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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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Cambridge, UK-based clinical-stage biotech CellCentric has appointed Andy Fergus as chief development officer. 5 September 2024
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Acepodia has entered a strategic clinical collaboration with Pfizer Ignite to accelerate the development of its Antibody-Cell Conjugation (ACC) platform in autoimmune diseases. 4 September 2024
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Praxis Precision Medicines shared positive top-line results for its Phase II, proof of concept study evaluating relutrigine in SCN2A and SCN8A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) patients. 4 September 2024
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Biogen today announced positive, top-line data from the pivotal cohort (Part B) of the Phase II/III DEVOTE study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a higher dose regimen of nusinersen in treatment-naïve, symptomatic infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). 4 September 2024
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Arsenal Biosciences, a programmable cell therapy company focused on engineering advanced CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors, has announced the close of an oversubscribed $325 million Series C financing round. 4 September 2024
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A new US biotech company—Adaptin Bio—has emerged from stealth with high hopes of overcoming one of medicine’s toughest hurdles. 4 September 2024
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Valneva and US pharma giant Pfizer announced positive immunogenicity and safety data from their VLA15-221 Phase II study. 4 September 2024
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A series of key leadership changes have been announced on Tuesday at Dyne Therapeutics, a muscle disease company developing therapeutics for people living with genetically-driven diseases. 3 September 2024
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Rigel Pharmaceutical’s shares dipped 4.4% to $12 .85 by late morning, despite announcing what could be a lucrative deal for the company. 3 September 2024
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The treatment landscape for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) continues to evolve with the introduction of new therapies. 3 September 2024
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Orbital Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Ron Philip as chief executive (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. 3 September 2024
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UK-based Amphista Therapeutics—which calls itself a leader in next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) approaches—has named Antony Mattessich its new chief executive (CEO) and member of the board of directors. 3 September 2024
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Industry analysts forecast that North America is expected to lead the global cancer monoclonal antibodies market in the coming years, driven by an increasing incidence of cancer and favorable regulatory developments. 3 September 2024
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Chinese gene therapy specialist YolTech Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Salubris Pharmaceuticals (SHE: 002294). 3 September 2024
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EC approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck & Co’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv), an antibody-drug conjugate, for urothelial carcinoma in adults. 3 September 2024
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The budget on October 30 is an opportunity to end short-termism, cut waste, and attract long-term investment to the country’s economy with a sector-targeted R&D tax relief policy, according to the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA). 3 September 2024
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorized mRNA specialist Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2. 3 September 2024
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Anthos Therapeutics has reported a new analysis from the landmark AZALEA-TIMI 71 study, demonstrated that the investigational Factor XI inhibitor abelacimab was associated with remarkably low levels of periprocedural bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). 3 September 2024
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US biotech Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has unveiled highly anticipated pancreatitis results from a late-stage trial of plozasiran, several months after reporting top-line data. 2 September 2024
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Japan’s Nxera Pharma today announced that it will receive a $35 million payment from Neurocrine Biosciences, triggered by the successful completion of the Phase II trial with NBI-1117568 (NBI-‘568) in adults with schizophrenia. 2 September 2024
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