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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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Johnson & Johnson, Genmab and Ono Pharmaceutical were among pharma's big spenders in M&A during April. 2 May 2024
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AstraZeneca has announced positive high-level results from an interim analysis of the ECHO Phase III trial. 2 May 2024
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Californian firm Daré Bioscience has completed a royalty monetization deal with XOMA, a company providing an alternative mechanism for biotechs to raise capital. 2 May 2024
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Pivotal data for the novel KRAS G12C inhibitor glecirasib have been presented at the April ASCO Plenary Series. 2 May 2024
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Danish diabetes giant Novo Nordisk today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024, noting that sales increased by 22% in Danish kroner and by 24% at constant exchange rates to 65.3 billion kroner ($9.35 billion). 2 May 2024
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New Zealand-based AFT Pharmaceuticals has announced the licensing of Maxigesic IV, the intravenous form of its proprietary pain relief medicine, for Brazil. 2 May 2024
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At $14.9 billion, New York-based Pfizer has beaten estimates for first quarter revenues and raised its profit outlook accordingly. 1 May 2024
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Trade group the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has published an executive summary of its consultation response to the government's proposed changes to the Statutory Scheme for branded medicines. 1 May 2024
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Shares in USA-based NRx Pharmaceuticals have fallen by around a fifth, after the firm announced disappointing results from a trial of NRX-101. 1 May 2024
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UK pharma major GSK today reported first quarter 2024 financial results, showing that total sales were £7.4 billion ($9.26 billion) +10% and +13% ex COVID revenues. 1 May 2024
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Neurocrine Biosciences has secured US Food and Drug Administration approval for Ingrezza Sprinkle (valbenazine). 1 May 2024
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The USA’s Federal Trade Commission yesterday revealed it has expanded its campaign against pharmaceutical manufacturers’ improper or inaccurate listing of patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book, disputing junk patent listings for diabetes, weight loss, asthma and COPD drugs. 1 May 2024
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US pharma giant Merck & Co has announced results from STRIDE-10, a Phase III trial of V116, the company’s investigational, adult-specific 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases event in Barcelona, Spain. 30 April 2024
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Shares of US developer of rare neurological drugs Harmony Biosciences (Nasdaq: HRMY) rose more than 10% to $32.30 today, after it announced the acquisition of Epygenix Therapeutics. 30 April 2024
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Oncotelic Therapeutics has agreed to sell to Mosaic ImmunoEngineering rights to its clinical-stage necroptosis cancer therapies. 30 April 2024
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US pharma major Eli Lilly today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 and raised it guidance, with the news pushing the firm’s share up 5.6% to $778.19. 30 April 2024
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X4 Pharmaceuticals has secured US approval for Xolremdi (mavorixafor), for the treatment of WHIM syndrome (warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections and myelokathexis). 30 April 2024
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A full cycle of production of a drug for the treatment of Fabry disease will be launched in Russia this year, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 30 April 2024
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A once-weekly insulin product developed by Novo Nordisk will be reviewed by an advisory panel, convened by the US regulator, on 24 May. 30 April 2024
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Italy-based biopharma Newron Pharmaceuticals was trading 14% higher at lunchtime on Tuesday. 30 April 2024
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