Bruker acquires Optimal companies for pharma software, technologies Bruker has acquired biopharma solutions provider Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies. The company said that the acquisition will strengthen it as a key software and solutions provider for small molecule, biologics, and new drug modalities pharma companies.Read More
AACR announces 2022 cancer research award recipients The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and partners Pelotonia and Victoria's Secret have announced five recipients of the Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers 2022 Meritorious Award.Read More
Cha Medical begins construction of $250M Cell Gene Biobank facility Cha Medical & Bio Group has begun construction of its Cell Gene Biobank facility in Pangyo, South Korea. The facility will be a 710,000 sq ft manufacturing site for cell and gene therapies, as well as a site for stem cell biobanking. The $250 million project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, the company said.Read More
AACR recognizes Salk scientist with lifetime achievement award Salk Institute Professor Tony Hunter will be awarded the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research for his work that led to the development of the leukemia drug imatinib (Gleevec).Read More
CellOrigin closes a new round of investment funding CellOrigin, a biotech company focusing on immune cell therapies derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, has secured a new round of approximately 100 million renminbi (approximately $16 million U.S.) of investment funding.Read More