Abzena and Lipum enter agreement for the development of biologics for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, using the former’s proprietary cell line and GMP resources.
The market for cell therapy products is set to expand based on increasing investment from the industry and the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies.
The global cell line development market grows steadily with a predicted revenue of $7.5bn by 2024, each component of the market to see CAGR between 10-15%.
ABL will use WuXi’s platforms in an extended agreement for the development and commercialization of its bispecific antibodies, using the recently launched WuXiBody platform.
In addition to the $55m previously invested, Novartis will spend a further $60m in expanding AveXis’ site in North Carolina enabling the manufacture of multiple gene therapies simultaneously.
The WHO establishes a multi-disciplinary committee to advise on the ethical and scientific challenges of human genome editing, as the technology’s capability and utilization grows in the industry.
Oxford Genetics and Sphere Fluidics to partner, alongside additional biopharma organizations, to develop automated systems for high-throughput gene editing in mammalian cell lines.
