Press Releases

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. and Biopas Laboratories today announced that they have entered into distribution and supply agreements to commercialize INBRIJA® in Latin America. INBRIJA is indicated in the United States for the intermittent treatment of episodic motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) in adult patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) treated with a levodopa/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor. Under the terms of the agreements, Acorda will receive a significant, double-digit, t

VeriSIM Life (VeriSIM), the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled, unique R&D decisions de-risker for breakthrough drug development, today announced the acquisition of Molomics Biotech, a privately-held drug discovery company that leverages proprietary AI technology to design more efficacious and safer therapeutics to achieve higher successes in clinical trials. Founded in 2015 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Molomics integrates AI with Human Collective Intelligence (HCI)

Hologic, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its Aptima CMV Quant assay to quantify the viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients who have had solid organ or stem cell transplants. The test is the first to be introduced in the U.S. by Hologic for post-transplant pathogen detection and monitoring on Hologic’s fully automated Panther® system, and joins the existing portfolio of diagnostic and viral load testing for HIV-1, Hepatitis C an

Cortexyme, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients diagnosed with degenerative diseases, today announced that it entered into an agreement under which the company plans to acquire Novosteo, a privately-held biotech company focused on targeted therapeutics to treat rare skeletal diseases, bone cancer and injury. Upon completion of the transaction, Novosteo stockholders will own approximately 15.5% of the combined company. The transaction, w

BioLife Solutions, Inc., a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapies ("CGT") and broader biopharma markets, today announced that it has executed a co-marketing agreement with Coriell Institute of Medical Research. Under the terms of the agreement, BioLife, under its SciSafe® brand, will promote Coriell's biospecimen processing services and Coriell will promote BioLife's biologic storage services to the scientific

Horizon Therapeutics and the Chicago Sky today announced a multi-year partnership, which includes robust community programming as well as marketing and branding assets. As part of the partnership, Horizon will be the presenting sponsor of the newly unveiled Chicago Sky Basketball Academy, as well as one of twelve presenting sponsors of the Sky's social justice program, Beyond Basketball, which focuses on economic development, youth financial literacy, voting rights and food deserts. The p

BioArctic AB announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new drug substance patent for the antibody ABBV-0805, invented by BioArctic as a potential treatment of Parkinson's disease. The patent will take effect on May 24, 2022, and expire in 2041, with the possibility of a patent term extension up until 2046. The granted substance patent (US patent no. 11,339,212) focuses on the monoclonal antibody ABBV-0805, which selectively binds to and elimin

Novotech, the leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO, has acquired US CRO NCGS as part of its expansion program, and can now offer its biotech clients clinical services in the US to support later phase global studies. NCGS, established in 1984 in South Carolina, is a privately held CRO with a biopharma client base and a workforce of about 300 professionals across the US. Novotech CEO Dr. John Moller said "We are very pleased to acquire such an impressive company with a str

Avantor, Inc., a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, today announced it will create a new manufacturing and distribution Hub in Singapore, by integrating its existing distribution facility with new manufacturing operations. The new Hub, which brings Avantor solutions closer to regional customers and strengthens global supply chain capabilities, will be fully operational ear

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat seizure disorders, today announced that it has resumed screening and recruitment for the Phase 3 RAISE (Randomized Therapy in Status Epilepticus) trial in refractory status epilepticus (RSE). The company continues to expect topline RAISE trial results in the second half of 2023. Marinus announced in February that it was pausing recruitment in the RAISE trial after