BMS’ capture of Celgene caught much attention, due to the size and scale of the acqusition, but rival companies have taken the chance to snap up employees that have left after the deal.
GSK signs partnership deal with the University of California to advance genomic research, which sees the creation of a lab and funding for five years of research.
Vertex agrees to acquire Exonics and to expand its collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics, which sees it invest $420m in upfront payments to develop its position in gene therapy.
As the cell and gene therapies market evolves, CDMOs and pharmaceutical companies aim to adapt to the rising demands and serve larger patient populations.
Thermo Fisher invests into bioproduction capabilities as ‘single use continues to reshape the face of the industry,’ says single-use technology executive.
An executive at Samsung is issued an arrest warrant, as prosecutors in South Korea continue to look into the accounting case leading up the IPO of Samsung BioLogics.
Servier to work with Yposeski for the production of lentiviral vectors, as the former works to develop allogenic CAR-T cell technology for hematological therapies.
Amgen and Takeda will join fellow big pharma companies Sanofi, GSK, and Janssen, in working to progress Feldan’s intracellular drug delivery technology.
Aldevron announces the expansion of its headquarters’ campus by half a million-square-feet, which will see annual capacity exceed $1bn of biologic products.
