Bracco Imaging and Limula, a life science tools company specializing in automated cell and gene therapy manufacturing solutions, launched a R&D project in collaboration with Nicola Vannini, PhD, who specializes…
U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), the independent organization that helps develop quality standards for pharmaceuticals, has launched new standards for viral vectors that they hope will help the rapidly developing field of…
Precipitation-based purification could help make therapeutic mAbs more accessible, according to the Gates Foundation, which has awarded $3.1 million to a team using the approach as part of an effort…
In a recent article in Elsevier’s International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, scientists at Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology, and Research in India redefined the industrial potential of cyanobacteria through innovative…
Cleanrooms aren’t as clean as you may think. New research has found multiple taxonomic groups of microbial signatures that escaped detection by conventional, culture-dependent monitoring methods. While these signals reflect…
Credit: Reptile8488/Getty Images AstraZeneca says it expects to invest $2 billion to expand its long-standing manufacturing footprint in Maryland. This includes a significant expansion of its flagship biologics manufacturing facility…
Credit: Tom Werner/Getty Images Officials at Novartis report that the company plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, creating a new flagship manufacturing hub with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. The…
Nasal vaccines show new promise for human papillomavirus (HPV) to address cervical cancer and whooping cough. In business news, Korro’s stock craters 81% as AATD interim Phase I/II results miss…
uniQure’s “game changing” data announced in September, which showed significant slowing of Huntington’s disease (HD) progression in patients treated with its gene therapy candidate AMT-130, may not be enough to…
As mRNA-based therapeutics move beyond early vaccine successes to encompass diverse modalities, the expectations for manufacturers to deliver products with consistent purity and quality are rising. To that end, traditional…