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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher”), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CorEvitas, LLC (“CorEvitas”), a leading provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies, from Audax Private Equity (“Audax”), for $912.5 million in cash.

BURLINGTON, N.C., July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced that it has completed the spin-off of Fortrea, the newly formed independent Contract Research Organization providing Phase I-IV clinical trial management, patient access and technology solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations around the world. Fortrea will begin trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "FTRE" effective at the market opening today.

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• Expansion of AZ Forest programme raises commitment to plant 200 million trees across six continents by 2030
• New reforestation projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda in addition to existing projects including in Australia and Indonesia

AstraZeneca has announced a $400 million investment in its global AZ Forest programme, raising its commitment to plant 200 million trees by 2030 and ensure their long-term survival. This includes new or expanded projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda that will contribute to the Company’s climate action, restore nature, promote biodiversity and build ecological and community resilience, spanning over 100,000 hectares worldwide.

INDIANAPOLIS and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and DICE Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DICE) today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire DICE.

• Vaxxas opens 5,500 square meter (60,000 square feet) state-of-the-art biomedical manufacturing facility in Brisbane, Queensland, which will support the production of millions of Vaxxas’ high-density microarray patches (HD-MAPs) per year for future late-stage clinical trials and first commercial vaccine products.
• Funded by the Queensland Government and Vaxxas, the facility showcases world-class and first-of-a-kind biomedical manufacturing capabilities.
• The facility contains two independent Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), qualified aseptic cleanrooms, a medical device manufacturing space, a device assembly cleanroom, and supporting infrastructure including laboratories and office space.
• The facility is Vaxxas’ new global headquarters and home to 130 employees including highly-skilled and experienced engineering and scientific experts. The company expects to grow to 200 employees in the next three to five years.
• Vaxxas’ proprietary HD-MAP technology platform has the potential to improve vaccination by creating vaccine products that are easy to use (potentially enabling self-administration) and which can be stable at room temperature, reducing the complexities and costs associated with refrigerated distribution required for many existing vaccines.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vaxxas, a clinical-stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel vaccination platform technology, today announced the opening of its first, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Brisbane, Queensland. The custom-built 5,500 square meter (60,000 square feet) Vaxxas Biomedical Facility will serve as the company’s global headquarters and support the scale-up of its operations to produce HD-MAP vaccines for future late-stage clinical trials and first commercial products.

Bagsværd, Denmark, 12 June 2023 - Novo Nordisk today announced plans to invest 15.9 billion Danish kroner starting in 2023¹ to expand an existing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production facility in Denmark for the future portfolio within serious chronic diseases.

The company’s third commercial CAR T manufacturing facility in the U.S. further extends Bristol Myers Squibb’s leadership in cell therapy

Chicago, IL (May 25, 2023) — Advanced Clinical, a privately held clinical research services organization committed to providing a better clinical experience across the drug development journey, is pleased to announce a biopharmaceutical industry-first collaboration with StuffThatWorks, the first data-driven community platform that uses crowdsourcing and AI to transform patient journeys and health metrics into actionable real world data in an effort to streamline research and bring clinical research closer to patients and caregivers.