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SAN DIEGO, Calif. and OXFORD, England, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Glide Pharma(®) today announced the award of a sub-contract from Pfenex Inc. to develop a solid formulation containing the recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) from Bacillus anthracis expressed in Pfenex Expression Technology(TM) suitable for delivery with the Glide SDI(® )(solid dose injector). This approach will address two important logistical constraints of the currently available vaccine, namely, long term...
SAN DIEGO and BANGALORE, India, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc. and Agila Biotech Private Limited, a subsidiary of Strides Arcolab Limited today announced that they have entered into a joint venture to develop, manufacture and commercialize an initial pipeline of six biosimilar products for the global market. Operating as a JV, wherein both parties will equally share in decision making regarding product development and commercialization, Agila Biotech will be a 51% equity...
In the news release, Pfenex Inc. Awards Althea Technologies a Contract for cGMP Manufacturing of Circumsporozoite Protein from Plasmodium falciparum, a Key Malaria Antigen, issued 24-Oct-2012 by Pfenex Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the third paragraph, the last sentence should have been a quote attributed to Dr. Annie Mo. This quote is now the fourth paragraph. The complete, corrected release follows: Pfenex Inc. Awards Althea Technologies a Contract for cGMP...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc. today announced that it has awarded Althea Technologies a contract for the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing of circumsporozoite protein (CSP) from Plasmodium falciparum, an important and proven component of an effective malaria vaccine. Althea Technologies will implement the cGMP-ready Pf?nex Expression Technology(TM)-based production process that was developed at Pfenex over the past several months....
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc. today announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under its Broad Agency Announcement entitled "Vaccine Technologies to Advance Next Generation Anthrax Vaccines" (BAA-NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2010104) has awarded Pfenex a contract to develop an alternative delivery method for Pfenex's recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA)-based anthrax vaccine. NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, has made an...
SAN DIEGO, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its comprehensive TEAM Research(TM) rigorous 10 step evaluation methodology, Frost & Sullivan has awarded Pfenex Inc. with the 2012 North American Enabling Technology Award in Microbial Expression Technology. Frost & Sullivan industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry. In order...
SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc. today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), has exercised its option associated with the existing Pfenex contractual relationship begun in July, 2010. This extends the contract supporting the development of a robust Pf?nex Expression Technology(TM) based production strain and process for the production of bulk recombinant...
SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc.'s Reagent Proteins division announced today that it has submitted a Biologics Master File (BMF) to the United States Food and Drug Administration for its cGMP grade CRM197 carrier protein to support the development of conjugate vaccine products by its partners. Reagent Proteins is supplying cGMP grade CRM197 carrier protein to multiple partners in support of their novel conjugate vaccine development efforts. As part of the product...
SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc., an industry leader in protein expression through the Pfenex Expression Technology(TM) platform, announced today a three year strategic collaboration with MedImmune LLC, the global biologics business of AstraZeneca. The agreement provides MedImmune with non-exclusive access to Pfenex Expression Technology and scientific resources for the development of bioprocesses for human therapeutic proteins and vaccines. Pfenex Inc. will engineer...
SAN DIEGO and INGELHEIM, Germany, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc., an industry leader in protein expression through the Pfenex Expression Technology(TM) platform and Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, a leading pharmaceutical company and global leader in biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacture, announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement. It provides Boehringer Ingelheim with non-exclusive access to the Pfenex Expression Technology. Under...
