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
Sanofi to help manufacture pending J&J Covid-19 vaccine
Company says it will be able to produce an estimated 12 million doses per month
Pelican BioThermal signs on new distributors
Pair of agreements expands packaging company's international network
EMA launches IDMP Implementation Guide
While clock now ticking for life sciences companies to comply with the new data standards, opportunities in the offing to simplify manufacturing and the supply chain
Kuehne+Nagel buys Asian freight forwarder giant Apex
Acquisition is 3PL provider's largest one yet
Antares Vision purchases rfXcel Corporation for $120M
Acquisition grows Antares’ track-and-trace presence
Cell and gene therapy: A recipe for resiliency
The importance of thinking strategically about the infrastructure and foresight needed to scale up CGTs—not as treatments of last resort, but first choice
Charles River Laboratories acquires Cognate BioServices for $875M
Strengthens the CRO's scientific capabilities in cell and gene therapy space
CDMO Regis Technologies doubles its capacity
Lab development project features 9,000-square-foot expansion
GSK and Vir Biotechnology expand R&D collaboration
Combine their expertise in immunology and infectious diseases to speed up development of mAbs for influenza
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to supply EU with more doses
Between both Covid-19 vaccines, an additional 350 million doses are being sent to Europe this year
The CM Group bolsters presence in life sciences sector
Acquires Scientific Commercialization, a medical affairs consulting and analytics business
WHO green-lights AstraZeneca’s vaccine for emergency use
Authorization should activate distribution of hundreds of millions of doses to countries involved with COVAX effort
Navitus Health Solutions acquires CareMetx’s specialty pharmacy
PBM's own specialty pharmacy unit adds CareMetx Health, growing its coverage base to the eastern US
Tribe expands fleet with Carrier refrigeration products
Deal will help expand its pharma presence
PwC joins Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre
Becomes a partner in UK consortium focused on enabling new and disruptive manufacturing technologies
Rentschler Biopharma launches Center of Excellence
UK cell and gene therapy location expected to be cGMP-ready by mid-2022
HKSTP, AstraZeneca introduce biotech incubator program
Will help biomed startups in furthering oncology R&D
Lilly's Covid-19 antibody cocktail granted EUA
There are currently 100,000 doses standing by
