Market News
Market News
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News Turkey’s pharmaceutical industry set to hit $5.53 billion by 2020
The vast reforms seen throughout Turkey’s pharmaceutical market create a number of opportunities for pharmaceutical manufacturers. -
News Cystic fibrosis therapies will push Vertex ahead of GSK in $46.6 billion respiratory market by 2022
Transmembrane conductance regulator modulating therapies - of which there are currently only two and both are developed by Vertex - are set to have a substantial clinical and commercial impact. -
News Pharma and medtech sectors struggle in first half of 2016
Falling stock markets, political uncertainty and continued global economic weakness all contributed to a mixed first half, says market intelligence firm, Evaluate. -
News Hikma signs exclusive licensing, distribution and supply agreement with Basilea for Cresemba
Cresemba (isavuconazole) is an injectable and oral anti-fungal product. -
News Fresenius Kabi announces major investment in US manufacturing
State-of-the-art pharma manufacturing campus will be a showcase for the company and the production of injectable generics. -
News Unmet needs in rheumatoid arthritis treatment could be addressed by first-in-class pipeline
Cytokine and cytokine receptors, as well as protein kinases, largely dominate. -
News Piramal Enterprises to acquire CDMO Ash Stevens
Acquisition will provide Piramal with HPAPI capabilities in North America. -
News New report shows price increases for orphan medications correlated with non-orphan use
Trend could jeopardize the affordability of life-saving orphan drugs for patients with rare diseases and conditions. -
News Integra introduces new motorized tip spacing pipettes
The VOYAGER II is the only commercially available pipette range where the tip spacing can be changed electronically, -
News Bavarian Nordic and BMS announces drug supply agreement for NSCLC clinical study
Trial will look to explore the benefit of combining CV301 with Opdivo in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer. -
News Irvine Scientific introduces BalanCD HEK293 system for large-scale expression of proteins and viral vectors
New product range includes chemically-defined, serum-free media, to increase productivity of viral vectors and recombinant proteins in suspension cultures. -
News Lonza extends its reach in the healthcare continuum with acquisition of InterHealth Nutraceuticals
Strengthens Lonza’s specialty nutritional ingredients portfolio. -
News SRF to invest in new chloromethane plant
New plant aims to double SRF’s capacity for chloromethanes to 80,000 tonnes per annum. -
News Arch Biopartners engages Catalent to begin manufacturing process for AB569
Preparations underway for the first human trials involving patients with antibiotic resistant lung infections. -
News Allergan to acquire eye care company ForSight VISION5
Acquisition adds global ights to non-invasive ocular ring in development for glaucoma and other eye conditions. -
News Novel lipid altering therapies will steer acute coronary syndrome market beyond $12 billion by 2022
Growth attributed to launches of the first proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9 inhibitors), Repatha and Praluent by 2016, the launch of ETC-1002 by 2021, and increases in the global prevalence of ACS. -
News CPHI & P-MEC China explores emerging trends in biopharm and pharma packaging
New regulations speeding up growth with exports to Japan targeted. -
News CPHI Worldwide announces the board of Judges for the CPHI Pharma Awards 2016
CPHI Pharma Awards’ panel doubles in size and welcomes top experts from around the world. -
News Celsion and Zhejiang Hisun sign technology transfer, manufacturing and commercial supply agreement for the development of its GEN-1 immuno-oncology therapy
Expanded partnership provides capacity and cost structure supporting Celsion's global commercial strategy for GEN-1. -
News Agilent to build new facility in Colorado, increasing pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity
Expansion will enable the company to more than double its commercial manufacturing capacity for nucleic acid APIs. -
News Automation-ready blowdown evaporator available from Porvair Sciences
The Ultravap Levante will appeal to the budget-conscious laboratory who may wish to automate their sample dry-down bottleneck in the future. -
News New entrants will propel ophthalmological disorders market to $26 billion by 2022
Angiogenesis modulators and gene therapies to boost overall revenue within the forecast period. -
News Biogen announces Bioverativ as name of new hemophilia-focused company
Bioverativ will focus on accelerating innovation for people living with hemophilia and other blood disorders. -
News Microbiological environmental monitoring features in two national conferences supported by Cherwell Laboratories
Cherwell to offer expert insight in environmental monitoring and process validation to both NHS and industrial pharmaceutical manufacturers. -
