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Ipsen strikes €1bn deal to acquire French biotech ImCheck Therapeutics
The move will boost its oncology pipeline, adding a potential first-in-class anti-BTN3A monoclonal antibody for acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Merck acquires JSR Life Sciences chromatography business
Strengthens its downstream process offering with the addition of JSR’s Amsphere Protein A resin technology.
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Why speed and flexibility matter now more than ever
20 October 2025 | By
The balance between speed, scale, and compliance has never been more critical. As GLP-1s, biosimilars, and advanced therapies reshape global priorities, pharma leaders face a new question: how can manufacturing infrastructure evolve fast enough to keep pace?
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CDMO Wheeler Bio appoints Jay Benson as chief operating officer
He joins the US company with over two decades of experience in pharma operations, supply chain and manufacturing.
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Merck & Co starts phase IIb study of tulisokibart in rheumatoid arthritis
The study is one of three to start, along with those in hidradenitis suppurativa and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
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Automating quality control testing for radiopharmaceutical production
7 October 2025 | By Rapid Micro Biosystems
This webinar showcases a rapid microbial method that can help to address the time to result challenge posed by short shelf-life radiopharmaceuticals.
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Polpharma Biologics splits into biosimilars and CDMO businesses
Contract development and manufacturing services will be provided as Rezon Bio from Poland, with the biosimilars company operating from Switzerland.
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J&J’s Tremfya secures two paediatric psoriasis approvals from FDA
The US FDA approvals make the drug the first IL-23 inhibitor to be licensed for two common skin conditions.
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Genmab makes $8bn acquisition to boost late-stage antibody therapy pipeline
The deal will support the biotech in its plans to advance bispecific antibody petosemtamab in multiple oncology indications.
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Lilly wins European Alzheimer’s approval for Kisunla after regulatory setbacks
The anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody is part of the class of medicines representing the first disease-modifying therapies for the neurodegenerative disease.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2025
EPR Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream processing, manufacturing, drug formulation and more.
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Lilly picks Virginia for the first of its four new US manufacturing facilities
The new $5 billion manufacturing site is set to become the company’s first integrated facility for API and drug product manufacturing.
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European generics firm Zentiva sold in $4.8bn private equity deal
Prague-based pharma company is acquired by GTCR from Advent.
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Novartis expands in cardiovascular disease with $1.4bn Tourmaline Bio acquisition
Gains access to potential breakthrough atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease biologic therapy pacibekitug.
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WHO adds cancer and diabetes drugs to its essential medicines list
As an important policy tool, the new editions by the WHO mark a “significant” step in broadening access to new medicines with proven clinical benefits.
