Business & Industry

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, confirmed it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at approximately $6.7 billion. The transaction, priced at $53.00 per share in cash, has...

Axplora has reached a key milestone in its ongoing investment strategy, advancing a $60 million programme dedicated to strengthening HPAPI manufacturing capabilities at its Farmabios site in Gropello Cairoli. The latest development involves the construction of a new 4,500...

ICON, a world-leading clinical research organisation, has formalised a definitive partnership agreement with Advarra to introduce a new research-ready trial model designed to reshape how clinical trials are conducted. The collaboration brings together ICON’s global clinical trial solutions with...

Novartis is stepping up its presence in China with a fresh wave of capital deployment, underscoring the country’s growing role in global pharmaceutical strategy. The company confirmed a Novartis China investment exceeding 3.3 billion Chinese yuan (roughly $480 million),...

The NHS has partnered with leading pharmaceutical companies to establish a £10 million Respiratory Transformation Partnership, a coordinated programme designed to improve care delivery for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients across England while easing systemic pressure...

Key Takeaways: The multi-vendor model in biopharma CMC creates communication risk, timeline gaps, and regulatory complexity Integrated CDMO partnerships consolidate development and manufacturing under a single organization with end-to-end knowledge of the process Single-partner models improve technology transfer efficiency...

SGD Pharma has entered into a Franco-American OEM collaboration with Prince Sterilization Services, LLC to validate Ready-to-Use (RTU) Type I glass primary packaging solutions for the North American market. As the first outcome of this partnership, the companies have...