Key Highlights: Xeltis announced that it has appointed Luc Verhees as its new vice president of Clinical Business Development. Luc’s appointment further strengthens the company’s leadership team, as Xeltis expands its clinical presence...

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. The shared aim of the...

Key Highlights: Biosynth announced that its board of directors has appointed Matt Gunnison as the company’s new chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective immediately. The Board has...

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 Cancer Focus, a fund established...

Key Highlights: Transgene and ProBioGen announced that the companies have entered into a license agreement for ProBioGen’s AGE1.CR.pIX suspension cell line.  This partnership aims to add value by combining ProBioGen’s specific production technology with...

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 by offering a comprehensive service...

Key Highlights: PCI wins Supply Chain Excellence Award for digital platform to manage clinical trials and commercial lifespan management. The company’s pci | bridgeTM enhances supply chain visibility and reduces time spent on manual activities such...

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 role being vice president, Strategy,...

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 remarkable growth, which has seen...

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 technology sectors. The government’s...

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 rapid, high-efficiency conjugation of carrier...

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 up the win in the...

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 Berry provides a reliable and...

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 million investment to increase GMP...

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...

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 growth phase as the company...

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 won multiple awards for its...

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 growing presence in the North...

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 how cefiderocol is used to...

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 system technology and genetic analysers...

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 are increasingly turning to wearable...

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 virtual reality to train in...

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 “matchmaking” service.  The landmark...

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 medicine indicated for the treatment...

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 for the pharmaceutical, science and...

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 and medtech companies. The tooling...

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 small-scale commercial manufacturing of oral...

medac group, a reliable partner in contract development and manufacturing, reported a series of productive and insightful meetings with both current and potential business partners during this year’s CPHI Congress in Milan, held from...

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 showed that Ellorarxine increases MAP2 expression...

Key Highlights: Commit Biologics announced the appointment of Mikkel Wandahl Pedersen as chief scientific officer (CSO). Dr. Pedersen will lead research and development of Commit’s BiCETM technology as the Company moves towards drug...

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 vaccine doses will be used...

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 controlled release, film coatings, functional...

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. Mestag will employ its Reversing...

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 and the opening of new...

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. The deal aims to develop...

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 structured and unstructured electronic medical...

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. D2F glass vials are washed,...

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 Biopharma’s new albuterol inhaler will...

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 the participation of Sergio Dompé,...

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 the recent appointments of Andre...

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: Packaging innovation is becoming more...

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: According to the WHO, the...

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 gene therapy at SGS, PharmaCell, Delphi...

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 in biomarker and bioanalytical assays—covering...

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 Milano from October 8-10, 2024,...

Key Highlights: Aspire Pharma Limited announces the further strengthening of its dermatology portfolio through the acquisition of all assets from Canute Pharma Limited.   The asset transfer will provide significant opportunities to grow Aspire’s position...

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 for small molecules for the...

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 deliver improved sustainability. The...

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 option for the packaging industry. ...

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 product development in oral solid...

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 pre-filled and pre-loaded on-body solution,...

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 into a strategic industry alliance...

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 got a sneak preview of what...

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 range of plastic and glass...

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 for cartridge-based delivery enhances Elexy’s...

Gerresheimer, a system and solution provider and a global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetic industries, is presenting Gx Elite vials, designed to maximise patient safety and production efficiency through a quality by design approach....

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 Exela’s manufacturing facility located in Lenoir,...

Lessons learned in pharma around product data and associated content management offer some useful shortcuts for the medical device sector as its own regulatory workload multiplies. Celegence’s Sonia Veluchamy offers advice in the light...

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 novelty scores for over 250...

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, 3-6th November in Chicago. At its...

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 to PET pill jars.   As...

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 September at Birmingham’s NEC.   For...

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 and commercial-scale final assembly and...

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 in three all-electric injection moulding...

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 a total of 250 entries...

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 for prourokinase (mproUK), a recombinant...

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 Weiner, the Principal Investigator at...

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 VTP-1000 in adults with coeliac...

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 footprint. Through the partnership, Eifron...

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 are all contract research organisations,...

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 and founding investor Medicxi. Additionally,...

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 assessed by EcoVadis. In 2024,...

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 suite of technology products. The...

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 science and technology businesses with...

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 and systematic application of material...

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 at CPHI Milan, 8-10th October....

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 in both drug formulation development...

