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20 November 2024 Sweden-based Xbrane Biopharma and Intas Pharmaceuticals have announced an exclusive global licensing and co-development agreement for the former company’s Opdivo (nivolumab) biosimilar candidate.
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Privately-held US biotech Alloy Therapeutics has announced a strategic collaboration and license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical. 21 November 2024
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San Diego-based Cidara Therapeutics, a biotech using its proprietary Cloudbreak platform to develop drug-Fc conjugate (DFC) immunotherapies designed to save lives and improve the standard of care for patients facing serious diseases, has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors to raise up to around $105 million. 21 November 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii) 50mg/mL for injection for intravenous use, say the drug’s developer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals. 21 November 2024
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Eli Lilly is not resting on its laurels when it comes to the fast-growing field of obesity treatments, an area in which it is already a leader. 21 November 2024
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Aizen Therapeutics, an AI-driven biotech headquartered in San Diego, has officially launched from stealth mode, introducing its drug discovery platform, DaX. 21 November 2024
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San Diego-based Valora Therapeutics, a biotech that boasts of having a novel approach to immunotherapy, has announced the successful closing of a $30 million seed funding round. 21 November 2024
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Astellas Pharma has been hit by bad news from the US Food and Drug Administration, which will not currently approve the firm’s request to supplement the label for Izervay (avacincaptad pegol). 21 November 2024
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San Diego-based Kura Oncology and Japan’s Kyowa Kirin have entered into a global strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize ziftomenib. 21 November 2024
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HCW Biologics has announced a worldwide licensing agreement with WY Biotech to develop and commercialize one of its preclinical immunotherapy candidates. 21 November 2024
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Dutch clinical-stage biotech NewAmsterdam Pharma, which is focused on non-statin medicines for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), has announced positive top-line data from its Phase III TANDEM clinical trial. 21 November 2024
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US biotech major Amgen has announced that Dr Howard Chang will join the company as senior vice president of research, effective December 16, 2024. 21 November 2024
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US clinical-stage biotech Vyriad has entered into a strategic collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis to discover and develop in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. 21 November 2024
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The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Hympavzi (marstacimab), from US pharma giant Pfizer. 20 November 2024
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Bioplatform company builder Flagship Pioneering has announced its companies Ampersand Biomedicines and Montai Therapeutics have entered into agreements to identify targeted molecules that could potentially be further developed as treatments for obesity and lung cancer. 20 November 2024
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A pair of industry veterans have teamed up to create Jupiter Bioventures, a San Francisco-based biotech venture foundry promised to build bold, science-driven therapeutics companies. 20 November 2024
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The landscape of atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment is advancing with approvals of oral and topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors across the seven major pharmaceutical markets (7MM; USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and Japan). 20 November 2024
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Johnson & Johnson and partner Protagonist Therapeutics have reported positive topline results from two Phase III studies testing a first-in-class oral peptide. 20 November 2024
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The UK’s health technology assessor the Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says that talks with the makers of Enhertu have ended without agreement, meaning guidance that does not recommend Enhertu for advanced breast cancer will remain unchanged. 20 November 2024
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Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Korea's Samsung Group, has announced a new manufacturing agreement worth $668 million. 20 November 2024
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Mirai Bio has announced the appointment of Jens Vogel as the company’s president and chief operating officer (COO). 20 November 2024
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Canada’s NanoVation Therapeutics, a privately-held platform company developing innovative technologies to overcome the barriers of nucleic acid delivery, has announced a multi-year partnership with Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk. 18 September 2024
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MAIA Biotechnology, a US biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, has announced a positive update on its lead clinical candidate. 18 September 2024
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Ascendis Pharma has announced positive topline data from the pivotal Phase II ApproaCH trial of TransCon CNP (navepegritide). 18 September 2024
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Gene therapy research in Japan has gained significant momentum due to the SAKIGAKE designation system and government-led initiatives like the “Project for Regenerative/Cellular Medicine and Gene Therapies” to accelerate research and development (R&D) to create new technologies for gene/cell therapy. 18 September 2024
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AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) has been approved in the USA for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, the UK pharma major announced today. 18 September 2024
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The HERTHENA-Lung02 Phase III trial of patritumab deruxtecan, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received prior EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment, has met its primary endpoint. 17 September 2024
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US biotech Capricor Therapeutics has entered into a binding term sheet with Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku for the commercialization and distribution in Europe of Capricor’s lead asset, deramiocel. 17 September 2024
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US biotech major Regeneron has shown that the addition of its investigational LAG-3 inhibitor fianlimab to its PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab) offers impressive results in advanced melanoma. 17 September 2024
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A cancer drug in-licensed by German biotech major BioNTech from China-based Biotheus could be a good one, if mid-stage results shared at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) are anything to go by. 17 September 2024
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Cambridge, USA-based Korro Bio has entered a collaboration with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk to advance the discovery and development of new genetic medicines, with the initial target to treat cardiometabolic diseases. 17 September 2024
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Danish biotechnology company MinervaX has announced a collaboration with Wacker Biotech, a subsidiary of Wacker Chemie, to manufacture active protein ingredients. 17 September 2024
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US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb has decided to end its collaboration with Germany-based Immatics for the co-development of IMA401. 17 September 2024
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Californian biopharma 89bio, a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, has announced an important appointment. 17 September 2024
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Bicara Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing bifunctional therapies for solid tumors, has closed its initial public offering, raising approximately $362 million. 17 September 2024
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British biotech IMU Biosciences has announced key changes to its leadership team as it looks to grow in the field of precision medicine. 17 September 2024
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French pharma major Sanofi today revealed it is shipping Beyfortus (nirsevimab-alip) 50mg and 100mg Injection doses in the USA to private healthcare providers and to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 17 September 2024
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Eisai and Merck & Co have announced positive data for their combination therapy of Lenvima (lenvatinib) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in liver cancer. 17 September 2024
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Following its $2.7 billion acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics, Roche is intensifying its focus on obesity treatments, details of which have been set out at an investor event. 17 September 2024
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Swiss pharma giant has shared a well-timed updated analysis from the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 16 September 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsq) for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), from Swiss pharma giant Roche. 16 September 2024
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