Pfizer set to double weekly production of coronavirus vaccine

The drugmaker will use production lines at its plant in McPherson, Kansas to help fill vaccine vials, company CEO Albert Bourla said Friday.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 19, 2021

US secures 200 million more vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna

With the orders now finalized, President Biden said the U.S. would have enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the July.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 12, 2021

Moderna planning to add doses to coronavirus vaccine vials

The biotech aims to add five more vaccine doses to each vial — currently labeled to hold 10 each — but needs to secure FDA sign-off on the change.

By Ben Fidler • Feb. 2, 2021

Bayer agrees to help CureVac produce coronavirus vaccine

Already a partner on the shot's development, Bayer will chip in on manufacturing too, pledging to make 160 million doses in 2022.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 1, 2021

Novartis joins Sanofi in aiding manufacture of coronavirus vaccines

A deal to fill vials of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine could be the first of several Novartis signs to help others make COVID-19 treatments.  

By Ben Fidler • Jan. 29, 2021

US to order 200M more doses of Pfizer, Moderna coronavirus vaccines

As coronavirus variants spread, the White House aims to up U.S. vaccine supply by exercising purchase options in contracts with Pfizer and Moderna.

By Kristin Jensen • Jan. 27, 2021

COVID-19 study builds at pandemic speed

How to accelerate time-to-market, gain greater control of study data and execution, and optimize the entire trial lifecycle.

Jan. 25, 2021

Surface plasmon resonance in biopharmaceutical industry: Real-time and label-free characterization

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is a robust, but complex analytical tool that provides paramount value to the development and understanding biopharmaceutical products. 

By Dr. Sasmit S. Deshmukh and Dr. Alex Perieteanu • Jan. 4, 2021

Altasciences' comprehensive, integrated solution for clinical supply manufacture

Integrated CRO/CDMO solutions for accelerated and more efficient early drug development programs.

Dec. 7, 2020

Vaccine production in focus as Moderna, Pfizer await FDA decision

Moncef Slaoui, a leader of Operation Warp Speed, said he expects 100 million Americans to be vaccinated by the end of February — an ambitious target even as Moderna and Pfizer ramp up manufacturing.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Dec. 4, 2020

US buys another 650,000 doses of Lilly's COVID-19 drug as outbreak surges

The U.S. government has ramped up spending on Lilly's and Regeneron's antibody-based COVID-19 treatments, but each remain in short supply.

By Kristin Jensen • Dec. 3, 2020

Cell therapy commercialization: How to achieve positive customer experience

What are the critical needs your commercial model must address to deliver a best-in-class experience?

By Curt Kugel, Sankalp Sethi and Meghan McDonald • Dec. 3, 2020

CDC panel recommends giving first coronavirus vaccines to healthcare workers, nursing home residents

Advisers on the CDC panel cited risk and disease burden as reasons for setting their priority list for the first vaccine doses to become available, supply of which will be extremely limited.

By Jonathan Gardner • Dec. 1, 2020

Bluebird faces delay for sickle cell gene therapy as rivals inch closer

The setback for Bluebird's LentiGlobin comes amid a string of manufacturing-related delays for gene therapy developers.

By Kristin Jensen • Nov. 5, 2020

Chinese biotech partnered with GSK gets funding boost for coronavirus vaccine

Clover Biopharmaceuticals, one of several China-based groups advancing a coronavirus shot, has now received one of the largest investments to date from the vaccine development alliance group CEPI.

By Kristin Jensen • Nov. 3, 2020

Axovant shares sink on manufacturing delay for Parkinson's gene therapy

A longer-than-expected timeline for developing a new manufacturing process means a key study for Axovant's top gene therapy likely won't begin until 2022.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 30, 2020

Novartis, Molecular Partners partner to develop a scalable COVID-19 drug

The two Swiss firms will develop protein drugs that are meant to have similar effects as coronavirus antibodies, but would be easier to mass produce.

By Ben Fidler • Oct. 28, 2020

Lilly hires consultant to help fix issues at COVID-19 drug manufacturing plant

The New Jersey facility that ran afoul of FDA manufacturing standards is one of several Lilly is using to produce coronavirus antibody drugs.  

By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 22, 2020

Roche joins the COVID-19 antiviral drug race, betting $350M on a startup

A deal with Atea Pharmaceuticals gives Roche rights to an oral antiviral for coronavirus disease that would compete with emerging therapies from Pfizer and Merck.

By Ben Fidler • Oct. 22, 2020

An Indiana startup aims to join the US drug manufacturing push

Incog BioPharma Services has become the latest entity to sprout up as part of a concerted U.S. effort to onshore production of pharmaceuticals.

By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 21, 2020

Fujifilm to help Lilly make COVID-19 antibody drug

Lilly has asked the FDA for emergency clearance of the therapy, although a study safety review and an unrelated manufacturing inspection could complicate the request.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 15, 2020

EU stocks up on coronavirus vaccine, drug supplies with J&J and Gilead deals

Agreements with the companies will help the EU catch up with the U.S. and the U.K. in securing advance stores of in-demand treatments.

By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 8, 2020

Regeneron follows Lilly in asking for emergency approval of COVID-19 antibody drug

The two antibody treatments are now being reviewed by the FDA, although limited supply could mean their impact won't be felt for months, even if they are cleared for use.

By Ben Fidler • Oct. 8, 2020

Gilead to distribute COVID-19 drug Veklury in US, taking over from federal government

Supplies of the once scarce drug now exceed demand, leading the Trump administration to step back from controlling distribution.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 2, 2020

Solid gets all-clear from FDA to restart gene therapy trial

Worrisome immune responses had led the FDA to halt Solid's study. Now, the agency will permit Solid to continue after the biotech made adjustments to its manufacturing and patient enrollment procedures.

By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 1, 2020