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What happens when over 300 pharmaceutical leaders from across Europe and beyond gather in Berlin? Insightful discussions, strategic collaboration and opinions exchange — all under one roof. The 5th edition of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Congress (PHARMAP), held on 14–15 April, brought together decision-makers from across the pharmaceutical value chain to explore the technologies, trends and innovations shaping drug production and packaging. PHARMAP 202

Isolere Bio by Donaldson, an innovative bioprocessing technology provider, proudly announces the availability of its manufacturing-grade IsoTag™ AAV reagent for the purification of Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) vectors. As indicated during the launch of the research-grade reagent in October 2024, this final advancement in product grade now includes production with validated processes and the availability of a full suite of documentation, including a Regulatory Support File (RSF), validat

ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a leading radiopharmaceutical biotech company, and Alpha-9 Oncology (Alpha-9), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing a distinctive portfolio of differentiated and highly targeted radiopharmaceuticals, today announced the signing of a supply agreement for Actinium-225 (Ac-225) to support the development of Alpha-9’s radiopharmaceutical programs. Under the terms of the agreement, ITM will supply its therapeutic medical radioisotope, Ac-

Evotec SE  today announced further significant progress of the Company’s strategic research collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb relating to building a high value molecular glue-based pipeline for unmet medical needs. Performance-based and program-based achievements trigger payments of in total US$ 75 m to Evotec. Initiated in 2018, the collaboration combines Evotec’s high-performance multi-omics screening as well as AI-supported data analytics and drug design ca

AP Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming cancer therapy through development of innovative bispecific antibodies, today announced that it has dosed the first patient in its Phase 1 study evaluating AP402, a potential first-in-class, next generation T cell engager targeting CD137 and p95HER2 in patients relapsed/refractory to anti-HER2 treatment. The Phase 1 clinical trial, currently taking place in Australia, is designed to evaluate the safety, toler

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announced that the Company has been granted the clearance of investigational new drug (IND) application to initiated the clinical study of its potential first-in-class innovative ADC drug SKB518 from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  In June 2024, the Company received a clinical trial notice approving the IND application for SKB518 for advanced solid tumors from Center for Drug Eval

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Chimerix, Inc. ("Chimerix") for approximately $935 million in cash. Chimerix is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz. "Bringing Chimerix into Jazz adds a novel medicine to our oncology portfolio and advances our efforts to address unmet patient needs," said Bruce Cozadd, chairman and chief executive officer of Jazz. "Dordaviprone has the potential to become the first an

DAAN Biotherapeutics, a leading innovative drug development company specializing in T-Cell receptor (TCR)-based therapies, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with GC Cell, a gene and cell therapy firm, for the tumor antigen-specific antibody sequence. The agreement grants GC Cell exclusive rights to utilize DAAN Biotherapeutics' antibody sequence in the research and development of CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T cell) and CAR-NK (chimeric antigen receptor natural kil

Akeso, Inc. is pleased to announce that ebdarokimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody developed by the company, has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients. Ebdarokimab is the company's first Class 1 new drug approved for autoimmune diseases and the second non-oncology new drug to receive marketing approval, following ebronucimab (PCSK9). This approval ex

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted the amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi® (lecanemab)  Marketing Authorization (MA) in the European Union (EU). This makes the medicine the first therapy that targets an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) to be granted a MA in the EU.1,2 Lecanemab is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (M