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UK pharma major GSK today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for GSK5764227 (GSK’227), its B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) being evaluated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory osteosarcoma (bone cancer) who have progressed on at least two prior lines of therapy. 7 January 2025
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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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After eight years of follow-up, Eli Lilly has revealed that a statistically -significant overall survival (OS) improvement was not reached for patients in the MONARCH 3 trial. 7 December 2023
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Shares of Cerevel Therapeutics shot up almost 16% to $42.75 in pre-market trading this morning, after it was revealed late yesterday it had received a takeover offer from US pharma major AbbVie. 7 December 2023
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by three months the review period of its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) requesting approval of Xhance (fluticasone propionate) as a treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis. 7 December 2023
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fabhalta (iptacopan) as the first oral monotherapy for the treatment of adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). 6 December 2023
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis is consolidating its commitment to radioligand therapies with the establishment of a second production site in China. 6 December 2023
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Aqemia, a next-gen French pharmatech company leveraging artificial intelligence and quantum physics, has entered into a multi-year research collaboration with French pharma major Sanofi. 6 December 2023
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American healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has undertaken an in-depth business review, publishing plans which include the launch of 20 new products by the end of the decade. 6 December 2023
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Unexpected results from the evobrutinib trial program represent a massive blow for Merck KGaA’s ambitions in multiple sclerosis. 6 December 2023
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Neurocrine Biosciences yesterday revealed it has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for crinecerfont in congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 6 December 2023
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French drugmaker Sanofi is experiencing serious problems in Russia, as due to logistical problems, the company almost stopped exporting insulin from its Russian plant to the European Union. 6 December 2023
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USA-based ophthalmic diseases specialist EyePoint Pharmaceuticals saw its shares leap as much as 212% yesterday, after it announced positive top-line results of its Phase II DAVIO 2 trial of EYP-1901. 5 December 2023
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Johnson & Johnson’s TAR-200 has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) to potentially treat patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC), who are ineligible for or elected not to undergo radical cystectomy. 5 December 2023
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French independent pharma major Servier today announced the appointment of Nicolas Garnier as chief patient officer, effective from December 4. 5 December 2023
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Privately-held Californian company Alto Neuroscience has announced encouraging results from its Phase IIa study of ALTO-300 at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). 5 December 2023
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Industry has renewed its criticism of the UK government after the publication of new terms for the statutory scheme for branded medicines. 5 December 2023
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Spanish drugmaker PharmaMar has announced that its licensing partner, Luye Pharma Group, has received marketing approval for Zepzelca (lurbinectedin) in Macao. 5 December 2023
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Hungarian drugmaker Gedeon Richter has expanded its partnership with Mithra Therapeutics with a deal to develop and commercialize the first estetrol-based combined oral contraceptive in China. 5 December 2023
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In the latest move in the USA for rights to contraceptives and abortion drugs, on Monday, the Reproductive Rights Task Force (RRTF) provided a briefing to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Task Force Chair Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta on the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) work to protect reproductive freedom under federal law. 5 December 2023
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Swiss pharma giant Roche is joining the sector’s charge into the fast-growing market for weight loss treatments. 4 December 2023
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Israeli biotech RedHill Biopharma has announced new funding of around $5 million, which will be directed towards evaluation of COVID-19 treatment RHB-107, also known as upamostat. 4 December 2023
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