Sterling announces strategic investment in ADC Biotechnology

iVexSol Announces Series A Funding

iVexSol, a Worcester, MA-based manufacturer of lentiviral vector (LVV), announced a $13.0M Series A funding round. LVV is a critical raw material in the development of important new cell and gene therapies. iVexSol’s technology can reliably produce LVV at significantly greater quantities than traditional processes, enabling a smaller manufacturing footprint, and facilitating the rapid scale-out needed for global demand. The funding will be used to establish a cGMP manufacturing facility in Lexington, MA.

Innovate UK Funded Project Produces Next-Generation AI Drug Discovery Platform

Optibrium, Intellegens and Medicines Discovery Catapult combine their expertise in drug discovery and AI research

Neuroglee Therapeutics to Attack Alzheimer’s Disease Through Personalized AI-Powered Digital Therapeutics

• Start-up to leverage gamification and cognitive rehabilitation targeting cognition, mood and behaviors in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease • Digital therapeutics solution collects digital biomarkers via computer tablets in the home to assess and monitor cognitive function, thereby delivering personalized cognitive intervention • Can be prescribed as a stand-alone therapeutic or as combination therapy with a drug

IDBS launches Polar™ in a new product category that aims to streamline and speed up biopharmaceutical development

New Study Confirms VisualDx’s AI Improves Diagnostic Accuracy at the Point of Care

A new study reveals that VisualDx's artificial intelligence solution identifies skin conditions with 68% accuracy across all skin types.

KROHNE OPTIMASS 6400 Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Used in Covid-19 Vaccine Production Process

The press release announces it has supplied KROHNE OPTIMASS 6400 Coriolis mass flowmeters for measuring purified water used in Covid-19 vaccine production processes. The meters will also be used as a master meter – the standard by which all other production process flow meters will be verified against.

InSysBio to release CYTOCON DB Open version

InSysBio presents public version of CYTOCON DB entitled “CYTOCON DB Open”. Actually, CYTOCON DB Open has the same functionality as the initial version. However, CYTOCON DB Open is reduced and will be updated once per year. It concerns both content and functionality.

Pill Connect secures £0.5m to take electronic smart pill bottle that monitors patient adherence to commercial launch

Pill Connect, formerly known as Elucid mHealth, has completed a £510,000 funding round which will enable it to complete development of the design, electronics and software for submission to the regulatory authorities in both Europe and the US and continue through to commercial launch.

4D Path Announces Patented Precision Oncology Platform for Instant Biomarker Profiling and Stratification Just From H&E Biopsy or Resection Images

The Platform Allows Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Companies as well as Clinics and Hospitals to Dramatically Accelerate Precise Cancer Diagnosis for Expediting Clinical Trials and Personalized Therapy

Watson-Marlow Limited Ireland announces plans for new facility in Cork

Watson-Marlow Limited Ireland, award winning, global leader in fluid management technology, will open a state-of-the-art facility in Cork, Ireland. The new ISO 14644-1 Class 7 cleanroom will be added to the company’s existing Cork site and will be certified to meet the demands of the highly regulated pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Ireland.

Stelis starts next phase of investment into its biologics manufacturing facility

Shimmer Research Wins 2020 Best of Sensors Award for its Verisense Wearable Sensing Platform Developed Specifically for Clinical Trials

The Verisense platform provides complete, high quality, reproducible clinical trial data, while placing minimum burden on sponsors, CROs, site staff and participants.

Scilligence Partners with CAS to Optimize R&D Informatics Workflows with Scientist-Curated Data

Scilligence informatics platform users now have the ability to access CAS’s high-quality scientific content directly in our web-based informatics solutions, including Scilligence Inventory and Scilligence ELN.

CDMOs benefit from COVID-19 impacts but mega-cap pharma innovation slowing outsourcing innovation

CMO growth hampered by innovator approvals from mega cap pharma, yet contract clinical and recombinant vector manufacturing growing in demand

Ardigen and BioCollective partner to detect early signs of Parkinson’s Disease for better diagnosis and treatment

Ardigen and The BioCollective today announced a research collaboration aimed at the development of the world’s first microbiome-based biomarker candidates for Parkinson’s Disease.

Agendia and Paige Announce Landmark Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Treatment Planning in Breast Cancer

The Medication Adherence Expertise Center and Pill Connect’s smart adherence system help patients with TB take their medication regularly

A pilot trial at The Medication Adherence Expertise Center of the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands is determining whether Pill Connect’s smart bottle system can support patients with tuberculosis (TB) with their medication adherence.

Healthcare agency Page & Page and Partners welcomes wave of new talent

Page & Page and Partners, the global creative communications agency specialising in health, wellness and lifestyle, is today announcing the appointment of three new staff members joining the team on a full time basis. The new joiners are: • Asma Shirazi - Account Director • Emily Sidlow - Senior Account Manager • Isabelle Nicholson-Rose - Account Executive They will all be joining the Client Services team, headed by Rachel Harris and will be working on clients including Novartis, Abbott Diagnostics, Fresenius Kabi, L&R, Align Technology and IQVIA.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to 4D Path for Novel Cancer Diagnostic Solution

Potential for a New Standard of Care to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy for Breast Cancer Exclusively from H&E Biopsy/Resection Images