Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Daily Archives

CMC Testing Support for Gene and Cell Therapy

With the promise to enhance treatment, greatly reduce side effects, and potentially cure many types of diseases and disorders, Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP), such as gene and cell therapy products, are in high demand, and biopharma companies are in a race to the clinic. However, these technologies are very complex in nature and are vastly different than traditional biopharmaceutical products, especially when it comes to the use of these products for personalized medicine. The complexities span the development pipeline,…

Maravai LifeSciences: $11bn+ would deliver Sartorius a nucleic acid unit

According to media reports, Sartorius is looking to buy Maravai LifeSciences. We look at how such an acquisition may bolster Sartorius’ biopharma arsenal through a robust nucleic acid business. A Reuters exclusive last week claimed Sartorius made an offer to buy fellow life science vendor Maravai for $42 per share, or roughly $11 billion. The offer was allegedly rebuffed, according to sources close to the matter. Maravai provides products and services to enable the development and manufacture of drug therapies,…