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Indian government starts talks to procure COVID-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccines being developed by UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca and United States’s Moderna-NIAID are the top candidates India is looking at for possible acquisition discussions, senior government officials aware of the country’s vaccine strategy said, adding that a group of experts...

Liveo Research Expands Pharma Packaging Business

Switzerland-based Liveo Research Group, a manufacturer of high-performance barrier films used for blister packaging in the pharmaceutical industry, has announced a 20,000 ton capacity expansion to its existing coating capabilities in Boetzingen, Germany. With this investment, Liveo will underpin its...

Abzena appoints Anu Bansal Ph.D. as Senior Director of Manufacturing at Bristol, Pennsylvania facility

Abzena, a leading Partner Research Organization (PRO) for biopharmaceutical outsourced solutions from concept to clinic and into GMP manufacturing has announced the appointment of Anu Bansal as Senior Director of Manufacturing at its facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania. With more than...

Lee Pharma to launch favipiravir under brand name Faravir

Lee Pharma has received DCGI’s approval for manufacturing and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for favipiravir in India. The company also plans to manufacture and market favipiravir medicine, for COVID-19 treatment. Raghu Mitra Alla, Director, Lee Pharma informed that...

Novavax Initiates Efficacy Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine in South Africa

Novavax, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, announced the beginning of a Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to evaluate the efficacy of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Dr. Shabir Madhi, Professor...

Sanofi to acquire Principia Biopharma

Sanofi and Principia Biopharma Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for immune-mediated diseases, entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Principia for $100 per share in cash,...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Companion Diagnostic Agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a companion diagnostic (CDx) agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc. (HTI), a U.S. subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical company Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. (JHM), to develop a CDx that will leverage the Oncomine Precision Assay,...

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