A staggering 800% increase in licensing agreement deal values for messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based innovator pharmaceuticals was recorded over 2019 to 2024 year-to-date (YTD), driven by the remarkable success of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. 16 October 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
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
US biotech major Amgen rolled out senior executives and a swish presentation in providing an update on two of its drugs in Phase III trials this week. 26 September 2024
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for Joenja (leniolisib), from Netherlands-based Pharming. 26 September 2024
Shanghai-based Junshi Biosciences has announced that the European Commission has approved Loqtorzi (toripalimab) for two cancer indications. 26 September 2024
President Biden has said the USA will commit at least $500 million to support African countries in battling the ongoing mpox outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa. 25 September 2024
People affected Niemann-Pick disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder, have waited a lifetime for an effective medicine. Now, in the space of a week, the US regulator has approved two. 25 September 2024
Rare disease firm bluebird bio has announced a company-wide restructuring aimed at cutting costs by 20% and achieving quarterly cash flow break-even by the second half of 2025. 25 September 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
California, USA-based biotech Nektar Therapeutics’ shares closed up more than 8% at $1.33 yesterday after it announced the sale of its only manufacturing facility. 5 November 2024