Cargill hires support for Omega-3 foray: Cargill's new omega-3 ingredient "promises to be an innovative alternative to existing omega-3 products in the area of flavor," the company announces in a March 29 release. To support the product's launch and Cargill's entry into the fish oil market, the firm hired David Lewis as omega-3 product manager. Lewis has been business unit director for Lipid Nutrition in North America, responsible for its nutritional oil business. He brings "solid, specialty ingredient sales and marketing skills to our business," Cargill said. Lewis will report to David Henstrom, general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa...

Roche/Genentech oncology partnering maintained a robust dealmaking pace through the pandemic, keeping the percentage of partnered R&D programs at about 50% of the cancer drug pipeline.

To mitigate pandemic disruption of component supply chains, the US FDA said it will downgrade some post-approval change categories for sterile drug container closure systems. The downgrade will cover drugs in shortage and those used to treat COVID-19.