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Sanofi to establish new API company in Europe
French pharmaceutical developer Sanofi announced on February 24 that it plans to expand operations by establishing a new independent company to target the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) market in Europe.
FDA enhances Purple Book with biosimilars upgrade
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be upgrading the Purple Book, a database of FDA-licensed biological products, beginning on February 24. Early-phase upgrades will include full search functionality for all biosimilar products and their reference products.
Florida CRO expands drug screening and manufacturing
Florida-based contract research organization (CRO) Alchem Laboratories is constructing a new building to grow its screening and chemical trail manufacturing capabilities.
Microscale flow chemistry uses 'switchable solvents' to improve extraction
New green technology enables accelerated screening and retrieval of "switchable" solvents for chemical and pharmaceutical applications. Utilizing microfluidic strategies, researchers developed an in situ approach to study gas-liquid processes in a time- and material-efficient manner. The work was published online in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering on February 6.  Discuss
Audentes plans gene therapy facility in NC
Audentes Therapeutics has announced that it plans to invest $109 million to build a new 135,00-sq-ft gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC, that is expected to be operational by 2021.
MilliporeSigma to make Elypta liquid biopsy kits
MilliporeSigma has signed an agreement with Swedish molecular diagnostics company Elypta to be the contract manufacturer for Elypta's clinical diagnostic liquid biopsy kits.
Thermo Fisher, NanoPin partner on infectious disease tech
Thermo Fisher Scientific will partner with infectious diseases diagnostic company NanoPin Technologies to develop workflows for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Bioprocessing Summit Europe to be held March 24-26
The Bioprocessing Summit Europe will return to Barcelona, Spain, this year to address the growing global market for gene therapy and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The summit will take place from March 24 to 26.
Catalent completes acquisition of MaSTherCell
Catalent announced on February 11 that it has completed its acquisition of MaSTherCell Global, improving Catalent's position in the field of advanced biotherapeutics.
Bosc named president of Women in Bio
Jessica Bosc, director of business development and licensing at Selexis, has been named president of Women in Bio, following a one-year term as president-elect.
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2nd Annual BioIT World Conference & Expo West
March 1-4
San Francisco, California United States
BioProcess International US West
March 9-12
Santa Clara United States
Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2020
March 30 - April 3
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of United Kingdom
Experimental Biology 2020
April 4
San Diego, California United States
BioProcess International Europe
April 28 - May 1
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands
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