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Hired and retired: New appointments in the pharma industry

By Isabel Cameron

BioPharma Reporter and Outsourcing Pharma presents its latest round-up of the movers, shakers and key announcements in the pharma industry. From Stand Up To Cancer, Astraveus and KBI Biopharma, we break down the key changes.

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Meissner to build new $250m manufacturing facility in Athens, Georgia

By Rachel Arthur

Meissner Corporation – a company which manufactures advanced microfiltration and therapeutic manufacturing systems for pharmaceutical drugs, therapeutics, biologics, and cell and gene therapies - will invest nearly $250m in a new manufacturing facility...

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Lonza: Robust industry fundamentals are supportive of growth

By Jane Byrne

Despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment, Lonza says its ‘resilient’ business model and sustained market demand delivered a strong financial performance in 2022, in line with the Swizterland based CDMO’s outlook.

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Needle-free future: Tackling vaccine delivery challenges

By Jane Byrne

Biotech company, Vaxxas, has secured a partnership agreement with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance the development of its needle-free vaccine-patch delivery technology for mRNA vaccines.

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Lumen Bio: ‘We face 2023 with tremendous optimism’

By Jane Byrne

Lumen Bioscience has been highlighting recent progress made on its clinical and regulatory journey while also announcing several funding milestones supporting the development of its therapeutics to prevent serious diarrheal diseases.

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BioNTech acquires GMP manufacturing site in Singapore

By Rachel Arthur

BioNTech will create an mRNA facility in Singapore through the acquisition of a Novartis site: which will become its Regional Headquarters and production center for the Asia Pacific region.

Pharma industry slams WTO move on TRIPS waiver

Pharma industry slams WTO move on TRIPS waiver

By Jane Byrne

Pharma industry organizations say they are deeply disappointed by the decision taken by World Trade Organization (WTO) at its ministerial conference, MC12, to endorse a TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Catalent buys UK vaccine manufacturing centre

By Rachel Arthur

US company Catalent is acquiring the UK’s Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre in Harwell: a facility which had been planned to support COVID-19 and wider vaccine production and which is still under construction.