News and Press Releases

Part of $1 Billion Investment Strategy, PCI Pharma Services Completes Acquisition of Ajinomoto Althea, Enhancing US Drug Product Manufacturing for Aseptic Filling of Prefilled Syringes & Cartridges

Along with PCI’s own robust infrastructure expansions, acquisition furthers CDMO’s recent growth in sterile fill-finish, advanced drug delivery systems like prefilled syringes and cartridges, and biologics – including high potent assets for antibody-drug...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 1, 2025

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FDA Grants OKYO Pharma Fast Track Designation to Urcosimod for Neuropathic Corneal Pain

1 May 2025 -- London, UK and New York, US -- OKYO Pharma Limited, an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing urcosimod (formerly called OK-101) to treat NCP, an ocular...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 1, 2025

OKYO Pharma Floor 4, 14/15 Conduit St London W1S 2XJ

PCI Pharma Services to Acquire US-based Aseptic Fill-Finish CDMO Ajinomoto Althea

Acquisition creates a world-class large-scale manufacturing hub in San Diego region with state-of-the-art aseptic facilities for prefilled syringes, cartridges and high potent formulations such as ADCs, complementing existing global sterile...

Category: Logistics, Manufacturing and Packing, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 24, 2025

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PLL Therapeutics enrolls first patient in phase I/II trial of drug candidate PLL001 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Multi-stage Australian study will evaluate safety of PLL001 in 12 ALS patients, testing three different doses along with placebo 140 ALS patients will participate in second stage of study to...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 15, 2025

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OKYO Pharma Announces Positive Data in Long-Term Stability of Urcosimod

Urcosimod in Phase 2 clinical trial for Neuropathic Corneal Pain shown to have Long-Term Stability Urcosimod stable in single-use ampoules for more than 2½ years FDA requires drug to show...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 31, 2025

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H&T Presspart Launches Vytal®: Innovative snap-fit closure solution for advanced therapeutics

25 March 2025 – Marsberg, Germany – H&T Presspart (a division of the Heitkamp & Thumann Group), a leading developer and manufacturer of drug delivery components and devices for the...

Category: Drug Delivery, Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: March 25, 2025

Presspart Manufacturing Ltd. Whitebirk Industrial Estate Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 5RF, England

Sanofi to acquire Dren Bio’s bispecific myeloid cell engager for deep B-cell depletion, broadening immunology pipeline

Dren Bio deep B-cell depleter program has the potential to reset the immune system Acquisition underpins path for Sanofi becoming leading immunology company Sanofi to pay $600 million up front....

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 20, 2025

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ProBioGen Launches New Website to Enhance User Experience and Streamline Access to Expanded

February 04, 2025 – Berlin, Germany – Biotech Newswire / -- ProBioGen has launched its new, redesigned website to provide biotech and biopharma professionals with clear access to its expanded...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 5, 2025

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Rentschler Biopharma announces strategic realignment of its global business operations

30 January 2025 – Laupheim, Germany – Rentschler Biopharma SE, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biopharmaceuticals, announced today a realignment of its global business operations...

Category: BioManufacturing
Posted: January 30, 2025

Erwin-Rentschler-Str. 21 88471 Laupheim Germany

BioMed X Institute Launches New Collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo in Cancer Therapy

German research institute BioMed X started a new partnership with Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, to advance the development of bi- and multi-specific biologics for treating solid tumors 14 January...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 14, 2025

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PHC Corporation of North America to Unveil LiCellGrow Prototype at Advanced Therapies Week

Innovative Cell Expansion System Enables Real-Time Metabolic Monitoring and Automated Culture Optimization to Accelerate Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing 10 December 2024 – Wood Dale, IL, US – PHC Corporation...

Category: BioManufacturing
Posted: December 10, 2024

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Recipharm’s full range Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) capabilities meet growing industry demands

Full range OSD development and manufacturing capabilities from orphan drugs to blockbusters High potency manufacturing capabilities expansion Introduction of ReciPredict platform to accelerate product development and de-risk tech transfer API...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: November 19, 2024

Bespak and Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials unite to accelerate transition to climate-friendly inhalers

Collaboration aims to speed the commercialisation of low global warming potential pMDIs utilising Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials’ Zephex® 152a propellant at Bespak’s Holmes Chapel site 6 November 2024 –...

Category: Drug Delivery, Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: November 6, 2024

53Biologics Awarded Best Company in Biotechnology Innovation at Farmaforum

This award acknowledges the company’s groundbreaking work in microbial expression systems and its ongoing commitment to delivering cutting-edge biotechnological solutions for the global market. 53Biologics, a Contract Development and Manufacturing...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: October 30, 2024

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PCI Pharma Services Wins Supply Chain Excellence Award for Groundbreaking Digital Platform to Manage Clinical Trials and Commercial Lifespans

Leading CDMO’s pci | bridge enhances supply chain visibility and reduces time spent on manual activities such as forecasting, inventory management, reporting, supplier management and document sharing. 30 October 2024...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Logistics
Posted: October 30, 2024