biopharmaceutical

Located on the Princeton West Innovation Campus, BeiGene Ltd.‘s new 42-acre home in Hopewell will serve as the global oncology firm’s flagship U.S. facility.
Jul 24, 2024

BeiGene cuts ribbon on $800M Hopewell hub

Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials were on hand to celebrate the new manufacturing and clinical R&D center. The company boasts one of the industry’s deepest oncology pipelines, addressing 80% of the world’s cancers.

Biocon Biologics Ltd., a global biosimilars company, has established its first North American headquarters in Bridgewater.
Jul 19, 2024

Biocon Biologics establishes North American HQ in Bridgewater

Company leaders say the new headquarters will house both commercial and administrative functions for the organization, positioning it for future growth.

BioNJ President and CEO Debbie Hart noted that the organization's annual dinner, which took place Feb. 8 at the Hilton East Brunswick, had broken a record with more than 700 people registered. - MATTHEW FAZELPOOR
Feb 9, 2024

Annual BioNJ dinner celebrates innovation, life sciences

Gov. Phil Murphy and Insmed CEO Will Lewis delivered remarks at the gathering, which drew its largest crowd yet of industry leaders, representatives and key stakeholders.

On Sept. 14, 2023, Johnson & Johnson unveiled a new brand and visual identity. - JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Jan 8, 2024

J&J to acquire cancer drug developer Ambrx for $2B

According to the New Brunswick-based buyer, the addition of the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company presents a distinct opportunity to design, develop and commercialize targeted oncology therapeutics.

Bristol Myers Squibb has two sites in Lawrenceville. -BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Dec 27, 2023

Bristol Myers Squibb says billion-dollar acquisitions will enhance neuroscience, cancer care

The biopharmaceutical company's play for Karuna Therapeutics will help it harness the "tremendous opportunities in neuroscience," while the addition of RayzeBio Inc. is set to bolster its "increasingly diversified oncology portfolio."

Liver
Dec 8, 2023

Hepion Pharmaceuticals CEO steps down amid restructuring

In addition to cutting operational costs by about 60%, the Edison-based biopharmaceutical company is looking at options such as an acquisition or merger.

Health care professional
Aug 30, 2023

Timber Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by Danish giant in $36M deal

LEO Pharma will add the Warren-based clinical-stage biopharma company, which is focused on the development and commercialization of treatments for rare and orphan dermatologic diseases.

DNA puzzle
Jun 28, 2023

BioCentriq, Cytiva receive funding to accelerate gene therapy development

According to Emmanuel Abate, president, Genomic Medicine, Cytiva, “[C]ollaborations are essential to solve the challenges of bringing future therapeutics to market."

Enzene Biosciences Ltd.'s New Jersey expansion is supported by Choose New Jersey as well as the New Jersey India Center, Reed Smith and JLL.
Jun 16, 2023

Enzene Biosciences bringing biomanufacturing facility, 300 jobs to Hopewell

“Yet another Indian biopharma company has established itself in the state, demonstrating the strength of the New Jersey-India economic partnership,” said Wesley Mathews, president and CEO of Choose New Jersey.

Dr. Stuart Peltz retired as chief executive officer of South Plainfield-based PTC Therapeutics, the company he founded and has led since 1998.
Mar 24, 2023

PTC Therapeutics CEO Peltz retires from company he founded

Announcing the change in leadership, the company noted that under Dr. Stuart Peltz it has grown from a research organization with expertise in the control of RNA processes to a publicly traded, integrated, global biopharmaceutical company.

U.S. Rep Bonnie Watson Coleman is flanked by local elected officials and BeiGene employees during a beam signing ceremony on March 21, 2023, at the Princeton West Innovation Campus in Hopewell, where the company is building a new facility that will provide state-of-the-art commercial-state U.S. biologic pharmaceutical manufacturing, late-state research and clinical development capabilities.
Mar 22, 2023

BeiGene reaches milestone at $700M Hopewell facility

Eleven months after breaking ground, the biopharmaceutical company laid the last piece of structural steel for its new manufacturing and R&D site at the Princeton West Innovation Campus.

Medical Healthcare Concept - Doctor in hospital with medical icons modern interface showing symbol of medicine, innovation, medical treatment, emergency service, doctoral data and patient health.
Feb 15, 2022

Biopharmaceutical company signs lease to relocate HQ to NJ

CBRE announced Intercept Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on developing drugs to treat chronic liver disease, will move its operations from Manhattan to Morristown.