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GSK to pay $40 million to license multiple T cell engagers
A $40 million agreement will enable GSK to exclusively license up to four bi- and multi-specific T cell engaging antibodies.
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Moderna to obtain first acquisition for $85 million
Moderna has agreed on its first acquisition for $85 million, enabling it access to cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies.
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Case study: Expedite microbial contamination investigations
Find out how rapid microbial monitoring can help mitigate lengthy contamination investigations by identifying the root cause of high plate counts.
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WuXi STA opens its first oral solids continuous manufacturing line
Operation has begun for CRDMO WuXi STA's first continuous manufacturing line for oral solids, in Wuxi city, China.
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Bottlenecks in buffer preparation – solving downstream issues for upstream gains
The preparation of buffer solutions is a crucial component in the downstream manufacturing process for biomolecules; however, it is also one of the most resource-heavy and intensive steps. Solving these downstream issues with new approaches is critical to achieving efficiency and commercial gains within the upstream process. Here, Andrea Johnston…
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Simplify, standardise, digitalise to transform manufacturing
Here, Sanofi’s Arnaud Robert and Brendan O’Callaghan explore how advances in digital technology, partnerships and new ways of working are supporting manufacture and delivery of medicines for patients across the globe.
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Optimising bispecific antibody clonal cell selection with high-throughput analytics
It is possible to manufacture monoclonal antibodies using traditional methods, but the challenges inherent in bispecific antibodies such as low titer, mismatched chains, unwanted fragments and higher aggregation levels require a heightened analytical focus on clonal cell selection. Here, Stuart Jamieson and Alice Harrison at Lonza discuss high-throughput analytical strategies…
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Kite to buy Tmunity, expanding its CAR T pipeline
The acquisition of Tmunity Therapeutics supports Kite’s plans to develop next generation CAR T-cell therapies for cancer.
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Moderna finalises plans for UK mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre
Moderna is to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre in the UK after finalising a ten-year agreement with the UK government.
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Raman mapping to visualise the three-dimensional structure of pharmaceutical tablets
Raman mapping is a powerful tool that can be used to reveal details about the size and spatial arrangement of components throughout a tablet matrix. Here, Andrew Ewing, Don Clark and Fiona Clarke from the Materials Characterisation Team at Pfizer present a 3D imaging approach using Raman mapping to investigate…
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Whitepaper: Optimising the efficiency of QC laboratory: The power of automation
Charles River launches Endosafe Nexus 200, emphasises the importance of automated endotoxin testing systems to improve the efficiency of QC labs.
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Whitepaper: Futurising the QC lab with automated endotoxin testing
Nicola Reid, Associate Director of Product Management, Microbial Solutions, Charles River looks at implementing robotic endotoxin testing for throughput optimisation and human error reduction.
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AstraZeneca to manufacture pharmaceuticals in Abu Dhabi
AstraZeneca has signed a strategic agreement to expand its existing partnership with a healthcare company in Abu Dhabi to locally manufacture innovative drugs.
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Upstream Bioprocessing In-Depth Focus 2022
Articles on high-throughput analytics for optimising bsAb clonal cell selection and a technology to overcome buffer preparation bottlenecks.
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Patient-centred pharmaceutical packaging: are we there yet?
Despite tremendous innovation in the realm of pharmaceutical therapeutics, the packaging of medicines has been staid. In this article, Giana Carli Lorenzini from the Technical University of Denmark investigates the potential of patient-centred pharmaceutical packaging.
