US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Curia Begins Work on New Mexico Expansion

US CDMO Curia has begun construction on an expansion of its campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The facility designed by Burns & McDonnell will be built by BE&K Building Group.

HHS Says Nplate Order not Sign of Nuclear Threat

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said last week it has budgeted $290 million to stock up on Amgen’s Nplate (romiplostim), a drug primarily used to treat acute radiation sickness in the event of a nuclear emergency.

US Government Buys 3 Million Novavax Doses

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have ordered 3.2 million doses of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, even before the protein-based and adjuvanted shot has cleared the US Food and Drug Administration.

High Drug Prices Said “Infecting” Generics

New US Law Extends Drug Patents Slightly