Press Releases

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines announced that the U.S. FDA has authorized the emergency use of mRNA-1273, Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age or older. The Moderna COVID-19...

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the construction of a new cGMP plasmid DNA manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, Calif. The site will expand the company's clinical and commercial capabilities for cGMP plasmid DNA used...

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced they have expanded their exclusive manufacturing relationship. The parties entered into a collaborative agreement to build a dedicated manufacturing capacity within Lonza’s existing small molecule API facility in Visp, Switzerland. The dedicated facility (also referred...

To meet accelerating demand for robust clinical supply chain services throughout Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific has expanded its pharma services footprint with two new state-of-the-art facilities in Rheinfelden and Weil am Rhein, Germany. The new sites will bring much-needed...

Roche announced that it has launched a high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 antigen test as an aid in the diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, in markets accepting the CE Mark. Roche has also filed for Emergency Use...

UPS announced its involvement and full support of distribution efforts for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s vaccine, approved through a U.S. FDA EUA, is the first to be deployed in a months-long...

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, announced that operations are in motion to transport its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Emergency Use Authorization for...