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 is made with UPM’s world...

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 has a strategic geographical presence...

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 addition of the new Oss...

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, seeking to improve efficiency and...

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 production of Sumagen’s HIV-1 vaccine...

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 organ damage. Results from...

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, anti-CD38 IgG1 monoclonal antibody that...

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 Spark programme equips early stage...

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 and effectively displaces and flushes out...

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 focus on addressing urgent bottlenecks...

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 of lower respiratory tract disease...

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 the incoming president of the...

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 will fund the design and...

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 Canada.  FS2, a kynurenic...

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 AI development. H-optimus-0 is...

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 using their blood samples to...

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 20 service hubs across five...

Key Highlights: Bormioli announced a partnership with Chiesi, an international, research-focused biopharmaceutical company (Chiesi Group), to supply Carbon Capture PET bottles. These will be used to package a medication indicated for the prophylaxis and...