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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
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GSK has announced its largest US manufacturing investment to date, dedicated to producing medicines and vaccines. 25 October 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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French drugmaker Mitem Pharmavhas the worldwide acquisition of Desferal (deferoxamine), a major MITM in hematology, from Swiss giant Novartis. 25 September 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EQT Life Sciences revealed that it has led a 93 million-euro ($102.5 million) oversubscribed Series A fundraise in PanTera, a Belgian radioisotope producer. 12 September 2024
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Novo Nordisk has announced that its obesity drug Saxenda (liraglutide) has been shown to be safe and effective in treating obesity in children aged 6-12 years, based on results from a Phase IIIa trial. 12 September 2024
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has released new data from a Phase III trial showing that its drug sotagliflozin improves certain glucose control parameters in people with type 2 diabetes. 12 September 2024
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Shares in Novo Nordisk frequently jump upwards when the latest data on the company’s blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide) are released. 11 September 2024
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Terns Pharmaceuticals, a specialist in small molecule treatments for serious diseases, is to raise $150 million via a public offering. 11 September 2024
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The research based pharmaceutical industry has welcomed Mario Draghi’s report, published by the European Commission, outlining proposals on how Europe can regain its competitive edge and the critical role of innovative industries in achieving this. 11 September 2024
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Germany’s Bayer has presented results from the Phase III OASIS 3 study further supporting efficacy data and sustained safety data of elinzanetant over 52 weeks in vasomotor symptoms (VMS). 11 September 2024
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Even as emerging signs of a thaw in the broader Indian start-up funding landscape were evident, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has tightened its exemption list under new combination rules. 11 September 2024
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Eli Lilly has announced positive results from two Phase III trials evaluating its once-weekly insulin efsitora alfa (efsitora) against the daily insulin degludec for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 11 September 2024
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New obesity drugs from public and private companies are emerging to challenge the leading positions of Denmark-based Novo Nordisk and US pharma major Eli Lilly in a GLP-1 drug market that is estimated to reach more than $200 billion in annual sales by 2031. 11 September 2024
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The upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 should provide a reminder—if it were needed—of the pace of innovation in the development of new medicines for cancer. 10 September 2024
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Swiss pharma giant Roche today announced the opening of the new pharmaceutical research and development center at its global headquarters in Basel. 10 September 2024
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Roivant today announced its previously undisclosed pipeline program mosliciguat, a potential first-in-class, inhaled, once-daily sGC activator with targeted delivery to the lungs via dry powder inhaler, at Pulmovant. 10 September 2024
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Boehringer Ingelheim has reported positive results from a Phase Ib primary analysis of Cohort 1 of the Beamion LUNG-1 trial evaluating zongertinib (BI 1810631) in pre-treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating HER2 mutations. 10 September 2024
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Superluminal Medicines, a US firm using generative biology, chemistry and machine learning in an attempt to revolutionize the speed and accuracy of how medicines are created, has closed a $120 million Series A funding round. 10 September 2024
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Santhera Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with GENESIS Pharma for Agamree (vamorolone) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in 20 markets in Central and Eastern Europe. 10 September 2024
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The global migraine market in mature economies is projected to grow from $9.2 billion in 2023 to $16.4 billion by 2033, according to a report from GlobalData. 10 September 2024
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Israeli-headquartered RedHill Biopharma has announced the placement of its low-dose rifabutin-triple therapy, Talicia, as an empirically-prescribed fist-line choice for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in new American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guidelines 9 September 2024
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The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)—a European Union (EU) public-private partnership funding health research and innovation—has boasted that it has made a major step forward for animal welfare. 9 September 2024
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Psyence Biomedical has announced plans to acquire Clairvoyant Therapeutics, a Canadian developer of psilocybin-based treatments. 9 September 2024
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