  As a result,...

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (U.K.) Ltd. (Otsuka) are collaborating with Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley (Oxford HIN) to evaluate the implementation and integration of a new digital therapeutic (DTx), CARE...

AMSBIO has launched a range of genetically engineered Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) developed to provide improved model fidelity over cell lines and biochemical assays used for drug discovery and cell therapy research....

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett, editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by John Kawola, the global technology executive from Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), to...

Endless Health, an end-to-end at-home testing and preventive medicine company, has secured $4.5 million in a Series Seed funding round.  The round was led by Next Coast Ventures, which...