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Boost for mRNA as Moderna to acquire OriCiro for $85 million

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Nonetheless, Moderna has previously been involved in licensing deals to advance its technology. Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer at Moderna, said: “With this acquisition, we obtain best-in-class tools for cell-free synthesis and amplification of plasmid DNA, a key building block in mRNA manufacturing.”.

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Oxford Nanopore makes stellar debut on UK stock market

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.” In its prospectus, Oxford Nanopore said the proceeds from the IPO would be used to increase R&D investment, double its commercial team within the next 18 months, and build up its manufacturing and business development capacity. The post Oxford Nanopore makes stellar debut on UK stock market appeared first on.

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines. As per the company, dbDNA is suitable for rapid, scalable manufacture of GMP DNA and can incorporate gene sequences of sizes ranging from 500bp to 20kb, which are typically unstable as pDNA.

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West Africa prepares for Ebola vaccination program

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The injectable single-dose Ebola vaccine is manufactured by MSD, known as Merck & Co in the US and Canada. In November 2019 it was licensed for use by the European Medicines Agency and is now prequalified by WHO, the US FDA, as well as in eight African countries. Novavax has also signed a deal to provide 1.1

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A Reversal on Sequencing? Proposed Legislation Would Allow Patenting of Naturally Occurring Genes

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — A recent blog post focused on the potentially negative implications of the proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) for manufacturers of generic drugs and biosimilar products. The concerns raised by PERA are not limited to these industries, however.

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