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April 28, 2020
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COVID-19 Update

Updates on COVID-19 vaccine candidates, FDA policies, company partnerships, and more.
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BARDA Awards Moderna up to $483 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Acceleration

Through the agreement, BARDA will support the advancement of the vaccine candidate to FDA licensure and will handle all late-stage clinical development programs, as well as the scale-up of mRNA-1273 manufacture in 2020.
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Industry News


Maintaining GMPs During a Global Emergency

Experts to discuss strategies for ensuring supply of quality drug products during a pandemic in April 28 online event.
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Swiss Biotech Sector is Experiencing Continued Growth, Notes Sector Report

A report into the Swiss biotech sector has shown that there is continued growth in the sector, which has received investments from public and private companies worth CHF 1.2 billion (US$1.2 billion).
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Biopharma News


Industry-Led Manufacturing Group Welcomes UK Government Investment

A UK BioIndustry Association industry-led vaccine manufacturing group has welcomed a recent announcement by the government of the UK, that it will receive £14 million (US$17.3 million) in investment to rapidly scale up the development of vaccines for COVID-19.
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MicrofluidX Raises Funds to Develop Novel Cell Bioprocessing Technology

MicrofluidX has raised £1.4 million (US$1.7 million) in seed funding, which it will use to develop its novel cell bioprocessing technology for cell and gene therapy.
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Supplier News


Supplier Operations Status Report

Suppliers to the bio/pharma industry are sharing news about the business operations during the global COVID-19 pandemic. To view current information about the company’s business operations, click the company name.
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Bayer to Partner with the Population Health Research Institute for COVID-19 Treatment Research

Bayer will provide CAD $1.5 million (USD$1 million) toward two studies to evaluate its chloroquine and interferon beta-1b combination therapies.
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Regulatory News


FDA Approves J&J’s BTK Inhibitor for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment

The approval was based off of positive results from a Phase III study that showed patients 70 years or younger treated with the BTK inhibitor lived longer without disease progression.
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More Coordination Sought for Exploding COVID-19 R&D Efforts

With hundreds of clinical trials for potential coronavirus therapies in the works concerns have mounted about the emergence of conflicting data, useless results, and wasted efforts from multiple overlapping efforts.
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FEATURED TOPICS

FORMULATION

Can Vaccine Development Be Safely Accelerated?

Biopharma companies responding to the COVID-19 outbreak think accelerating the development of vaccines is safe.
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QUALITY SYSTEMS

Being Vigilant in Supplier Oversight

Risk assessments, audits, and good communication between sponsor and supplier are key elements of supplier oversight.
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BIOBUSINESS

Lower Taxes, More Flexibility Crucial to Retaining Pharma Employment

As politicians focus on drug cost reduction, biopharmaceutical companies in the US are moving to states with lower taxes and relocating some facilities that had been offshore.
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MANUFACTURING

Biopharma’s Leadership Role in a Pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, the bio/pharma industry must practice science over hype.
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WEBCASTS


Implementing Attribute Monitoring Analyses for Biopharmaceutical Development and QC
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 9am EDT| 2pm BST| 3pm CEST
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Practical Method Development Strategies for the Analysis of Monoclonal Antibodies by Reversed-Phase HPLC
Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Vaccines Illuminated: Biophysical Characterization, PAT, and Quality Control via Light-Scattering Techniques
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Ensuring the Continuous Supply of Quality Drug Products During Uncertain Times
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 11 am EDT | 10 am CDT | 8 am PDT
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Accurate Weighing of Reference Standards in a QC Laboratory
Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 11am EDT| 8am PDT| 4pm BST| 5pm CEST
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Rescheduled Events

CPhI South East Asia

CPhI South East Asia has been rescheduled for July 2020.

Interphex 2020

Interphex 2020 has been rescheduled for July 2020.

69th PDA Annual Meeting

PDA’s Annual Meeting has been rescheduled for July 2020.

Bioprocessing Summit Europe

Bioprocessing Summit Europe has been rescheduled for July 2020.

PDA Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Data Science Workshop

PDA’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Data Science Workshop has been rescheduled for July 2020.

CPhI North America

CPhI North America has been rescheduled for September 2020.

CPhI Japan

CPhI Japan has been rescheduled for September 2020.

Analytica 2020

Analytica 2020 has been rescheduled for October 2020.

Interpack 2020

Interpack 2020 has been rescheduled for February 2021.

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eBook

Regulatory Sourcebook and Reference, March 2020

The Pharmacopoeia Compliance Series features a description of ways biopharma companies can participate in monograph development, a case study of a practical approach to pharmacopoeial compliance, and a summary of this 12-part series.

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