Russia has faced with the shortage of oncology drug Uromitexan (mercapto ethane sulphonacid; mesna), for which last deliveries to the country were in the spring of 2023, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 15 May 2024
Privately-held Certa Therapeutics, a biotech developing precision therapies for fibrotic diseases, has acquired fellow Australian firm OccuRx. 19 December 2024
December 19, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd), from Australia’s Mesoblast, whose shares rocketed 54% to A$3.05 on the news. 19 December 2024
Safi Biotherapeutics, a specialist in stem-cell derived red blood cell products, has received Rare Pediatric Disease designation and Orphan Drug designation from the US regulator. 19 December 2024
Marking its second deal this month alone, Novo Nordisk has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Massachusetts, USA-based Photys Therapeutics to develop novel proximity-based therapeutics for a cardiometabolic disease target. 18 December 2024
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has announced the submission of a Type II variation application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). 18 December 2024
Flagship Pioneering-founded genome engineering biotech Tessera Therapeutics today announced an investment of up to $50 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop curative, globally accessible in vivo genetic therapies for sickle cell disease. 18 December 2024
ENA Respiratory, an Australian pharma developing innate immune modulators to prevent complications associated with respiratory viral infections in at-risk populations, has announced the publication of results of its Phase IIa study with its liquid formulation of INNA-051 in ERJ Open Research. 18 December 2024
In significant efforts to strengthen public health and improve vaccine access in Africa, the US International Development Finance Corporation, the African Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have jointly announced a $45 million financing package for VaxSen, a subsidiary of Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD). 18 December 2024
China's drug regulator has approved clinical trials for an experimental mpox vaccine developed by Sinopharm, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to offer an alternative jab. 17 December 2024
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has licensed an indication extension to Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat adults with Philadelphia chromosome negative CD19-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) in the consolidation phase. 17 December 2024
Colorado, USA-based OncoVerity announced the closing of a series A extension led by existing investors, argenX and RefinedScience. The value was not disclosed, but this extension follows a $30 million Series A fundraiser in March 2023. 22 November 2024
Privately-held Certa Therapeutics, a biotech developing precision therapies for fibrotic diseases, has acquired fellow Australian firm OccuRx. 19 December 2024