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March 12, 2019
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FDA to Miss Gottlieb's Leadership

Gottlieb's tenure included record new drug approvals and steps taken to curb opioid abuse.
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FDA Takes Steps to Refine Biosimilar Naming Convention

FDA Commissioner Gottlieb released a statement on the agency's efforts to refine the naming convention for biosimilars to balance competition and to help ensure patient safety.
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Industry News


Biotech Receives EUR 1.5 Million in Funding to Develop a New Class of Antibiotics

Procarta Biosystems has received investment from Novo Holdings REPAIR Impact Fund to the tune of EUR 1.5 million (US$1.7 million), which will be used to develop a new class of antibiotics to tackle AMR.
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New Vaccine for HIV Using Lipid-Nanoparticle Technology

A project conducted by research institute CEA-Leti led to the development of a new HIV vaccine approach based on engineered lipid nanoparticles.
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Biopharma News


Krystal Biotech Opens Gene-Therapy Manufacturing Facility

The new facility, located at the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, is expected to meet all clinical and commercial development needs of the company's lead gene therapy program.
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Biogen to Acquire Gene-Therapy Company Nightstar in $800-Million Deal

The acquisition will establish a clinical pipeline for Biogen of gene-therapy candidates in ophthalmology.
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Supplier News


SSB, Novasep to Develop Membrane Chromatography Systems

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Novasep will partner to develop systems for membrane chromatography using Novasep's BioSC platform and SSB's single-use technology.
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Iksuda Therapeutics, Femtogenix Sign License Agreement Targeting Difficult-to-Treat Solid Tumors

The companies have signed a license agreement aimed at progressing Iksuda's lead ADC to clinic, with the aim of targeting difficult-to-treat solid tumors.
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Regulatory News


FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, Resigns

The FDA commissioner plans to leave the agency in April.
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Florida Facility Receives FDA Warning Letter

The agency sent a warning letter to ANDAPharm, LLC after inspectors found the company's cleaning and stability testing procedures were inadequate.
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BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS

Successfully Moving Regulated Data to the Cloud

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Real-Time Characterization of Biotherapeutics and Comparability of Biosimilars

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