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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
Biotechnology
Germany’s Evotec says it has taken notice of the statement made by Halozyme Therapeutics on November 22, stating that it has withdrawn its non-binding proposal to acquire Evotec for 11.00 euros per share in cash. 23 November 2024
Biotechnology
Colorado, USA-based OncoVerity announced the closing of a series A extension led by existing investors, argenX and RefinedScience. The value was not disclosed, but this extension follows a $30 million Series A fundraiser in March 2023. 22 November 2024
Biotechnology
Sweden-based BioArctic saw its fall 7.5% to 139.90 kronor on Friday, after its announced that its partner, Japan’s Eisa, has updated its revenue outlook for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi (lecanemab) for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), which runs from April 2024 through March 2025. 11 November 2024
Biotechnology
Danish biotech Gubra announces that Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim has decided to discontinue the development of the long-acting neuropeptide Y receptor type 2 (NPY2R) agonist BI 1820237 in obesity. 4 November 2024
Biotechnology
Japanese drugmaker Eisai has completed the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lecanemab-irmb (US brand name Leqembi) subcutaneous autoinjector for weekly maintenance dosing after it was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. 1 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
GSK has announced its largest US manufacturing investment to date, dedicated to producing medicines and vaccines. 25 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
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
Pharmaceutical
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
Pharmaceutical
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
Pharmaceutical
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
Pharmaceutical
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
Biotechnology
Sirnaomics, a firm specializing in RNAi therapeutics, has entered into a subscription agreement with biotech specialist Poon Hung Fai. 4 October 2024
Biotechnology
GigaGen has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 4 October 2024
Biotechnology
Oxford, UK-based Enara Bio today announces the closing of a $32.5 million Series B financing supported by a strong syndicate of new and existing biotech investors. 3 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
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 European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has elected Bruno Sepodes as its new chair. 19 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
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
Biotechnology
Zenas BioPharma announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 13,235,294 shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. 13 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Boston, USA-based contract research organization (CRO) Novotech has made two new appointments to its senior executive team. 13 October 2023
Biotechnology
Swiss independent dermatology specialist Galderma has released positive data from three pivotal Phase III trials in atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis – ARCADIA 1 and 2 and OLYMPIA 1, respectively. 13 October 2023
Biotechnology
Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Lonza today announced the extension of a collaboration with a major, named, biopharmaceutical partner for the commercial-scale filling of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). 13 October 2023
Biotechnology
China’s CARsgen Therapeutics has announced the publication of two cases of long-term disease-free survival in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with its CAR-GPC3 T-cell therapy. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
Israel-based cancer and rare diseases drug developer BioLineRx today announced the closing of an exclusive license agreement with Guangzhou Gloria Biosciences (GloriaBio) and an associated investor for the development of motixafortide across all indications in Asia, with the news sending BioLineRx’ shares up 6.7% to $1.60. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
At the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) congress in Berlin, AbbVie is presenting positive results from the Phase IIb NCT04927975 study. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
One big challenge for pharma companies doing cross-border businesses in China and the USA is the respective cybersecurity law imposed by the two countries. 12 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
German eye disease specialist Katairo GmbH today announced top-line results of a multi-national, multicenter, double-masked, placebo-controlled, proof of concept trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral Remofuscin (soraprazen) in adults with Stargardt disease. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
Research company Care Access has announced the completion of a for-cause US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Clinical Practices (GCP) inspection related to Care Access’s activities on the Pfizer VALOR trial. 12 October 2023
Biosimilars
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter (CRL) for Icelandic firm Alvotech’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for AVT04, a biosimilar candidate to Johnson & Johnson Stelara (ustekinumab). 12 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
The British medicines regulator has initiated a new scheme designed to reduce the amount of time it takes to approve clinical trials which are deemed to be low risk. 12 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved US pharma giant Pfizer’s Braftovi (encorafenib) with Mektovi (binimetinib) for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
Swedish biotech Promore Pharma will soon run out of money, and has begun liquidation proceedings, the company announced. 12 October 2023
Biotechnology
Genentech announced new clinical and real-world data on its anti-CD20 therapy Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) at the 9th Joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS Meeting (European and Americas Committees for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis) that it said “continue to deepen our understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS).” 12 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the creation of a new Digital Health Advisory Committee. 12 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
Danish allergy immunotherapy specialist ALK Abello today announced positive top-line results from a Phase III pediatric clinical trial of its sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet for the treatment of tree-pollen-induced allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. 11 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
A new product from French pharma major Sanofi’s Indian subsidiary, Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide recombinant fixed-dose combination), has recently been granted approval by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). 11 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
Patrick Branch, a Japan-based strategy consultant from LEK Consulting, provides an Expert View on the ‘new map’ for healthcare firms in Asia. 11 October 2023
Pharmaceutical
Swedish company Egetis Therapeutics has raised around $16 million in a private share placement led by US healthcare investor Frazier Life Sciences. 11 October 2023
Biotechnology
UK clinical-stage biotech PureTech Health has presented new clinical data supporting the differentiated profile of LYT-100 (deupirfenidone) at the CHEST Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. 11 October 2023
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