Prescriber Access to Drug Samples in Virtual Environments
ANI Pharmaceuticals buys Novitium for $163.5 million
Deal bolsters ANI’s generics and CDMO portfolio
Thermo Fisher Scientific reaps ramp-up in bioprocessing investments
More than $600 million in backing opens the door for additional manufacturing capacity, further Covid-19 preparations
Survey: AI implementation is moving too fast
Covid-19 has sped up the adoption of artificial intelligence in the life sciences and healthcare, but business leaders are confident in its effectiveness, report finds
J&J to provide US government with additional 100 million Covid vaccine doses
Raises projected supply of one-dose shot to 200 million
TrakCel latches onto SalesForce.com AppExchange for managing CGT ‘orchestration’
Company’s rebranded platform, Ocellos, will manage complex handoffs in cell and gene therapy (CGT) treatments and trials
SCHOTT delivers vials equating to 1 billion Covid vaccine doses
Puts packaging business on pace for 2 billion by end of year
Lexalytics unveils new partnerships centered on medical affairs
Agreements to focus on driving adoption of AI and natural language processing for medical affairs programs
eMed, Cardinal Health team up to supply at-home Covid rapid tests
Virtually guided tests will be distributed to pharmacies across the country
Arranta Bio breaks ground on Massachusetts microbiome facility
The 130,000-square-foot site will be the CDMO's third location
J&J vaccine approved for emergency use in Canada
Ten million doses expected by end of Q3
Digital pill company etectRx partners with Local Health pharmacy
Partnership’s priority is to evaluate mental health medication
Novartis and CureVac collaborate on vaccine manufacturing
Marks the latest big pharma partnership for CureVac around its Covid vaccine candidate, CVnCoV
IATA discloses first air freight numbers of 2021
Latest report shows that air cargo demand has reached pre-Covid levels
UPS, Zipline partner with government of Ghana for Covid-19 vaccine delivery
Drone technology delivers doses to difficult-to-reach locations
Merck signs BARDA manufacturing agreement
In extension of J&J agreement, deal provides manufacturing facilities for Covid-19 vaccine production
Report: Merck to help make J&J's Covid-19 vaccine
Rivals will team up in order to accelerate supply
WuXi AppTec acquires gene therapy organization
UK-based OXGENE designs and develops scalable gene therapy technologies
AbbVie sells UK biologics plant to Pharmaron
Purchase expands CRO's plans for cell and gene therapy program
Fairview awarded 'rare' designation for pharmacies
Among the first pharmacies in the US to receive URAC Rare Disease Designation
Schreiner MediPharm, AARDEX join forces on clinical trial adherence
Digital therapy tools link drug packaging with matching software—with aim of enhancing participant monitoring
AMRI becomes approved manufacturer of lipid excipients for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Joins network of manufacturers contributing efforts to increase supply
Sensitech upgrades its TempTale line of sensor/dataloggers for cold chain management
Linkage to the company’s SensiWatch logistics-tracking technology is built-in
People spotlight — February 2021
The latest people news happenings over the past month
Kuehne+Nagel partners with Chinese pharma specialist
Alliance with Jointown comes in time for Covid-19 vaccine storage and distribution efforts
FDA agrees to allow warmer storage/shipping of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
Agency allows a stability budget of up to 2 weeks at -25°C
Pfizer teams up with Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre
Joins UK consortium to help efficiently manufacture oral solid dosage medication
AHG purchases pharma transportation company
Deals provide Andlauer Healthcare Group full Skeleton Canada ownership and 49 percent stake in US branch
Uruguay selects RAMM Pharma as Covid-19 vaccine distribution partner
Country's Ministry of Public Health chooses cannabinoid pharma company as its medical supplier
Iptor acquires The Mesa Group
Supply chain management and logistics company boosts its US presence
