A Carmel-based biopharmaceutical company has received an Orphan Drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead therapeutic product candidate. The drug, MBX 2109, is being developed for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism.... Read More
Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV), the West Lafayette-based pharmaceutical testing company that announced last month it planned to shut down two animal-breeding facilities in Virginia, now says it expects to incur charges of up to $9.9 million in connection with those closures.... Read More
New Jersey-based Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) is preparing to open the first piece of a major expansion at its Bloomington operation. The contract development manufacturing organization, which focuses on the biopharmaceutical industry, announced plans in April to invest $350 million in the facility and create 1,000 jobs. ... Read More
A subsidiary of West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the company announced Monday. The settlement involves an investigation into a Virginia dog breeding facility operated by Indianapolis-based Envigo RMS, which was accused of violating animal welfare laws.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics will cut the ribbon Thursday to open its newest distribution facility that is specifically geared to support Indiana’s growing life sciences industry. ... Read More
Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Kevin Richardson as chief executive officer of Telix Americas. The nuclear medicine company says Richardson most recently served as chief operating officer of UroShape Medical, a Florida-based company that developed medical devices.... Read More
West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) is continuing its acquisition strategy. The contract research organization announced Friday it has acquired Protypia Inc., a Tennessee-based bioanalytical company, in a cash and stock deal valued at $11 million.... Read More
West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic will be testing its technology in the coming weeks with major pharmaceutical companies in the U.S... Read More
Miami County is creating a niche of its own in Indiana’s growing life sciences sector by securing a second medical isotopes company. ... Read More
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership President and Chief Executive Officer David Johnson says there are still things he wants to accomplish before he retires in December ... Read More
Germany-based biomedical company Evonik says the expansion of its facility in Lafayette will help ensure that the U.S. is prepared for another pandemic. ... Read More
The Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. is launching a program designed to grow the number of medical technology startups in the area. The organization says the Medical Technology Accelerator Studio aims to complement and advance the existing product development and manufacturing capabilities in Warsaw, which is billed as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.... Read More
While Stevanato may be a new name to Hoosiers, the company is a global player in the pharmaceutical market and has selected Fishers to add might to its U.S. footprint with a $240 million investment. A subsidiary of Italy-based Stevanato Group, the glass container manufacturer specializes in drug containment. President for the Americas Riccardo Butta […]... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has been working in the area of precision medicine for more than a decade, but a recent $20 million gift is adding muscle to the effort, creating “a much larger impact than our footprint would ordinarily predict,” says Dr. Paul Bohn. He’s the director of the newly established Berthiaume Institute […]... Read More
Massachusetts-based Boston Centerless is opening a facility closer to one of its core sectors that it serves, Indiana’s orthopedics industry. ... Read More
Carmel-based life sciences startup Confluence Pharmaceuticals has received a $200,000 investment from IU Ventures, the third round of funding from IU’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm. ... Read More
A new report from Ohio-based TEConomy Partners shows Indiana's healthcare and life sciences sector has a $150 billion annual economic impact for the state. The study, commissioned by BioCrossroads, examined how the sector benefits other industries such as manufacturing, technology and retail, as well as its non-traditional impacts, including economic development and access to healthcare. ... Read More
West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nadaq: NOTV) says it will close two facilities in Virginia that are currently operated by its Indianapolis-based subsidiary, Envigo RMS. One of the facilities is a dog breeding facility in Cumberland that is the subject of a lawsuit alleging animal welfare law violations.... Read More
Purdue University has received two donations that it says will boost pharmaceutical studies and research at the West Lafayette campus and improve the manufacturing process of drugs emerging from biotechnology research. ... Read More
? A biomedical engineering researcher and his team at Purdue University have devised edible QR code technology to help root out counterfeit alcohol or medicines.... Read More
