news
Could Dupixent be the first biologic to treat COPD?
Dupixent® is the first biologic to demonstrate significant improvement in lung function compared to placebo, a pivotal Phase III trial has shown.
List view / Grid view
Biologics
news
BioNTech to jointly develop novel antibody for cancers
ONC-392, an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody for solid tumours will be jointly developed by BioNTech and biopharma OncoC4.
news
MHRA to trial stem cell robot for cell therapies
The second-ever stem cell-producing robot, being tested by the UK MHRA, could produce safer, cost-effective treatments for diseases like cancer.
news
GOSH and Leucid to manufacture novel CAR T therapy
Great Ormond Street Hospital and Leucid Bio will manufacture a novel lateral CAR targeting NKG2D ligands, under a first-of-its-kind manufacturing agreement.
news
Pfizer to acquire Seagen for $43 billion
To advance cancer breakthroughs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are the central technology in Pfizer’s intended acquisition of Seagen Inc.
news
Sandoz to build biologics plant in Slovenia
To support increasing biosimilar demand, Sandoz’s expected investment of $400m will fund construction of a new biologics plant in Slovenia.
news
New NHS cell and gene therapy centre opens
The new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) in Bristol will manufacture cell and gene therapies to help boost the UK life sciences sector.
news
New cell therapy company will treat solid tumours
Adaptimmune Therapeutics and TCR² Therapeutics’ new cell therapy company could gain the first approval for an engineered T-cell receptor (TCR) T-cell therapy for a solid tumour.
news
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) meeting highlights – February 2023
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended eight new medicines for approval, including an enzyme replacement therapy for a rare disease.
whitepaper
Press release: Biopharmaceutical testing capabilities increasing in Switzerland
SGS have relocated their biopharmaceutical testing laboratory in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
news
UK partnership set to revolutionise oligonucleotide manufacture
CPI, AstraZeneca, Novartis, and The University of Manchester will collaborate to facilitate large-scale manufacture of oligonucleotides.
article
New workflow for the analysis of mRNA therapeutics
Here, Mark Dickman, Professor in Bioanalytical Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, explores how analytical techniques such as liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry can support the manufacturing of mRNA therapeutics.
news
Cell therapy first for chronic heart failure
In a Phase III trial, a new cell therapy has shown potential for the first time to treat inflammation, a major contributor to heart failure.
news
Collaboration to support quality production of biologics
US Pharmacopeia (USP) and American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) will collaborate to better support the biologics sector in R&D, process development and release of high-quality biologics.
article
Taking advantage of protein charge properties for challenging separations
In this article, Mareia Frost, Scientific Leader at Abzena, explores how understanding the characteristics of protein‑based drugs, and applying the right techniques, means even the most complex biologics can be effectively separated from potentially-harmful impurities.
