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May 19, 2020
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COVID-19 Update

Updates on COVID-19 vaccine candidates, FDA policies, company partnerships, and more.
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Novavax to Receive up to $384 Million in Funding from CEPI for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations will invest up to $384 million of additional funding, in addition to the $4 million it invested in March, to advance the clinical development of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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Industry News


BIO Appoints New President and CEO After
Greenwood Retires

Michelle McMurry-Heath will assume the role of BIO president and CEO on June 1, 2020 after Jim Greenwood, who has led the organization since 2005, retires from the positions.
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Collaborative Research Project on Stem Cells Launches

The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application Foundation and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult have announced the launch of a new collaborative research project that will focus on induced pluripotent stem cell characterization.
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Biopharma News


Santen, jCyte Sign Licensing Contract for
Investigational Retinitis Pigmentosa Therapy

Santen Pharmaceutical has concluded a licensing agreement with jCyte for the development, registration, and commercialization rights to jCell, an investigational retinitis pigmentosa therapy, in Japan, Asia, and Europe.
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HCATS, apceth Biopharma Form Strategic
Manufacturing Agreements with bluebird bio

Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions and apceth Biopharma entered into long-term development and manufacturing services agreements for the clinical and commercial supply of multiple bluebird bio therapies.
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Supplier News


Mylan to Partner with Gilead for Remdesivir
Access Expansion

Through the agreement, Mylan will manufacture and distribute remdesivir in 127 low- and middle-income countries, including India.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to Double Viral Vector Manufacturing Capacity

The company will invest $180 million to construct a new 290,000-ft2 facility in Plainville, MA
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Regulatory News


FDA Continues Fight Against Fraudulent COVID-19 Treatments

The agency is responding to companies promoting and selling medical products that claim, but are unproven, to prevent or treat COVID-19.
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International Regulators Collaborate on
Regulatory Approaches During COVID-19

A high-level meeting on COVID-19 policies, organized by EMA under the auspice of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), has brought together global regulators to ensure a coordinated pandemic response.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Straight Talk on Closed Aseptic Systems

The industry’s aversion to risk has led to its treating closed aseptic processing systems as miniature cleanrooms, resulting in redundant and expensive practices. This article ponders this impasse, examining new technologies and applications in light of past regulatory guidance and more than 40 years of operating evidence.
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QUALITY/REGULATIONS

Good Automation Practices for Remote Operations

Having remote operations in place is crucial to maintaining good automation practices.
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UPSTREAM PROCESSING

Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and the Power of Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology has advanced the scope and scale with which biologically derived therapeutics can be developed.
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REGULATORY BEAT

Modern Drug Manufacturing Key to COVID-19 Response

Policy makers seek to ensure supplies of new therapies and to limit shortages.
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS


From Small-Scale Stem Cell Production to Large-Scale hiPSC-Based Drug Development: The Flexibility of Stirred-Tank Bioreactors
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WEBCASTS


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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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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Viral Vector Process Development:
Applying CE and MS Techniques for In-Process Testing

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology Development - Leveraging the Thermo Fisher Ecosystem to Accelerate Platform Improvements in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Validation of an LC-MS Multi-Attribute Method (MAM) Supporting Biopharma Process Characterization
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 10am EDT | 9am CDT | 2pm BST | 3pm CEST
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Rescheduled Events

CPhI South East Asia

CPhI South East Asia 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.

Interphex 2020

Interphex 2020 has been rescheduled for April 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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