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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
French drugmaker Mitem Pharmavhas the worldwide acquisition of Desferal (deferoxamine), a major MITM in hematology, from Swiss giant Novartis. 25 September 2024
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
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
US pharma major Eli Lilly and Egyptian firm EVA Pharma have entered into an agreement to expand access to Olumiant (baricitinib) to an estimated 20,000 people in 49 low- to middle-income countries in Africa by 2030. 6 September 2024
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
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
Acadia Pharmaceuticals has appointed Catherine Owen Adams to succeed Steve Davis as chief executive (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. 28 September 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment of adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an eosinophilic phenotype. 28 September 2024
Shares of German pharma major Bayer were up 4.6% at 30.45 euros after it released positive early trial results for its Parkinson’s disease candidate. 27 September 2024
Shionogi said today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) in Japan for zuranolone, a treatment in development for major depressive disorder (MDD). 27 September 2024
CNS specialist Lundbeck has announced data from the TALISMAN natural history study, as well as additional data from the AMULET trial, of amlenetug, in multiple system atrophy (MSA) at the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement disorders in Philadelphia, USA. 27 September 2024
Repair Biotechnologies, a company developing therapies to reverse atherosclerotic plaque, has entered into a collaboration with Genevant Sciences, a specialist in nucleic acid delivery technology. 27 September 2024
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 27 September 2024
Chicago, USA-based ARCH Venture Partners revealed it has closed the ARCH Venture Fund XIII, a venture capital fund with more than $3 billion to support the founding and growth of early-stage biotechnology companies. 27 September 2024
US virology and immunology company Enanta Pharmaceuticals has given further weight to its claims to have the leading portfolio of potent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) replication inhibitors 27 September 2024
Sage Therapeutics has announced that Biogen has terminated its partnership on the SAGE-324 program, following the recent failure of the drug in a Phase II study for the treatment of essential tremor. 27 September 2024
A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting has recommended restricting the use of PD-1 inhibitors, in a move which could affect blockbuster products such as Bristol Myers Squibb's Opdivo (nivolumab) and Merck & Co's Keytruda (pembrolizumab). 27 September 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) capsules for oral use for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. 27 September 2024
USA-based biotech funder and incubator Flagship Pioneering yesterday unveiled Mirai Bio, a company pioneering the first open end-to-end platform for the biotech industry to enable the co-creation of fully optimized genetic medicines. 27 September 2024
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a significant advancement in cancer treatment, particularly within China's burgeoning oncology sector. 27 September 2024
US drugmaker AbbVie has announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase III TEMPO-1 trial for tavapadon as a monotherapy in early Parkinson's disease. 26 September 2024
Evaxion Biotech has entered into an option and license agreement with MSD (tradename of Merck & Co outside of the USA and Canada), for two pre-clinical vaccine candidates. 26 September 2024
Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck and US privately-held biotech Iambic Therapeutics today announced a strategic research collaboration to focus on discovery of a small molecule therapeutic for the treatment of migraine. 26 September 2024