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 obtain regulatory approval in the...

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 of the SYNICEM and Subiton...

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, a ‘revolutionary life-saving medication’ designed...

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 utilised both domestically and internationally....

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., a subsidiary of Philip Morris...

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 rivals in this field. In...

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 a robust neuroprotective effect in...

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 facility was opened on the 13th of...

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 of which ca. 300 million...

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 by offering consumers new tools...

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 million USD) financing round.  The...

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 million USD) financing round.  The...

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, which emphasises a long-term commitment,...

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 its first facility in the...

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) Congress 2024, which will take...

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 grafts for reliable, early osteogenesis...

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 shown “promising results” in trials...

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 company and supplier of automated...

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, the biotech company hopes to...

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 2.5 million GBP.  The fundraise,...

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 New Jersey and Indianapolis, Novartis...

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 million USD) financing round.  The...

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 such as Walgreens Boots Alliance,...

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 proprietary CiliaBeat software and application...

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 compatibility even for sensitive ophthalmic...

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, diverse bodies of content and...

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 across a range of industries...

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 combustion creates exhaust – oxidants...

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. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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 myasthenia gravis, the company believes...

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 vaccine, NVX-CoV2705. This news follows...

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, Austria. Vetter Development Services Austria...

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 of SARS-CoV-2. Doses of the...

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 drug candidate SBL01 in 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 can be self-administered at home....

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 completed the Phase 1 clinical...

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 study’s primary objective of superior...

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 heart of the biopharmaceutical industry...

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% of cases of osteoporosis, a...

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 the event, Masterpress will present...

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 injection devices and works with...

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. In doing so, PCI becomes...

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 will also be able to...

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 the NHS. The National Institute...

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 of 1.5 million GBP (1.9...

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 been specifically formatted to combat...

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 acquire CN201, a novel investigational...

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 latest technology in AI driven...

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 applications, from bulk material transport...

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 ADCE-T02. As part of the...

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, this kit reduces the risk...

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. Like in the previous edition,...

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 drying method, FBDs play a...

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 in Hudson, New Hampshire. The...

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 (MHRA) in Great Britain.  Lecanemab...

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 span around 8,000 square metres,...

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 and Fudan University’s Cancer Hospital....

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 industry.  Q. Can you explain...

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 National Research Council of Canada...

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 content personalisation to engage with...

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. Traditionally, antimicrobial testing methods can...

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 Eagle-LP – short for “Lab...

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, Enhertu can be used as...

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 win with a top 10...

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 that makes up CREXONT aims...

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 commercialise new innovations in tissue...

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 (tapinarof) (Japan) and Arcutis’s ZORYVE...

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 developing predictive models for immunotherapy-related...

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 “CONV01-a is a prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted...

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 due to the “data submitted...

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 the risk of antimicrobial resistance...

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 as it hopes to improve...

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) by the Spanish Agency of...

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences offers a new approach to oncology research. The Illumina TruSight Oncology 500 DNA/RNA assay on the Biomek NGeniuS System from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences provides an innovative automated solution enabling comprehensive genomic...

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 other serious diseases. Under the...

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 win with a top 10...

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 Frendo, where they discuss how...

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 partnership agreement that will increase...

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 for drug design, in 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 a great opportunity for users...

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 reimbursement agreement comes as the...

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 award recognises the high standards...

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 an established position in the...

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 approach’ to oncology research delivering...

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 AcuPebble device, the importance of...

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 2 August, 2024, by Dr....

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 prizes when it comes to exceptional...

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 one of the first customers...

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 a full integration of Spark,...

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, the pharmaceutical packaging market is...

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.   Trelleborg Medical Solutions created the...

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 those that are going above...

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 silicone extrusion and moulding. Single-use...

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 collaboration with Cogent International Manufacturing...

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 milestone in the ongoing partnership...

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 sensing technology based on nanopores....

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 synthetic biology specialist hopes 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 of POTELIGEO (mogamulizumab) in second-line monotherapy...

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 fast generation and screening 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. The new and improved product...

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 allows for a broader label...

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 for MDD, intended to support...

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. These iPSC cell lines are...

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 discuss the importance of 3D...

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 was an early investor in...

The continued growth in demand for mini tablets (micro-tablets or mini-tabs) is hardly surprising given the benefits that they can deliver for healthcare professionals and their patients. Their small size makes them more suitable...