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The Friday Brief for June 26, 2026: BIO 2026 Recap

 
The Friday Brief for June 26, 2026: BIO 2026 Recap

Reviewing the week that was in San Diego, and touching upon the other news of a busy few days.
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Merck KGaA to Acquire Bio-Techne for $11.3B

Transaction would bring a globally recognized portfolio of cytokines, growth factors, antibodies, and immunoassay kits.

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Optimizing Plasmid Manufacturing for Cell and Gene Therapy

This free Contract Pharma webinar on August 27 tackles the upstream manufacturing challenges that determine success in cell and gene therapy programs. Save your seat!

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Agilent Completes Acquisition of Biocare Medical

Expands Agilent’s pathology portfolio and ability to serve customers across clinical and research settings.

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Shilpa Biologicals Commissions Integrated ADC Drug Substance GMP Manufacturing Facilities

Facility is fully operational, with GMP qualification protocols actively underway.

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Pharma Matters Q&A: Accelerating Sterile Liquid Development for Complex Drugs

Integrated solutions are reshaping sterile liquid development. Learn how to streamline timelines for both biologics and small molecules.

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Julie Kim Takes Helm as Takeda CEO

Kim, who succeeds Christophe Weber, brings more than three decades of global healthcare experience to the role.

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Beyond SaaS: How SaaS and Agentic AI are Powering Labs of the Future

In labs around the world, scientific teams are applying the software-as-a-service model to generate more data than ever before. Read Contract Pharma's eBook to learn more.

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Sofgen Pharma is a leading integrated healthcare and pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and nutraceutical solutions. They have a direct presence in 13 countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and United States with customers located in over 50 countries.

 

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Pace Life Sciences

Pace® makes the world a safer, healthier place. We advance the science of our pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers through the drug development process, from early-phase R&D through clinical trials and GMP commercial product support. For customers with in-house manufacturing and labs, we provide support through professional services.