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The Pistoia Alliance has appointed its first female President with Dr Becky Upton taking on the position, the organisation has announced.  Dr Upton will lead the not-the-profit’s strategy with a focus on areas of increasing importance such as data standards, diversity and inclusion, sustainability and precision medicine.  Dr Upton aims to continue the Pistoia Alliance’s […]

A one-time treatment for HIV and AIDS may be possible thanks to gene editing, according to research conducted by scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU).   Researchers from Tel Aviv University used CRISPR systems to engineer type B white blood cells into producing HIV-neutralising antibodies in the immune systems. Through this technique, the team hopes that […]

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Marketing Authorisation to Novartis UK’s treatment for a specific type of cancer.  The authorisation was granted for Scemblix (asciminib), Novartis UK’s therapy for adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP) who have previously been treated with two or more tyrosine […]

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has partnered with three international organisations to bolster its position on setting standards for medicines and medical devices.    The MHRA has been accepted as a full member of the International Medical Device Regulatory Forum (IMDRF), the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), and […]

Clinical stage company Beckley Psytech has partnered with behavioural health company Ksana Health to use the company’s technology to support its future clinical trials.  Beckley Psytech will use Ksana Health’s Effortless Assessment Research System (EARS) to collect passive mobile device meta data from clinical trial participant’s smartphones. The system will be used to identify individual […]

News round-up by DDW’s Reece Armstrong for 13-17 June. Partnerships, awards, and new companies are some of the topics of this week’s news round-up. Bachem & Eli Lilly partner on oligonucleotide project Swiss pharmaceutical company Bachem has partnered with Eli Lilly on a seven-year agreement to advance the development of oligonucleotide-based drug substances. KBI Biopharma & […]

Contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) KBI Biopharma and cell line development company Selexis have opened an integrated facility in Geneva, Switzerland.  The integrated KBI/Selexis state-of-the-art facility builds upon the companies’ existing market foothold by combining best-in-class cell line development (CLD) and expert mammalian cell manufacturing in a single location. The facility will leverage the companies’ expertise […]

Clinical research organisation (CRO) Celerion has been recognised for its contributions to the industry by claiming an award for the seventh consecutive year.   The company was named  recipient of the Life Science Leader and Clinical Leader’s CRO Leadership Awards in all five award categories. The awards recognise the CRO in five categories: capabilities, compatibility, expertise, quality, and reliability in […]

Diagnostics company Mologic and its sister company Global Access Diagnostics (GAD) have combined their expertise to form a new business aimed at addressing the gaps in the provision of diagnostics, with a focus on expanding affordable access to quality tests.  Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) is the first portfolio company to come from Global Access Health […]

Global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) ten23 health has announced an expansion to its facility in Switzerland.  The company is expanding swissfillon’s manufacturing site, a sterile filling supplier who joined ten23 in 2021.   Ten23 will expand the site with a new manufacturing building which will constitute 5,000 square metres of space over four floors. […]