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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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Seven vaccine research proposals have been chosen for funding, the latest development in a partnership between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). 24 October 2023
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Novartis has lifted its 2023 earnings forecast for the third time. 24 October 2023
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In October 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “Multiple Endpoints in Clinical Trials” document to provide guidance for drug sponsors and other stakeholders regarding best practices in assessment methodologies for medications. 24 October 2023
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A new pill for dengue fever developed by US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson appeared to protect against a form of the virus in a handful of patients in a small human challenge trial in the USA, according to data presented by the company on Friday. 23 October 2023
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US pharma major Eli Lilly released five-year outcomes from a pre-planned analysis of the Phase III monarchE study evaluating two years of adjuvant Verzenio (abemaciclib) in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) compared with ET alone in patients with HR+, HER2-, node-positive early breast cancer. 23 October 2023
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Penbraya (meningococcal groups A, B, C, W and Y vaccine), the first and only pentavalent vaccine that provides coverage against the five most common serogroups causing meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults aged 10 through 25 years. 23 October 2023
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Melbourne, Australia-based Dimerix has appointed Dr David Fuller as chief medical officer (CMO), effective immediately. 23 October 2023
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The global pharmaceutical industry is going through a significant shift in the way it operates. Dr Stefanie Lietsch-Dallwig shares her insights on how this shift will impact the local affiliate model in an Expert View piece. 20 October 2023
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Californian antiviral specialist Gilead Sciences has presented new data today supporting Sunlenca (lenacapavir) as an important treatment option for adults with multi-drug resistant (MDR) HIV who have extensive treatment history. 20 October 2023
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US pharma giant Pfizer has revealed the cost of its oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), once the company starts selling the drug commercially. 20 October 2023
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New Jersey, USA-based PTC Therapeutics has announced an agreement with Royalty Pharma to acquire additional royalties on Evrysdi (risdiplam) for $1 billion upfront. 20 October 2023
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Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica has entered into an asset purchase agreement with privately owned US firm Gravitas Therapeutics for GR-2397, a clinical-stage antifungal compound with a novel mechanism of action, targeting invasive mold infections caused by Aspergillus species. 20 October 2023
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In September, USA-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IONS) unveiled positive Phase III clinical data for olezarsen, a ligand-conjugated antisense (LICA) designed to inhibit apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III). 20 October 2023
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Nearly five months have passed since the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) took place, and cancer-focused drugmakers are ready once again to dump their data to the world’s oncologists, media and more. 19 October 2023
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US biotech major Gilead Sciences has presented new long-term real-world data on its flagship medication Biktarvy (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF). 19 October 2023
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The GSK majority-owned company ViiV Healthcare is presenting 12-month efficacy, safety and patient-reported outcomes for European participants in the SOLAR study at the Annual European AIDS Conference (EACS) 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. 19 October 2023
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German active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer Axplora has appointed Stephan Haitz as president of the Novasep business unit. 19 October 2023
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Swiss pharma giant Roche saw its shares fall more than 5% to 254.60 francs this morning, after it posted a cautious forecast for full-year 2023. 19 October 2023
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) late yesterday confirmed that pre-filled pens falsely labeled as the diabetes medicine Ozempic (semaglutide, 1mg, solution for injection) have been identified at two UK wholesalers. 19 October 2023
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The life sciences sector contributed £43.3 billion ($52.6 billion) to the UK economy in 2021 through production of goods and services, with pharma manufacturing responsible for a majority of £19.2 billion. 19 October 2023
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