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April 2, 2020
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In this issue:

iBio Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Development

AstraZeneca’s Lokelma Gains Japanese Approval

Grifols Enters Formal Collaboration with US Government for COVID-19 Treatment


Top Stories

COVID-19 Update

Updates on COVID-19 vaccine candidates, FDA policies, company partnerships, and more.
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GE Healthcare Life Sciences is Now Cytiva

GE biopharma brands are now part of Cytiva, a Danaher Corporation Life Sciences company.
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Industry News

Johns Hopkins University Conducts COVID-19 Research Funded by Bloomberg, State of Maryland

The joint public-private initiative will provide $4 million in funding to a Johns Hopkins-led research team exploring therapeutic uses of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients.
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FDA Defines Criteria for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Treatments

Noting traditional clinical trials for COVID-19 convalescent plasma will take time, FDA is allowing physicians to submit requests for single-patient emergency INDs.
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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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iBio Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Pre-clinical immunization studies of iBio’s SARS-CoV-2 VLP candidates are being performed by Texas A&M.
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Bio/Pharma News

Grifols Enters Formal Collaboration with US Government for COVID-19 Treatment

Grifols has entered into a formal collaboration with US Federal public health agencies, including the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to produce a treatment that specifically targets COVID-19.
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AstraZeneca, Silence Therapeutics Collaborate on siRNA Targeted Therapeutics

AstraZeneca has revealed that it will collaborate with Silence Therapeutics on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, and respiratory diseases.
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Regulatory News

COVID-19 Emergency Bill Bolsters FDA and
Healthcare Coverage

The bill includes multiple less-noticed provisions to bolster healthcare programs and to advance the development of new treatments and preventives to combat the virus.
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AstraZeneca’s Lokelma Gains Japanese Approval

AstraZeneca has announced that it has achieved approval in Japan for Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) for the treatment of patients with hyperkalemia (elevated blood potassium levels).
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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

ALCOA+ and Data Integrity

Data supporting the quality and safety of product must meet the ALCOA+ elements in order to avoid regulatory citations for data integrity issues, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.
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PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

Degradation Pathways: A Case Study with Pegylated L-Asparaginase

It is important to address manufacturing problems associated with the shorter shelf-life of pegylated L-asparaginase (pegaspargase) upon long-term storage in the form of a solution.
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OUTSOURCING

Contract Packaging Grows

Contract packagers expand operations and services to accommodate growing need.
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WEBCASTS

Striving for Zero Defects: Use of Quality-by-Design Principles for Manufacturing Parenteral Packaging Components to Mitigate Risks of Drug Product Contamination
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Integrated Preformulation Studies for Fast Advancement of Drug Candidates to Human Clinical Studies
Wednesday, April 15, 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.

Validation University

Validation University has been rescheduled for August 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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eBOOKS

Regulatory Sourcebook and Reference, December 2019

In Pharmaceutical Technology's ongoing Pharmacopoeia Compliance Series, experts explain the revision process for global and national pharmacopoeias, best practices for monitoring changes, and how to participate in revisions. Other features include FDA warning letters, building a quality culture, and essentials for DOE and QRM.


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