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Growing Demand for Oligonucleotides Proposes Shedload of Opportunities for Contract Manufacturers

Roots Analysis

These short, single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules have various applications in biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries including, genetic testing, basic research, forensic analysis and other analytical procedures. These contract service providers are actively entering into strategic collaborations to augment their existing portfolios.

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Forge adds plasmid DNA manufacturing to integrate gene therapy production service

BioPharma Reporter

Forge Biologics has added plasmid DNA manufacturing to its roster of services, enabling it to vertically integrate its production process.

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Touchlight appoints Karen Fallen as CEO of Touchlight DNA Services

Drug Discovery Today

Former Lonza President of Biologics Manufacturing joins to continue rapid expansion of DNA contract manufacturing; Touchlight’s synthetic dbDNA in high demand as starting material in the manufacture of advanced therapies such as mRNA vaccines and cell and gene therapies

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Pfizer to Slash COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Time by Almost 50 Percent

XTalks

Amidst growing global shortages of COVID-19 vaccine supplies, inaugural (by way of authorizations/approvals) COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer is addressing the issue by working to cut the manufacturing time of its vaccine by almost half. Related: Pharma Rivals Step Up to Assist with COVID-19 Vaccine Production. coli bacteria.

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Biologics – The Next Step in Revolutionary Medication

Roots Analysis

With the increased interest and gradual shift of investment from small molecule drugs to biologics and the establishment of several biologics manufacturing companies / biologics CMOs, more than 250 biologic therapies and vaccines have been developed, globally.

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Oncology company receives $3M from biotech investor

Drug Discovery World

The two sister companies have developed an anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drug that was contract-manufactured by Aldevron at the time Dr Ballantyne served there as chief scientific officer. Both CureLab Oncology and CureLab Veterinary are developing therapies that employ plasmids (circular DNA encoding a gene called p62/SQSTM1).

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mRNA Synthesis: ManufacturingProcess of Modern Revolutionary Molecule

Roots Analysis

It transfers genetic information form to DNA to ribosomes, a specialized structure, or organelle, which decodes genetic information into a protein. As a result, there is an evident increase in the demand for mRNA manufacturing capacity.