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Catalent, a global leader in clinical supply services,  announced the opening of its new clinical supply facility, strategically located in the Shiga prefecture of Japan, in response to increased demand for end-to-end services, including primary packaging and white glove...

Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced that its Life Science business sector has signed an agreement licensing its patented CRISPR-Cas9 technology to Cellecta, Inc., a functional genomics products and services provider based in Mountain View, California, USA....

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. announced a geographically-focused exclusive collaboration and license agreement to commercialize JR-141, an investigational, next-generation recombinant fusion protein of an antibody against the human transferrin receptor and iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) enzyme for...

Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging solutions, announces the relocation of its Minnesota-based corporate headquarters from Plymouth to Maple Grove, MN. The new space adds 40 percent more square footage, positioning the company to meet increasing...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that it has assumed operational responsibility for a new biologics manufacturing site in Lengnau, Switzerland as part of its strategic partnership with CSL Limited announced last year. The...

Air Canada announced the start of a $16-million project to expand and enhance Air Canada Cargo’s cold chain handling capabilities for shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishables at its Toronto Pearson International Airport cargo facility. The...

There are many variables to consider for adeno-associated virus (AAV) upstream bioprocess development. These may include cell line selection and development, plasmid construction, growth mode (suspension versus adherent), transfection type and conditions, production phase, media type, and harvest methods....