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February 20, 2020
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In this issue:

CBER Announces 2020 Guidance Agenda

The Native Antigen Company Releases Covid-19 Antigens

NICE Issues Draft Guidance on Kidney Cancer Combination Therapy


Top Stories

CPhI South East Asia Rescheduled for July 2020

Ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompts date change to ensure safety of trade show participants.
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Roche Completes Acquisition of Promedior for up to $1 Billion

Under the agreement, Roche will have access to Promedior's lead product candidate, PRM-15, a recombinant form of human pentraxin-2 that can possibly treat a range of systemic fibrotic diseases.
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Industry News

Bovine Heparin Meets Acceptable Impurity Levels

An evaluation by USP indicates bovine heparin is a potential alternative to porcine heparin.
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NICE Issues Draft Guidance on Kidney Cancer Combination Therapy

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance in Feb. 2020 stating that it does not recommend the combination therapy of pembrolizumab with axitinib for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma in adults.
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Supplier News

WuXi Biologics Provides Update on Operations in Light of Coronavirus Outbreak

The company has said that all three of its operating sites in China started back up on Feb. 12 and that it is closely monitoring the outbreak.
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MilliporeSigma and ReForm Collaborate on Excipient Commercialization

The companies have entered into a global licensing and collaboration agreement to commercialize ReForm excipients used in biotherapeutic formulations.
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Bio/Pharma News

The Native Antigen Company Releases Covid-19 Antigens

The Native Antigen Company has commercially introduced antigens that have been specifically derived from the Wuhan strain of novel coronavirus, now named Covid-19.
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EPO Confirms Novelty of CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing System Patent

ERS Genomics revealed that the European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected arguments filed in opposition to patent EP2800811, which is directed to the single-guide CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system and covers uses in cellular and non-cellular settings.
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Regulatory News

FDA Responds to Coronavirus Outbreak

The agency is taking steps to monitor the supply chain and assist in the development of treatments.
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CBER Announces 2020 Guidance Agenda

FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is planning on publishing nine specific guidance documents on gene therapies in 2020.
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Featured Topics

METHOD DEVELOPMENT

Biopharma Analysis Benefits from New Technology and Methods

Analytical solutions are improving for raw material testing, drug product release process development, and more.
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ANALYTICS

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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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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OUTSOURCING

Pre-Clinical: Laying the Right Foundation

Quick approval pathways challenge teams to balance compliance with the need for speed.
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Events

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Regulatory Sourcebook and Reference, December 2019

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