News Vonvendi, the first and only recombinant treatment for adults affected by von Willebrand disease, launches in the US
Vonvendi is a significant advancement for the treatment of adults with von Willebrand disease. -
News University of Pittsburgh licenses novel microneedle patch to SkinJect
SkinJect Microneedle Patch to deliver drug to treat and immunize skin cancer patients. -
News Charles River Laboratories announces partnership with the Milner Therapeutics Institute and Consortium
Through this partnership, the academic institutions in the Consortium will have access to Charles River’s early discovery and drug development resources and services to accelerate their early-stage drug development processes. -
News Dr Reddy’s completes acquisition of product portfolio from TEVA
The portfolio is a mix of six ANDAs pending approval, one approved ANDA and one ANDA with tentative approval, and comprises complex generic products across diverse dosage forms. -
News SMC ‘U-turn’ offers lifeline to Scottish skin cancer patients
Opdivo (nivolumab) now recommended to treat Scottish NHS patients with advanced skin cancer. -
News Norgine and Valeant sign licensing agreement for NER1006 in US and Canada
Valeant obtains the rights to develop and commercialise NER1006 Powder for Oral Solution. -
News Mylan completes acquisition of Meda
With the addition of Meda, Mylan now has six $1 billion therapeutic franchises. -
News FDA approves first generic version of influenza drug
Natco receives approval for generic Tamiflu. -
News The world’s first smart insulin pens with automatic wireless data transfer
Fully automated data transfer improves diabetes management. -
News FDA approves Flonase Sensimist Allergy Relief
Another Rx-to-OTC Switch from GSK Consumer Healthcare to help allergy sufferers find more complete relief. -
News AmpliPhi granted Japanese patent covering the use of phage therapy to resensitize Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections to antibiotics
AB-PA01 designed to broadly target both CF and non-CF Pseudomonas isolates and potentially eradicate the infection instead of merely keeping it at bay. -
News Vaxil announces key US Patent and Trademark Office Notice of Allowance for its immunotherapy
First US Patent issued to Vaxil since the company began developing its immunotherapies 10 years ago. -
News Astellas transfers US manufacturing subsidiary to Avara
Subsidiary will be renamed Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies. -
News Newer therapies will steer type 2 diabetes market in South-East Asia to $2.7 billion by 2022
Increase will be driven by the growing use of recently approved and emerging branded T2DM therapeutics, in favour of lower-cost generic products, says GBI Research. -
News Allergan announces sale of Anda distribution business to Teva Pharmaceuticals
Continues Allergan's evolution into focused brand growth pharma leader. -
News Regeneron and Adicet Bio collaborate to discover and develop next-generation engineered immune cell therapeutics
Companies to pursue "off-the-shelf" cellular therapies in oncology. -
News Allergan completes divestiture of global generics business to Teva
Sale advances company's evolution into a focused branded growth pharma leader. -
News Pfizer aims to become industry leader in gene therapy with acquisition of Bamboo Therapeutics
Acquisition combines Bamboo’s gene therapy portfolio, advanced vector design, and production technologies and capabilities with Pfizer’s global scale, research, development and commercialization experience. -
News Rare cancer drug which significantly delays progression of advanced thyroid cancer is left off relaunched Cancer Drugs Fund
People with radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer are overlooked as Lenvima is not scheduled for evaluation by NICE or the new Cancer Drugs Fund. -
News Venous thromboembolism therapeutics market set to hit $3.7 billion by 2025
Steady growth will be driven by the uptake of novel oral anticoagulants, which represent important advances over warfarin, a cheap and established anticoagulant, says GlobalData. -
News Merck to provide Provantage End-to-End development and manufacturing services to Y-mAbs for lead antibody compound
Includes scale-up and GMP manufacturing of drugs in late-stage development. -
News Tokai Pharmaceuticals announces reduction in force
Reduction is designed to reduce operating expenses while the company conducts a comprehensive evaluation of strategic options for galeterone and its pipeline. -
News Sunovion submits NDA for SUN-101/eFlow to FDA for the treatment of patients with COPD
If approved, SUN-101/eFlow will be the first nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for the long-term, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with COPD. -
News Slovakia-based CDMO sells registration dossiers for more than 20 pharma products
The portfolio of products will be marketed by Xantis Pharma throughout Central and Eastern Europe. -
