Thermo Fisher to acquire CRO giant PPD for $17.4 billion
Deal gives leader in lab instruments and tests a big push into pharma service and clinical research space
SkyCell partners with Virgin Atlantic in pharma shipment deal
Global service arrangement allows for transport that meets various temperature demands
Verantos and Amgen form RWE pact
Partnership focused around providing real-world patient insight through advanced data and technologies
Catalent undergoes facility expansion, more than doubling its capacity
Madison, WI, site now contains five manufacturing suites
Lilly to only supply Covid antibody treatment as a combo therapy
Following strong data backing of the combined drug therapy, Lilly revises its supply deal with the US government
Pfizer-BioNTech hoping to expand vaccine EUA to adolescents
Amended emergency use authorization would include 12-15 year olds
Sanofi invests $476 million in Singapore vaccine production site
Upon completion of five-year project, the location will serve as Asian hub for dose manufacturing
Report: EU seeking new contract with Pfizer-BioNTech for additional vaccines
Unnamed EU official says up to 1.8 billion doses could be delivered in 2022 and 2023
IATA releases February air cargo numbers
Most recent figures show air freight is outperforming last year’s pre-Covid marks
Catalent and Moderna expand their manufacturing collaboration
Dedicate new high-speed vial filling line for production of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine
Tapping script performance to aid in healthcare outreach
New platform can reportedly integrate up-to-date pharmacy claims data to potentially boost and adjust live marketing campaigns
Ajinomoto expands its manufacturing arrangement with AstraZeneca
Agreement will now include fill-finish services at San Diego facility
TriumphPay to purchase HubTran for $97 million
Acquisition adds AI, machine-learning capabilities to the payment experience
FDA unveils game-changing revisions to Moderna vaccine
Shot can remain at room temperature for 24 hours; 15 doses can be extracted with upcoming new vial
Biden infrastructure package would boost R&D — and corporate taxes
The White House’s American Jobs Plan includes investment in new technologies for rapid scale up of vaccine production
China's Sinovac reveals capacity ramp-up for its Covid-19 vaccine
With construction of third production line finished, biotech company says it can manufacture two billion doses annually
Pfizer-BioNTech to increase vaccine supply to 2.5 billion
New benchmark is expected to be met by end of 2021, BioNTech says
Piramal Pharma acquires peptide API manufacturer
Will purchase Hemmo Pharmaceuticals, one of India's largest producers of synthetic peptides
Deal for Catalent’s blow-fill-seal business now official
SK Capital renames CDMO business Woodstock Sterile Solutions
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KD Pharma obtains Rohner AG’s manufacturing assets
Acquisition further develops KD Pharma’s CDMO capabilities
Roambee, supply-chain monitoring provider, wins more funding as it addresses vaccine distribution
Company markets unique approach to managing pharma supply chains
GSK to support Novavax Covid-19 vaccine production effort
The big pharma will help fill and finish up to 60 million doses of Novavax' coronavirus candidate
Cold Chain Technologies teams up with B Medical Systems on expanded distribution
Deal allows for more transport options, temperature control
Cardinal Health partners with FourKites to build cognitive supply chain
FourKites will serve as the central data hub for all Cardinal Health shipments
J&J signs advance purchase agreement with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust
Makes up to 400 million doses of J&J's Covid vaccine available to the African Union through 2022
New effort to standardize DSCSA identities gathers momentum
Open Credentialing Initiative (OCI) brings together multiple DSCSA software vendors
EMA approves new Covid vaccine production locations
Opens up additional European sites for dose manufacturing
US halts distribution of Lilly's Covid antibody treatment
Report: HHS stops shipping of the solo therapy due to variant impact
IATA looks to boost digital collaboration across air cargo
Its new platform simplifies the process of making digital connections, including enabling the efficient exchange of critical information, the association says
