Latin American countries have taken on the task of exploring how a tool such as regulatory reliance can be better used to improve health ecosystems in the region, based on trust and teamwork, without having to complete their own thorough reviews that demand time and resources. 1 July 2024
Cambridge, UK-based Mission Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech, has received $5.2 million in funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and Parkinson's UK. 2 July 2024
The UK Bioindustry Association (BIA) has joined the European Biosolutions Coalition, an initiative established by several industry organisations to elevate the prominence of biosolutions on Europe’s agenda. 2 July 2024
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLX) has acquired the rights to Eiger Biopharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: EIGR) experimental drug avexitide for $35.1 million. 2 July 2024
US pharma major Eli Lilly has followed up last year’s $1.4 billion acquisition of radiopharmaceuticals firm POINT Biopharma Global with another deal in the field. 2 July 2024
Shares in TRACON Pharmaceuticals have fallen by a third, after the San Diego-based firm announced the termination of work on its candidate envafolimab. 2 July 2024
In the USA, two New Drug Applications (NDA) for crinecerfont have been accepted by the US regulator, and will be considered under the Priority Review scheme. 1 July 2024
Dutch life sciences venture capital firm Forbion has announced the hiring of Josh Brumm, former president and chief executive of Dyne Therapeutics, as a general partner. 1 July 2024
NeuroSense Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NRSN), a late-clinical stage biotech firm, has announced significant findings from its 12-month Phase IIb PARADIGM study. 1 July 2024
A co-development deal between Finland’s Orion Corporation (HEL: ORNAV) and Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) has been upgraded to an exclusive global licensing agreement. 1 July 2024
Specialty vaccine company Valneva has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for its single-dose vaccine, Ixchig, for the prevention of disease caused by the chikungunya virus in people aged 18 years of and older. 1 July 2024