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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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New York USA-based Metsera, a company accelerating the next generation of medicines for obesity and metabolic diseases, announced its launch today. 18 April 2024
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US biotech Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ shares gained ground in early trading today after the company signaled progress in the development of its experimental non-opioid pain treatment. 18 April 2024
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Like its rivals in the GLP-1 space, Eli Lilly continues to explore the potential of Zepbound (tirzepatide) in addressing the broad range of comorbidities linked to obesity. 18 April 2024
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Global supply problems have caused a “shock rise” in shortages of life-saving drugs like antibiotics and epilepsy medication, new research reveals today. 18 April 2024
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At the American College of Cardiology’s 73rd Annual Scientific Session, a study from the Gardy Health system in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, was presented investigating the rates of heart failure hospitalizations (HFH) in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients and diabetes patients on semaglutide. 18 April 2024
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UK pharma major GSK has announced positive results from the pivotal EAGLE-1 Phase III trial for gepotidacin, a potential first-in-class oral antibiotic with a novel mechanism of action for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea (GC) in adolescents and adults. 18 April 2024
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Western drugmakers are reducing their presence in Russia, which is reflected by the drop of demand and sales of their drugs in the local market, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 18 April 2024
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US brain health company Sage Therapeutics was trading more than 19% lower at lunchtime Wednesday. 17 April 2024
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UK-based specialty pharma group Essential Pharma has bought the Reminyl (galantamine hydrobromide) product line from Johnson & Johnson. 17 April 2024
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California, USA-based Terns Pharmaceuticals has appointed Melita Sun Jung as chief business officer. 17 April 2024
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Shares in US CNS specialist Intra-Cellular Therapies closed 23% higher on Tuesday. 17 April 2024
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Fintepla (fenfluramine) oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) as an add-on therapy to other anti-epileptic medicines for patients two years of age and older. 17 April 2024
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Medicare beneficiaries in the USA are facing greater access restrictions on their lifesaving medicines, according to a study by the Schaeffer Center at the University of Southern California. 17 April 2024
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France-based Medincell, a biopharma developing long-acting injectable drugs in many therapeutic areas, has announced a collaboration with US drugmaker AbbVie. 16 April 2024
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US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024. 16 April 2024
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German family-owned drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim today announced a strong acceleration of its pipeline in 2023, as pivotal trials in key research areas progressed as planned, along with its full-year 2023 financial results. 16 April 2024
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Having recently gained US regulatory approval for its Fabhalta (iptacopan) as the first oral monotherapy for the treatment of adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Swiss pharma giant Novartis is now arming itself with clinical data for a new indication. 16 April 2024
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USA-based rare seizure specialist Marinus Pharmaceuticals saw its shares crash, falling nearly 83% to $1.36, after it revealed that a trial failed to meet early stopping criteria. 16 April 2024
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The US medicines regulator has established a new Center for Clinical Trial Innovation (C3TI). 16 April 2024
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In a significant stride towards addressing the challenge of meningococcal-B disease, Serum Institute of India (SII) and the University of Oxford, UK, have formalized a technology license agreement negotiated by Oxford University Innovation. 16 April 2024
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