UK-based immunotherapy firm Centauri Therapeutics has secured a £1 million ($1.25 million) grant from PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) to further develop its Alphamer technology. 25 November 2024
Following a re-examination, the European Medicines Agency’s human health committee, CHMP confirmed its initial recommendation to refuse the granting of a conditional marketing authorization for Masitinib AB Science’s masitinib. 18 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
Danish dermatology focused LEO Pharma has announced the launch of Anzupgo (delgocitinib) cream in Germany for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE), for whom topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate. 15 October 2024
French pharma major Sanofi revealed it has entered into negotiations with private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for the potential sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business. 14 October 2024
The UK’s new 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access, and growth (VPAG) came into force at the beginning of January this year. 4 October 2024
French drugmaker Mitem Pharmavhas the worldwide acquisition of Desferal (deferoxamine), a major MITM in hematology, from Swiss giant Novartis. 25 September 2024
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an institute for biomedical artificial intelligence (AI) based on a 150 million euros ($166.8 million) funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). 18 September 2024
Novartis is building two new radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facilities in the USA to enhance its supply chain for cancer treatments. This move supports the growing use of RLTs, a form of precision medicine that targets tumors with radiation. 6 September 2024
Belgium’s largest drugmaker UCB announced a strategic divestment deal in China, underscoring its strategic shift towards innovation and partnership in one of the world’s fastest-growing pharmaceutical markets. 27 August 2024
The UK’s largest pharma company AstraZeneca has rejected claims that it is moving its vaccine operations to the USA, according to media reports. 23 August 2024
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma announced the termination of its exclusive sales rights agreements with AnGes for the HGF gene therapy product, Collategene (beperminogene perplasmid) intramuscular injection targeting peripheral arterial diseases in Japan and the USA. 23 August 2024
UK pharma major AstraZeneca has become the only current UK-lis¬ted company to reach a £200 billion ($256.4 billion) valuation, the Financial Times reported today, noting that it is a vindication of the company’s bet on developing a leading portfolio of cancer drugs. 14 August 2024
US pharma giant Pfizer has announced the publication of real-world results from a cohort of the longitudinal, observational Phase IV THAOS (Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey) study in the Journal of Cardiac Failure. 8 August 2024
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi says that its New Drug Application (NDA) for cefiderocol has been accepted for review by the Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). 5 August 2024
Germany’s Bayer has submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval to market elinzanetant for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), commonly known as hot flashes, associated with menopause. 2 August 2024
Spanish plasma-derived medicines company Grifols announced with the Andorran government the cancellation of the immunology research center planned for the parish of Ordino. 29 July 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Palforzia (peanut [Arachis hypogaea] allergen powder-dnfp] to include initiation of treatment, up-dosing and maintenance in individuals ages one through three years. 27 July 2024
Pharmaceutical laboratories, institutions, guilds and medical federations have taken on the task of designing programs to end health illiteracy in order to have informed, educated, knowledgeable and empowered communities where their health and wellbeing are concerned. 19 September 2024
Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ shares were down more than 10% at $4.45 pre-market today, as the) company provided an unfavorable update on its tradipitant development program. 19 September 2024
Roche today released positive top-line results of the Phase III CENTERSTONE study of Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil), an antiviral, showing a reduction in the transmission of influenza viruses. 19 September 2024
Applied Therapeutics saw its stock price climb by over two-thirds after an encouraging update on the US Food and Drug Administration review of govorestat. 19 September 2024
Daiichi Sankyo’s today revealed that its Vanflyta (quizartinib) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for routine National Health Service (NHS) commissioning in England and Wales. 19 September 2024
Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance yesterday announced an advance purchase agreement (APA) to secure 500,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine (marketed as Jynneos or Imvanex) to be supplied to countries in Africa impacted by the mpox outbreak. 19 September 2024
The atopic dermatitis (AD) market is on track to reach $16.7 billion across mature markets by 2030, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. 19 September 2024
Novo Nordisk is under increasing pressure over the cost of its blockbuster drugs in the USA, as chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen prepares to testify before a powerful Senate committee. 18 September 2024
US clinical stage CNS drug developer Athira Pharma is taking decisive action following the company’s announcement of disappointing data from the Phase II/III LIFT-AD clinical trial of fosgonimeton to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 18 September 2024
In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Missouri, USA, Health insurer Cigna (NYSE: CI) and its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts demanded that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) retract its July 2024 report. 18 September 2024
Los Angeles, USA-based cancer research center City of Hope has received a $150 million donation, boosting its work targeting pancreatic cancer. 18 September 2024
Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance, “Integrating Randomized Controlled Trials for Drug and Biological Products into Routine Clinical Practice” 18 September 2024
Structure Therapeutics, a specialist in small molecule treatments for metabolic and pulmonary diseases, has announced key leadership appointments. 18 September 2024
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive movements, abnormal postures, or twisting. 17 September 2024
Bayer has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the investigational compound elinzanetant. 17 September 2024
German pharma major Bayer today released results from the Phase III ARANOTE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) taking place in Spain. 16 September 2024