News Sanofi receives FDA approval of Adlyxin for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes
Adlyxin is approved as Lyxumia in more than 60 countries. -
News Codexis completes obligations under R&D agreement with leading biopharmaceutical company
Enzyme developed with CodeEvolver technology for preclinical therapeutics program exceeds agreement requirements. -
News Vectura initiates legal proceedings against GSK
GSK accused of patent infringement. -
News Cytokinetics and Astellas announce option right for tirasemtiv and expansion of global collaboration for CK-2127107 in ALS
Cytokinetics to receive $65 million in upfront payments and $30 million in additional sponsored R&D; potential for more than $100 million in payments associated with the exercise of the option. -
News NeuroDerm issued a new US patent for aqueous apomorphine covering concentrated subcutaneously delivered pharmaceutical compositions
Company's ND0701 formulation intended for chronic therapy of Parkinson's disease and is developed for continuous subcutaneous administration by a small, low-volume, disposable patch-pump. -
News GSK announces significant new investment in UK manufacturing network
Investment in advanced manufacturing of new respiratory and biopharmaceuticals portfolio. -
News John C. Lechleiter to retire as Lilly CEO; Board elects David A. Ricks as successor
Ricks will assume President and CEO roles on 1 January 2017, and become chairman of Lilly's board on 1 June 2017. -
News Top 3 therapy areas account for 68% of overall pharmaceutical industry pipeline
Oncology, infectious diseases and central nervous system disorders accounted for a combined 68% of the overall pharmaceutical industry pipeline as of Q1 2016, says GBI Research. -
News Ocular Therapeutix receives CRL from FDA for its NDA for Dextenza
FDA reports deficiencies in manufacturing process and controls identified during a pre-NDA approval inspection of the Ocular Therapeutix manufacturing facility. -
News Innova Biosciences introduces InnovaCoat GOLD-Carboxyl nanoparticles
Functionalized gold nanoparticles for easy, fast covalent conjugation of antibodies. -
News Shire launches pediatric indication for immunodeficiency treatment HyQvia in Europe
HyQvia is the only subcutaneous IG treatment for primary and certain secondary immunodeficiencies that can be administered in one site, once a month. -
News N-of-One Secures $7 Million in Series B financing
The financing will be used to expand the company's leading precision medicine decision support solutions in oncology. -
News RedHill Biopharma receives additional US patent covering RHB-105 ahead of confirmatory Phase III study for H. pylori infection
Company has received a Notice of Allowance for an additional U.S. patent covering RHB-105, expected to be valid until 2034 once granted. -
News BMS announces availability of FDA-approved Orencia ClickJect
New Orencia ClickJect Autoinjector offers accurate dose self-injection with push button operation, and confirmation that the full dose has been injected. -
News Despite 330 pipeline products, stem cell therapies face commercial challenges
The stem cells field is still surrounded by a wide variety of obstacles, most notably the high cost of research, according to key opinion leaders. -
News Recipharm appoints new General Manager in Research Triangle Park
Ann Flodin will be responsible for managing daily operations in Recipharm in Research Triangle Park and will focus on expanding and strengthening the development services Recipharm offers its customers in the US. -
News Lonza reports best first half in history with continued strong momentum
Pharma&Biotech’s outstanding operational performance across all assets bolstered the strong half-year results. -
News Study finds 88% of pharma companies base global launch planning on regulatory affairs guidance
Various tools help drug companies establish successful global launch plans. -
News Responding to customer needs with ergonomic design
Enhancements to Thermo Scientific Finnpipette F1 and F1-ClipTip pipetting systems improve comfort. -
News Pfizer Receives WHO prequalification for multi-dose vial presentation of Prevenar 13
Designation will enable increased access to vaccine in world’s poorest countries. -
News Vietnamese pharmaceutical market to reach $6.6 billion by 2020
While the Vietnamese market is seen as attractive for pharmaceutical companies, drug prices are high compared with average incomes, says GlobalData. -
News FDA expands indication for type 2 diabetes treatment Synjardy
Expanded indication now includes treatment-naïve adults. -
News Dr Reddy's launches Omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate capsules in the US market
Product is a generic version of Zegerid - an acid reflux treatment. -
News Teewinot Life Sciences secures first US patent covering an apparatus for the biosynthetic production of authentic THCA, CBDA And CBCA cannabinoids
