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The European Commission today approved, under EU State aid rules, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research, innovation and the first industrial deployment of healthcare products, as well as innovative production processes of pharmaceuticals. 28 May 2024
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USA-based Nippon Shinyaku subsidiary NS Pharma has published a disappointing initial analysis from an important trial of Viltepso (viltolarsen). 28 May 2024
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Russia has registered a new domestic drug, fluorothiazinone, which is intended for the treatment of bacterial infections caused by microorganisms resistant to antibiotics, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 28 May 2024
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Australia’s Dimerix saw its shares leap 25% to A$0.42 on Monday, as it announced a licensing agreement with Taiba Middle East FZ. 28 May 2024
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Swiss pharma giant Roche on Monday announced today that James Sabry, head of Roche pharma partnering, will be retiring after 14 years with the company. 28 May 2024
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French pharma trade group Leem (Les Entreprises du Medicament) has published its annual survey on the taxation of the pharmaceutical industry, compared to that of other European countries. 28 May 2024
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis advanced its rare kidney disease portfolio with results from the six-month, double-blind period of the Phase III APPEAR-C3G study of Fabhalta (iptacopan) at the European Renal Association (ERA) Congress. 25 May 2024
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With its potential to revolutionize type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment, Chinese firm Innovent Biologics’ (HKG: 1801) mazdutide's success could reshape the landscape of diabetes therapeutics in China. 25 May 2024
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Following the release of an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) abstract on Thursday, Verastem Oncology’s shares were up 50% in aftermarket trading. 25 May 2024
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Already a blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drug sold by Novo Nordisk under the brand names Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, semaglutide’s standing has been further enhanced by new findings. 24 May 2024
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US pharma major Eli Lilly today revealed that it has more than doubled its investment in its Lebanon, Indiana, manufacturing site with a new $5.3 billion commitment, increasing the company's total investment in this site from $3.7 billion to $9 billion. 24 May 2024
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Sweden-based metabolic disorders company Atrogi, has announced a publication in the Journal of Molecular Metabolism of a research paper that validates the mechanism of action of the company’s first-in-class, small molecule, ATR-127, in combating obesity and metabolic complications. 24 May 2024
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the label update of both Nilemdo (bempedoic acid) and Nustendi (bempedoic acid / ezetimibe fixed-dose combination (FDC)), as treatments for hypercholesterolaemia (high levels of cholesterol) and to reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. 24 May 2024
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Basel, Switzerland-based SixPeaks Bio emerged from stealth mode yesterday, with a pipeline of therapies for healthy weight loss, including a potentially best-in-class dual-specific antibody targeting activin type IIA and B receptors. 23 May 2024
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Anglo-American pharma Bicycle Therapeutics was trading 20% higher early on Thursday. 23 May 2024
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MilliporeSigma, the US and Canada Life Science business of Germany’s Merck KGaA, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire USA-based Mirus Bio, a specialist in the development and commercialization of transfection reagents. 23 May 2024
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The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a first-of-its-kind draft policy proposal to promote equal access to products stemming from NIH-owned inventions. 23 May 2024
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Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo has established two research institutes: DS Research Institute Boston and DS Research Institute Munich, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and Munich, Germany, respectively. 23 May 2024
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A new cost-cutting campaign from New York-based Pfizer demonstrates the intensity of the firm’s focus on ensuring operational efficiencies. 23 May 2024
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Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Pharmaceutical and its US subsidiary have decided to terminate the development of the novel compound AVP-786, which was being studied as a potential treatment for patients with agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. 23 May 2024
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Full mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology in 2024 fluctuated throughout the year with hardly any in some months and a significant number in other. But one thing was clear – buyers were shying away from big bets on commercially ready medicines in favor of earlier stage drug developers. 3 January 2025
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has acquired UK-based biotech Oxular, enhancing its gene therapy development program with the firm’s specialized ocular delivery tech. 3 January 2025
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One of the most promising areas of medical innovation in the next five years is immuno-oncology (I-O)/cancer therapeutics represent, fundamentally transforming how cancer is treated. 3 January 2025
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Massachusetts, USA-based based brain disease biotech Neumora Therapeutics shares tumbled 81.4% to 1.97 after it revealed that its experimental depression treatment failed in the first of three studies planned by the biotech company. 3 January 2025
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Hutchmed has announced agreements to divest its 45% equity stake in Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Limited (SHPL) for $608 million in cash. The buyers are GP Health Service Capital and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals. 2 January 2025
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Kazia Therapeutics, an oncology-focused Australian drug developer, has been advised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that accelerated approval for its brain cancer drug, paxalisib, is unlikely. 2 January 2025
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The type 1 diabetes (T1D) market across the seven major markets (7MM: USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan) is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.3% from $2.2 billion in 2023 to $9.9 billion in 2033. 2 January 2025
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) under the accelerated approval pathway for avutometinib, an oral RAF/MEK clamp, in combination with defactinib. 2 January 2025
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The new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs went into effect as of January 1, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has announced. 2 January 2025
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The market for artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care is projected to grow from $2.2 billion in 2024 to $6.3 billion by 2029, reflecting a growth rate of 23.1%, according to a recent study by BCC Research. 31 December 2024
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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Winrevair (sotatercept) to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), from US pharma giant Merck & Co. 31 December 2024
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US CNS specialist Axsome Therapeutics yesterday announced the completion of its Phase III clinical program evaluating AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion). 31 December 2024
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It has been a year since the launch of Zepbound (tirzepatide) for obesity, and US pharma major Eli Lilly’s competition with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk continues. 31 December 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for the Federal Register notice (FRN), “Evaluating the Immunogenicity Risk of Host Cell Proteins in Follow-on Recombinant Peptide Products: Establishment of a Public Docket: Request for Information and Comments” due to high interest from industry. 31 December 2024
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning urging the public to avoid purchasing weight-loss medicines without a prescription. 30 December 2024
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For many in the life sciences, the year gone by has been marked by volatility across a range of metrics, as political and economic disruptions threaten to upend the standard operating model. 30 December 2024
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China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has recently approved Zorifer (zorifertinib), an oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) specifically for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with CNS metastases. 30 December 2024
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the use of Hyqvia (immune globulin infusion 10% [human] with recombinant human hyaluronidase) in patients with agammaglobulinemia or hypogammaglobulinemia disorders, from domestic drug giant Takeda Pharma 27 December 2024
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Japanese drugmaker Kaken Pharmaceutical has entered into a license agreement with US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson for the global development, manufacturing and commercialization of a STAT6 program that Kaken is developing. 27 December 2024
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Akums, India’s largest contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has signed a strategic agreement with an undisclosed global pharmaceutical company. 27 December 2024
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