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Biogen Wins Patent Ruling for $4 Billion MS Treatment

  • Posted by Janet Tice
  • On March 30, 2017
As reported by Robert Weisman in The Boston Globe, Biogen’s patent on its top-selling multiple sclerosis treatment, Tecfidera, was upheld by a legal ruling in which the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejected a challenge by Texas hedge fund manager Kyle Bass. Bass has been working for years to invalidate key intellectual property rights […]
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Is Continuous Manufacturing in Your Future?

  • Posted by Dan Pratt
  • On March 29, 2017
Is continuous manufacturing in your future? After all, the technology to enable continuous manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals is rapidly being developed. After attending the Chapter’s educational program at Takeda Pharmaceuticals on March 16, my conclusion is that continuous manufacturing is definitely in our future but, as with past transformations in technology, adoption by industry will be […]
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Arrakis Therapeutics to Target RNA with Small-Molecule Medicines

  • Posted by Janet Tice
  • On March 23, 2017
Waltham-based Arrakis Therapeutics has completed a $38 million Series A financing led by Canaan Partners with participation by Pfizer, Celgene, and biotech industry leader Henri Termeer, among others. Arrakis was founded with a vision to create a proprietary, transformational discovery platform that identifies small-molecule drugs that act directly on disease-causing RNA.  The company was established […]
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Vertex to Acquire Concert Pharmaceuticals’ Drug for Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

  • Posted by Janet Tice
  • On March 23, 2017
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire CTP-656 from Lexington-based Concert Pharmaceuticals. CTP-656 is an investigational cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) potentiator that has the potential to assist in treating the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF). As part of the agreement, Vertex will pay Concert $160 million in cash for worldwide development and commercialization […]
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WPI’s BETC Offers Free Undergrad Biotech Training Programs

  • Posted by kpicard
  • On March 16, 2017
The Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is hosting three student training sessions in March and April as part of our Undergraduate Student Training Program. The goal is to provide undergraduate students with hands-on learning opportunities that can be beneficial as they prepare for a career in the biotech industry. These […]
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Free Info Session for Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Biotechnology at FSU

  • Posted by stam
  • On March 16, 2017
Are you thinking of expanding your professional education with a Master’s Degree? If so, you are invited to attend a free information session to learn more about Framingham State University’s Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree in Biotechnology and Quality Assurance. The session will take place Thursday, March 23, 5:00-6:30pm at the Hemenway Annex Building, Room […]
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Best Practices for Sampling of Pharmaceutical Water: New ISPE Good Practice Guide

  • Posted by Joseph Manfredi
  • On March 15, 2017
Sampling of pharmaceutical water is a required activity that has historically relied on the expertise of those responsible for developing and implementing the sampling procedures and/or plan. Sampling provides proof that a system producing water for pharmaceutical applications is operating under control and that the water being used is of suitable quality for the intended […]
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Making the Most of Biotech in Boston with ISPE

  • Posted by Gabrielle Rabadam
  • On March 14, 2017
Of all the engineering student organizations on campus, ISPE stood out to me primarily because it focuses on a specific subdiscipline of chemical and bioengineering. I found this niche emphasis to be particularly helpful when I was attempting to identify where I want to take my career in the sometimes frustratingly broad field of chemical […]
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ISPE Members Enjoy the NH Slopes at Annual Ski Trip

  • Posted by pcharek
  • On March 9, 2017
Attendees of this year’s Ski/Snowboard Outing were greeted by firm and fast conditions, blue skies, arctic breezes and wonderful hospitality provided by Waterville Valley staffers and a great banquet to top off the day. A total of 47 ISPE members joined the fun and made new connections, caught up with industry friends and shared a […]
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Continuous Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing – Possible, Improbable, or Unavoidable?

  • Posted by Andre Walker
  • On March 6, 2017
I don’t remember a lot of effort going into learning about batch processing in my chemical engineering studies.  Continuous processing was the norm in refineries and many chemical plants.  Steady state equated to even quality, and output could be tuned for maximum efficiency.  The world revolved around a well understood material balance.  Batch was for […]
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