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Belgian drugmaker UCB and US biotech Biogen’s Phase III PHOENYCS GO trial results signal a pivotal development for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatment, as dapirolizumab pegol met its primary endpoint and demonstrated enhanced disease control and safety at Week 48. 13 November 2024
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Shares of Dutch gene therapy company uniQure were up more than 50% at $5.68, after the company released positive early clinical results for its Huntington’s disease candidate. 9 July 2024
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Stalicla, a privately-held Swiss biotech developing precision medicine-based treatments for neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, has named Purnanand Sarma as chair of its board of directors. 9 July 2024
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US pharma major Eli Lilly is to acquire Morphic (Nasdaq: MORF), a US biopharmaceutical company developing oral integrin therapies for treatment of serious chronic diseases, for $3.2 billion. 8 July 2024
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Florida, USA-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Austrian company Aperion Biologics. 8 July 2024
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Memo Therapeutics, a privately-held Swiss biotech company translating unique immune responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, has announced the appointment of Paul Carter as chair of the board of directors. 8 July 2024
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Research news was prominent last week, first with US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson presenting new data on nipocalimab in the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (MS), pitching it against argenx’ Fc Rn blocker Vyvgart. Cartesian Therapeutics also reported positive top-line results for Descartes-08 in patients with myasthenia gravis, as well as a $130 financing. However, Roche released disappointing Phase II/III clinical trial results for its tiragolumab in combination with Tecentriq for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), leading the Swiss pharma giant to halt the study. On the regulatory front, Eli Lilly gained long-awaited approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab, to be marketed by the US pharma major under the trade name Kisunla. 7 July 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), once-monthly injection for IV infusion), Alzheimer's treatment . 3 July 2024
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Annovis Bio (NYSE: ANVS), a late-stage drug developer, has announced new data from its Phase III study of Parkinson’s candidate buntanetap. 3 July 2024
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Cambridge, UK-based Mission Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech, has received $5.2 million in funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and Parkinson's UK. 2 July 2024
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Sweden-based BioArctic saw its fall 7.5% to 139.90 kronor on Friday, after its announced that its partner, Japan’s Eisa, has updated its revenue outlook for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi (lecanemab) for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), which runs from April 2024 through March 2025. 11 November 2024
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Last week saw US pharma major AbbVie release disappointing Phase II trial results on its emraclidine in schizophrenia, which benefited Bristol Myers Squibb. Also on the research front, Germany’s Merck KGaA and Abbisko’s pimicotinib showed positive results in tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT). M&A news saw German BioNTech punting $800 million upfront to acquire China based oncology focused Biotheus. Also of note, US drugmaker Halozyme Therapeutics made an unsolicited takeover bid for Evotec, valuing the German firm, at around 2 billion euros. 17 November 2024
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