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Major manufacturing investment to support API production for tirzepatide

European Pharmaceutical Review

. “This multi-site campus will make our latest medicines, including Zepbound and Mounjaro, support pipeline growth and leverage the latest technology and automation for maximum efficiency, safety and quality control.” Eli Lilly anticipates that medicine production at the Lebanon site will begin near the end of 2026.

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BMS strikes $14bn deal for Karuna Therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

KarXT targets both the M1 and M4 muscarinic receptors, resulting in a differentiated safety and efficacy profile. Registrational clinical trials are currently underway evaluating KarXT for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, with data expected in 2026.

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One-time gene therapy could improve wet AMD

European Pharmaceutical Review

REGENXBIO’s Phase I/IIa trial investigated the safety and tolerability of a single dose of subretinal ABBV-RGX-314 for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Regulatory submissions are expected in late 2025 through the first half of 2026, REGENXBIO confirmed.

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Aseptic packaging market to value $35bn by 2033

European Pharmaceutical Review

Aseptic packaging has vastly improved the stability and safety of medications, as it provides benefits such as drug stability and more efficient distribution methods. Research Nester highlighted statistics which acknowledged that European production of pharmaceutical aseptic packaging is expected to reach $56 billion by 2026.

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Revised EU/Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine deal may lead to a Comirnaty monopoly

Pharmaceutical Technology

More significantly, the revised contract secures about 70 million vaccine doses every year from 2023 to 2026 for member states, leaving little space in the market for competitors. This deal, therefore, serves as a threat to other vaccine developers with authorisations for distribution in the EU, including Moderna, Novavax, and Sanofi.

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Sandoz to commercialise mAb biosimilar candidate

European Pharmaceutical Review

Clinical evidence for SB17 Phase I results presented by Samsung Bioepis at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting, in March 2023 demonstrated that SB17 matches the pharmacokinetic (PK) bioequivalence, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of ustekinumab.

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Handling HPAPIs safely – what does it take?

European Pharmaceutical Review

For the NCEs with no established OEL, the risk assessment process and strategy should be worked out by reviewing preclinical study results, third-party assessment by toxicology and environment, health and safety (EHS), literature searches, and AMES/genotoxic assessments. What are the safe handling procedures for companies working with HPAPIs?

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