The apparatus facilitates the manufacture of authentic cannabinoids that are purer in form and more cost effectively produced than what is currently available in the marketplace. -
News Merck relaunches customer collaboration centers with new concept and M Lab name
Enables explorations of new technologies and solutions to address development and manufacturing challenges. -
News Advanced Proteome Therapeutics formulates strategic plan featuring novel antibody program
The company is focusing on enabling technology, designed to link antibodies to drugs or toxins to produce pure and homogeneous ADCs. -
News Vetter plans to invest $320 million on 10-year expansion plan
Company provides insights into its long-term expansion plans that include the purchasing of property in the City of Des Plaines -
News Sartorius acquires ViroCyt
Acquisition expands bioanalytical portfolio of Lab Products & Services division. -
News MRC Technology monetises royalties on cancer drug Keytruda to expand medical research activities
The charity will now also be able to pursue exciting novel research and development collaborations with new partners. -
News Amgen and Daiichi Sankyo announce agreement to commercialize biosimilars in Japan
The deal includes several biosimilars in late-stage development, including biosimilars of adalimumab, bevacizumab and trastuzumab. -
News Saudi Arabia’s pharmaceutical market set to hit $6 billion by 2020 as nation’s wealth increases
This impressive expansion can be attributed to a growing population, rising wealth levels, and demand for patented pharmaceutical products, says GlobalData. -
News Avacta and Glythera collaborate to develop novel, potentially highly potent, drug class
The collaboration will evaluate the use of Avacta’s Affimer technology in combination with Glythera’s PermaLink conjugation chemistry. -
News Apax Partners to acquire the operating subsidiaries of Invent Farma
Invent Farma develops, manufactures and markets generic drugs. -
News Brexit uncertainty favours internationally focused pharmaceutical professionals
Its likely that a number of firms will relocate their services to mainland Europe or Ireland. -
News BioStem Technologies begins construction of new laboratory facility
New facility will house multiple general labs, cleanrooms, and small batch manufacturing rooms. -
News Cambrex completes $50 million investment in large-scale API manufacturing and storage
The company's investment reflects the strong market demand for small molecule APIs. -
News Emulate to collaborate with Seres Therapeutics to support the development of novel microbiome therapeutics
Seres to use Emulate's Intestine-Chip technology to identify promising new microbiome therapeutic candidates for inflammatory bowel disease. -
News SGS introduces fast, accurate genotypic microorganism identification offering at its Chicago, IL facility
FDA guidance states that genotypic methods have been demonstrated to be more accurate and precise than traditional biochemical and phenotypic methods. -
News Cipla to launch South Africa’s first biotech manufacturing facility
The plant will manufacture biosimilars and construction is scheduled to start in early 2017, with full operations expected to commence in the third quarter of 2018. -
News Scots first to receive breakthrough immunotherapy for lung cancer
Eligible patients in Scotland will be the first in the UK to access this life-extending treatment and will be ahead of those patients in England and Wales. -
News Powerful software utility for modelling freeze drying cycles
SP Scientific's LyoModelling Calculator enables those developing freeze drying cycles to calculate the time required for primary drying and the maximum product temperature. -
News FDA approves first and only single monthly injection for a PCSK9 inhibitor
Amgen's Repatha (evolocumab) Pushtronex system (on-body infusor with prefilled cartridge) provides a new, monthly single-dose administration option. -
News Global API market revenues to reach $143 billion in 2016
According to a New Market Report Published by Persistence Market Research, the Global API market is estimated to reach $186 billion by 2020, with North America accounting for 35% revenue shares.. -
News New cell culture plate eliminates edge effect during extended incubation
Thermo Scientific Nunc Edge 2.0 plate is designed to cost effectively increase cell consistency and productivity in cell-based assays. -
News CPHI Korea sees 25% growth as domestic pharma economy forecast to become 7th globally by 2020
Government initiatives driving biosimilars and health foods sectors, with increased international partnerships. -
News Claristep filtration system: fast, easy and reliable sample preparation
Fast small-volume clarification that does not add leachables or extractables to the original sample. -
News Shire receives extension of Market Authorization in Europe for Revestive
First therapy indicated in the EU for use in patients aged one year and above with Short Bowel Syndrome, a rare gastrointestinal condition. -
