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
Vividion Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany’s Bayer, today announced it will expand its global innovation capabilities with a new research and development (R&D) center and corporate headquarters in San Diego, California. 23 July 2024
US pharm major Eli Lilly on Friday revealed via a social media posting that it has been granted approval from the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to sell tirzepatide for weight loss in the country. 20 July 2024
Privately-held Swiss firm Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced that Paul Navarre has been appointed chief executive of Ferring Holding Inc. 2 June 2017
In our latest ASCO-themed expert view piece, Michael Jewell, healthcare partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, discusses why the oncology sector is seeing increased M&A activity and offers advice to buyers and sellers on how to maximize opportunities in the market and complete deals on the most favorable terms. 2 June 2017
Phase III data on Anglo-Swedish pharma major AstraZeneca’s of Lynparza (olaparib) 300mg twice-daily tablet maintenance treatment shows that quality of life (QoL) is sustained alongside improved progression-free survival (PFS) in women with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), platinum-sensitive, relapsed serous ovarian cancer. 2 June 2017
ViiV Healthcare has submitted applications for regulatory approval in Europe and the USA for a single-tablet, two-drug regimen combining its own dolutegravir with Janssen’s rilpivirine. 2 June 2017
A new study has found that published cost-effectiveness claims related to cardiovascular therapies tend to assume a mortality benefit, without clear support from gold standard clinical trial data. 2 June 2017
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2017 alone, there will be more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer and 600,000 cancer deaths in the USA. 2 June 2017
A US government estimate suggests that Netherlands-incorporated drugmaker Mylan overcharged American taxpayers by as much as $1.27 billion for its EpiPen (epinephrine) auto-injectors. 1 June 2017
Taiwan’s OBI Pharma has announced an agreement with US biopharma Threshold Pharmaceuticals to acquire TH-3424, a small-molecule prodrug that selectively targets cancers over-expressing the enzyme aldo-keto reductase 1c3 (AKR1C3). 1 June 2017
Joe Jimenez, the chief executive of Swiss pharma giant Novartis and chairman-elect of US trade group PhRMA, has said that he expects Donald Trump’s administration to come back with proposals on making prescription drugs more affordable for Americans within three months. 1 June 2017
A new agreement between Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo and the New Jersey-based biotech startup Inspirion Delivery Sciences will see the commercialization of newly-approved painkiller RoxyBond in the USA. 1 June 2017
Ohio is to become the second US state to sue the pharmaceutical industry over its role in the opioid epidemic currently facing America, after Mississippi. 1 June 2017
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Biologics License Application for Rebinyn (nonacog beta pegol; N9-GP) for the treatment of adults and children with hemophilia B. 1 June 2017
French company Servier is to stop producing and selling its osteoporosis treatment Protelos (strontium ranelate), the independent drugmaker has announced. 1 June 2017
Germany’s Merck KGaA has not appeared near the summit of any rankings on top pharma companies by oncology revenue in recent years, with earnings from its sole cancer product Erbitux (cetuximab) dropping to below $1 billion in 2016. 31 May 2017
Merck & Co has pledged to create 330 new jobs and invest 280 million euros ($314 million) over the next three years at two of its Irish manufacturing sites. 31 May 2017
The Cystic Fibrosis Engagement Network, a project of the Alliance for Patient Access, today released a new white paper, “Making Treatment Accessible for Cystic Fibrosis Patients.” 31 May 2017
The European Commission has granted approval for Trumenba (meningococcal group B vaccine) for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) in individuals 10 years of age and older. 31 May 2017
In a report likely to please French and Scandinavian readers and have the opposite effect on Italians and Spaniards, the cities hoping to host the new headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have been ranked by the financial services firm KPMG. 30 May 2017
Partnerships between UK and European Union medical researchers have increased the value of research, benefiting patients across Europe, according to a report published today (May 30). 30 May 2017
A unique collaboration has been announced today between Spanish and Danish drugmakers that aims to advance understanding of skin diseases by setting a new standard for skin sampling. 30 May 2017