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February 11, 2020
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Catalent to Acquire MaSTherCell Global for $315 Million

Catalent builds on its investment in cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing with the acquisition of MaSTherCell Global.
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The Call for a Rapid Response

Bio/pharma researchers mobilize to diagnose and treat patients in pandemic threat.
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Industry News


FDA and FTC Collaborate on Competitive Biologics Market

The two agencies are collaborating to support a robust biologics marketplace by taking steps to deter anti-competitive business practices.
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Coronavirus Offers Opportunities and Challenges for Biopharma R&D

The research community is moving quickly to launch clinical trials of potential countermeasures, while regulatory authorities aim to support product development through regulatory flexibility.
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Biopharma News


Aimmune to License Monoclonal Antibody for Food
Allergy Treatment

Aimmune plans to introduce the antibody as an adjunctive treatment with its Characterized Oral Desensitized ImmunoTherapy programs to research treatment outcomes in patients with food allergies.
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FDA Approves Seqirus’ Adjuvanted, Cell-Based
Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

The vaccine is designed to provide active immunity against the influenza A (H5N1) strain and can be easily deployed in a pandemic event.
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Supplier News


Hitachi Chemical Opens New Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility

The new facility includes six classified environment rooms with space to expand.
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Horizon Discovery Licenses Knockout CHO Cell Line to NGM Biopharmaceuticals

The knockout CHO K1 cell line will be used to support biotherapeutic R&D across a range of therapeutic indications.
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Regulatory News


Guidance on Biosimilar Licensure

FDA published draft guidance for applicants seeking licensure of a proposed biosimilar or proposed interchangeable biosimilar.
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Hahn Era Begins at FDA

The FDA Commissioner plans to address drug prices, the drug approval process, and supply chain issues during his time as commissioner of FDA.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

The Need for Advanced Process Modeling for New Therapeutic Biologics

The trend toward personalized medicines includes more complex manufacturing cycles that can benefit from advanced process modeling early on in the therapeutics’ development.
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FORMULATION

Fresh Thinking in Biologic Drug Formulation

Biologics raise unique formulation and development challenges, and industry is still on a learning curve to get the best out of these diverse and complex therapies.
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ANALYTICAL METHODS

How Advanced Mass Spectrometry Technologies and Workflows are Delivering Comprehensive Protein Characterization

Complex protein structures pose analytical challenges that can be addressed by advanced mass spectrometry technologies and workflows, which can be used to comprehensively characterize them.
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QUALITY/REGULATIONS

Data Management Practices

Data management is crucial in bio/pharmaceutical laboratory settings from discovery steps through clinical studies and varies based on the development phase.
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WEBCASTS


Standards and Best Practices to Support Trace Metal Quantitation in Cell Culture Chemically Defined Media and Hydrolysates– Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 11am EST | 8am PST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CET
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Real-Time MALS: A Breakthrough in Process Analytical Technology for Nanoparticles, Biopharmaceuticals, and Polymers
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 11am EST| 8am PST| 4pm GMT| 5pm CET
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