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
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
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
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
Japan’s Eisai and US biotech Biogen today revealed that the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 14 August 2024
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
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
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
The potential benefits for GLP-1 agonists appear unlimited, with new data at a leading Alzheimer’s conference suggesting a possible benefit for people taking an earlier generation option from Novo Nordisk (NOV: N). 31 July 2024
Eisai (Tokyo: 4523) and Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) have shared new findings on Leqembi (lecanemab), the star of the show at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2024. 31 July 2024
Osaka-based Ono Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4502) has added a new collab to a growing list of deals made in 2024, agreeing to work with Systasy Bioscience. 31 July 2024
Shares in Merck & Co were more than 10% lower during Tuesday’s early trading in New York after the US pharma giant announced its second-quarter financial results and latest guidance for 2024. 30 July 2024
Imunon has released data from the Phase II OVATION 2 study of its interleukin-12 (IL-12) immunotherapy called IMNN-001 in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. 30 July 2024
As part of its regular benchmarking exercise, Swissmedic has concluded that other major medicines regulators, notably in Europe and the USA, are able to process regulatory submissions in less time. 30 July 2024
German infectious disease specialist AiCuris Anti-infective Cures has announced the appointment of Cynthia Wat as chief medical officer (CMO). 30 July 2024
The month of July celebrated World Sjögren's Day, dedicated to Sjögren's syndrome (SS) – a condition affecting between 0.5% and 1% of the population.1 30 July 2024
The global market for biotech active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing services is poised for significant growth, according to an analysis from Transparency Market Research (TMR). 30 July 2024
BioNTech released positive top-line data from the ongoing Phase II clinical trial in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma whose disease had progressed following anti-PD-(L)1-containing treatment. 30 July 2024
Italian pharma major Recordati (RECI: MI) today release financials for the first half of 2024, showing that consolidated new revenue was 1,185.7 million euros ($1.28 billion), up 13.5% 30 July 2024
California’s Arcutis Biotherapeutics, a biopharma developing innovations in immuno-dermatology, has announced the US commercial launch of Zoryve (roflumilast) cream 0.15% for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in adults and children down to age six years. 30 July 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim today said it is taking a significant step in expanding its oncology pipeline of cancer cell-directed and immuno-oncology offering. 30 July 2024
Cognition Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CGTX) has announced disappointing results from its Phase II SHINE study for the drug CT1812, aimed at treating Alzheimer's disease. 30 July 2024
Shares in North Carolina, USA-based vTv Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VTVT) have fallen over a quarter after the firm announced a clinical hold on its diabetes program. 30 July 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval to Alpha Cognition’s oral therapeutic, Zunveyl (benzgalantamine), for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). 30 July 2024