UK drugmaker GSK might be trading lower following Thursday’s nomination of vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the USA’s next health secretary, but the day brought good news for the group elsewhere in the business. 15 November 2024
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human health committee, CHMP, announced six positive opinions of novel medicines, as well as two biosimilars, following its October meeting. 18 October 2024
California, USA-based biotech Terray Therapeutics, yesterday announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series B funding of $120 million. 18 October 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the US label for French pharma major Sanofi’s Flublok (Influenza Vaccine) to include data from a new safety study involving pregnant women. 17 October 2024
Chengdu Baiyu Pharmaceutical yesterday announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Swiss pharma giant Novartis for a small molecule anti-tumor asset. 17 October 2024
The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) market in the seven major markets (7MM) is set to grow from $11.5 billion in 2023 to $30.8 billion in 2033, driven by the launch of the first biologic for COPD and other pioneering pipeline agents. 17 October 2024
Shares of US protein-based vaccine maker Novavax closed down 19.4% at $10.15 yesterday having dropped as much as 24%, on the news of a setback for its investigational application for a covid vaccine. 17 October 2024
A new clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has shown that the Jynneos (MVA-BN) vaccine is safe for adolescents and generates an antibody response similar to that in adults. 17 October 2024
US RNA medicines biotech Wave Life Sciences yesterday announced positive proof-of-mechanism data from the ongoing Phase Ib/IIa RestorAATion-2 study of WVE-006 in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) 17 October 2024
Sanofi has entered into an agreement with Orano Med, a subsidiary of the Orano Group, to advance the development of radioligand therapies for rare cancers. 17 October 2024
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and SHINE Europe have secured a 10.5 million euro ($11 million) grant to advance European production of terbium isotopes for cancer treatments. 17 October 2024
BeiGene has announced plans to rebrand as BeOne Medicines, a move the cancer specialist says reflects its commitment to fighting cancer through collaboration. 15 November 2024