Contract Biopharma, Jan. 10

Contract Research (CROs)

• Evotec Receives German Grant for Potential Therapy Against COVID-19 (Germany)

• Altasciences Acquires Sinclair Research to Boost Preclinical Capacity and Reach (USA)

• J&J Janssen unit partners with SRI International on AI Drug Discovery (USA)

• Cato SMS, Pharm-Olam Merge to Create Global Biopharma Services Company (USA)

Contract Development and Manufacturing (CDMO)

• Kalexsyn Merges into Dipharma to strengthen position in the U.S CDMO Market (USA)

• FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics and PhenoVista Biosciences Collaborates to Improve Drug Discovery (USA)

• Pfizer, BioNTech partner on first mRNA-based shingles vax (Germany)

• Merck KGaA acquires Exelead CDMO in race for mRNA technology (Germany)

• Fujifilm Diosynth adds on at its NC hub, bolstering lab space with plans to bring on 145 new jobs (USA)

• Ascletis Expands Ritonavir Oral Tablet Production (China)

Biopharma

• IDEAYA Biosciences Acquires Inquire Chemical Library to Improve Drug Discovery Platform (USA)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Sanofi Strikes Research Partnership with Exscientia on AI-driven Development of Oncology and Immunology Medicines (UK)

• Amgen Strengthens Drug Discovery Capabilities through Partnership with Generate (USA)