Breaking news from across the pharma sector
14 April 2025 -- Cambridge, UK and Massachusetts, US -- Nuclera, the biotechnology company accelerating protein expression and optimization through its benchtop eProtein Discovery system, today announced the addition of a new membrane protein workflow to its system.
11 April 2025 -- Birmingham, UK -- In the latest episode of the Aston Originals podcast What is a membrane?, Dr Emma Shepherd, Dr Dominic Mosses and Dr David Jenkins join host Dr Matt Derry to explain the workings and potential of Aston University’s Quantum X bio printer.
7 April 2025 -- California, US -- Shockwave Medical, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a global leader in the field of circulatory restoration, announced it has initiated its pivotal FORWARD CAD investigational device exemption (IDE) study. Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
2 April 2025 -- Melbourne, Australia -- Neurizon Therapeutics Limited, a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to advancing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to advise that results from an independent study undertaken in collaboration with Tessara Therapeutics will be presented by the group’s Principal Scientist and Alzheimer’s Disease expert, Dr Mark Greenough at the AD/PD 2025 Advances in Sciences & Therapy conference on April 2nd to 3rd.
2 April 2025 -- Cambridge, UK -- 4basebio, a company which develops and commercialises the large-scale manufacture of synthetic DNA as well as nanoparticle delivery solutions, today announced that it has received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
2 April 2025 -- Florida, US -- Bend Bioscience, a leading innovation, science, and pharmaceutical services partner, today announced the addition of a commercial-scale spray dryer and a Gerteis dry granulation system at its 120,000-square-foot facility in Gainesville, Georgia.
1 April 2025 -- Shanghai, China -- ChinaBio Partnering Forum, the largest and most productive life science partnering event in China, returns in 2025 with a hybrid format to facilitate global cross-border collaborations. The event will take place in person on April 23-24 at the Kerry Hotel Pudong in Shanghai, followed by a virtual edition on April 29-30, leveraging partneringONE™ to maximize engagement and dealmaking opportunities.
27 March 2025 -- Basel, Switzerland -- We are excited to announce that as of March 2025, after successfully fulfilling the requirements for supplier partnership, CordenPharma have been selected to become a Supplier Partner in the second cohort of the PSCI (Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative).
25 March 2025 -- Cambridge, UK -- ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation for the drug discovery community, today announced the keynote speakers for Therapeutic Oligonucleotides 2025 taking place at the AstraZeneca R&D site in Gothenburg, Sweden from 14–15 May.
24 March 2025 -- Bubendorf, Switzerland -- Switzerland-based CARBOGEN AMCIS, a leading pharmaceutical process development and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first inspection by the French regulatory authority, ANSM (Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé), at its state-of-the-art sterile drug product manufacturing site in Saint-Beauzire, France.
18 March 2025 -- Indianapolis, US -- Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, and an Operating Company of Danaher Corporation, revolutionizes spectral flow cytometry with the industry’s first modular solution: the CytoFLEX mosaic Spectral Detection Module.
18 March 2025 -- Massachusetts, US -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Vulcan Automated Lab, a groundbreaking solution designed to drive a new era of process development and control in semiconductor manufacturing. The seamlessly integrated system is designed to enhance productivity, increase yield and reduce operating costs for semiconductor manufacturers.