Collaboration - July 2, 2014
Cobra Biologics and QuiaPEG collaborate
Contract Manufacturing Organisation Cobra Biologics and biotech company QuiaPEG Pharmaceuticals AB have announced a strategic alliance. The collaboration will be focused on the processing of biological drugs to increase half-life and reduce production costs by using a new PEGylation technology platform. PEGylation is the modification of a protein, peptide or non-peptide molecule by linking polyethylene glycol (PEG) […]
Collaboration - June 18, 2014
Pfizer collaborates with Cellectis
The two companies have entered into a global strategic collaboration to develop Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapies. Pfizer will get exclusive rights to pursue development and commercialization of CAR-T therapies, in the field of oncology, directed at a total of fifteen targets selected by Pfizer. Both companies will work together on preclinical research and Pfizer will […]
Collaboration - June 10, 2014
Beactica and Medivir in drug discovery collaboration
The Swedish fragment-based drug discovery company has entered into an agreement with Medivir. Under the agreement, Beactica will use its proprietary discovery platform to identify novel hits against a disease-relevant protease of therapeutic interest to Medivir. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. “We are pleased that Medivir has selected Beactica to advance one […]
Collaboration - May 22, 2014
Collaboration between MSD and Stockholm County Council
The pharmaceutical company MSD has signed collaboration agreement with the Stockholm County Council. The parties have signed a letter of intent with the aim to achieve better quality of health care in Stockholm, especially regarding therapy areas where there is a growing need for improved treatment or diagnostics. “In Sweden there is a unique health […]
Collaboration - May 20, 2014
New partner for Orexo
Orexo AB announces a new partnership between Orexo US, Inc. and inVentiv Health for the commercialization of Zubsolv in the US. The new partnership agreement replaces existing contracts and will become effective July 1st, 2014 and has a three year term. In the new partnership, Orexo takes the leadership and control of all commercial functions to […]
Collaboration - April 1, 2014
Mercodia collaborates with Chinese biotech company
Swedish biotech company Mercodia has announced a strategic collaboration with Chongqing Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co in China.