Moderna has said it will open a new R&D and manufacturing facility in the UK which could lead to improved access by NHS patients to mRNA-based vaccines and drug treatments.
Eli Lilly's home state of Indiana is set to benefit from a massive $2.1 billion investment by the pharma group, earmarked for two brand new manufacturing facilities.
Industrial action at several GlaxoSmithKline manufacturing plants in the UK has been called off, after an improved pay deal was accepted by the Unite union.
A new "black cheque" company that claims to be the first in Europe devoted to biomanufacturing has been set up by a team of investors, including former Sanofi chief executive Gerard le Fur.
