Production & Sales

AstraZeneca signs LOI with IDT Biologika to boost Europe’s Covid-19 vaccine-making capability

Cambridge-based global, science-led biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and German manufacturer of viral vaccines and biologics IDT Biologika have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to increase Europe’s Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing capability.

Ocugen signs agreement with Bharat Biotech to distribute Covid-19 vaccine in the US

Ocugen, a Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company, has signed an agreement with Bharat Biotech, an Indian pharma developer of COVAXIN, a Covid-19 vaccine, to distribute the vaccine in the US.

WuXi STA to buy Swiss pharma manufacturing facility from Bristol Myers Squibb

WuXi STA, a subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical company WuXi AppTec, has agreed to buy the Couvet, Switzerland-based manufacturing facility from Bristol Myers Squibb.

AstraZeneca secures conditional marketing authorisation for Covid-19 vaccine in Europe

AstraZeneca has secured a conditional marketing authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in the European Union (EU) for active immunisation in individuals aged 18 years and above.

Humanigen gains BARDA access to produce lenzilumab for treating Covid-19

Humanigen has announced an expansion to the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND).

Akron Biotech to exclusively manufacture Human AB Serum for Octapharma

Akron Biotechnology (Akron Biotech) has signed an exclusive global agreement with Swiss-based Octapharma, to manufacture virally inactivated Human AB Serum for the cell therapy market.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals announces buildout of R&D and manufacturing facility to support development of gene therapy pipeline

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders, today announces the Company’s plans for the buildout of its new Research and Development (R&D) and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) operation which will also serve as the Company’s new headquarters in Cranbury, New Jersey.

LakePharma to manufacture Akston Biosciences’ Covid-19 vaccine

Akston Biosciences has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based contract research, development, and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) LakePharma to manufacture second-generation Covid-19 vaccine.

Merck announces supply agreement with US for initial doses of investigational biological therapy to treat Covid-19

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced it has entered into an agreement with the United States Government to support the development, manufacture and initial distribution of an investigational biological therapeutic (CD24Fc, to be named MK-7110) upon approval or Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).