News Major players in type 2 diabetes shifting focus to pricing to maintain market share
With cost pressures burdening many health systems, competitive pricing is a strategy that other companies are likely to adopt with me-too drugs in late-stage development, says GlobalData. -
News Sanofi enters into confidentiality agreement with Medivation
Sanofi agrees to standstill and to withdraw consent solicitation. -
News Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource introduces new Released N-Glycan Assay
In-depth profiling of IgG glycosylation coupled with ADCC assays enables generation of robust biosimilar comparability data. -
News Sartorius Stedim Biotech acquires US start-up kSep Systems
Transaction to expand SSB’s bioprocessing product portfolio with innovative single-use centrifuges. -
News NICE blocks immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) for kidney cancer
Decision comes despite nivolumab being accepted for the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) based upon some impressive Phase III clinical trial results. -
News RedHill Biopharma and IntelGenx announce definitive agreement for commercialization of Rizaport for migraines with Grupo JUSTE in Spain
Rizaport was recently approved for marketing in Germany under the European Decentralized Procedure; RedHill and IntelGenx continue to work together to secure additional commercialization partners for Rizaport in the US, Europe and other territories. -
News Transdermal Delivery Solutions and MHC Medical Products announce license for Penetran+Plus topical pain reliever
With the acquisition of Penetran-Plus, MHC expands into the OTC pain relief market. -
News Recipharm increases blow fill seal capacity in Kaysersberg, France
The investment will bring the total number of lines to eight, to meet the growing demand of the service. -
News BMS acquires Cormorant Pharmaceuticals
Gains full-rights to Cormorant’s HuMax-IL8 antibody program and lead asset HuMax-IL8 in Phase I/II development. -
News SP Scientific details expanded capabilities in pharmaceutical processing
Company now able to offer a one-source solution for a complete range of pharmaceutical processing equipment. -
News Novo Nordisk invests DKK 400 million in an expanded production plant in Kalundborg
New facilities will provide greater flexibility. -
News Zenith Technologies appoints serialization director
The appointment comes as the pharmaceutical industry faces the challenge of complying with new legal requirements for the authentication and barcoding of licensed drug products. -
News Lyon manufacturing facility returns to the Vectura Group
The facility currently manufactures seven oral products for the Group's partners. -
News Merck and Moderna collaborate to advance novel mRNA-based personalised cancer vaccines with Keytruda
Collaboration combines Merck’s leadership in immuno-oncology with Moderna’s pioneering mRNA vaccine technology and rapid cycle time, small-batch GMP manufacturing capabilities. -
News Rx-360 summary of the WHO Draft Guidelines on Qualification and Validation
In addition to the main guidelines, appendices on validation and qualification are included. -
News Arena Pharmaceuticals announces shift to focus on proprietary clinical stage pipeline
Additional cost reductions implemented to support development program prioritisation. -
News China forecasted as the fastest growing biologics market over the next decade with Chinese NCEs within 5 years
International-domestic pharma partnerships to drive next wave of growth, alongside emerging Chinese multinational CMOs. -
News LEO Pharma enters biologics through strategic partnership with AstraZeneca
The partnership covers potential new medicines for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. -
News Catalent agrees to commercially supply Palatin Technologies' new bremelanotide pen injector product
Bremelanotide is designed to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder, the most common form of FSD, in premenopausal women. -
News Chinese authorities issue operating approval to Siegfried Nantong
This significant site addition to Siegfried’s production network strengthens the company’s long-term competitiveness. -
News Torrent Pharma acquires manufacturing unit of Hyderabad-based Glochem Industries
With this acquisition, the company will have three API facilities for the regulated markets. -
News GSK's MenABCWY vaccine set to revolutionize meningococcal disease prevention market
Should the MenABCWY vaccine perform well in upcoming Phase III studies, it has the potential to become market leader, says GlobalData. -
News Innovative first-in-class products comprise 30% of diabetes complications pipeline
New targets need to be identified and converted into improved therapeutic options, particularly in order to develop therapies more aligned with the underlying disease pathophysiology, says GBI Research. -
News Sartorius acquires cell screening specialist IntelliCyt
Unique technology for cell analysis in Biopharma applications.