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Artbio, a radiopharmaceutical company developing a new class of targeted alpha radioligand therapies (ARTs), has named Margaret Yu its chief medical officer (CMO). 10 January 2025
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Chinese metabolic diseases specialist Hangzhou Sciwind Biosciences has announced details of a deal with Verdiva Bio for the global development and commercialization of a portfolio of therapies in territories outside of China and South Korea. 10 January 2025
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USA-based Light Horse Therapeutics has been established as a new small molecule therapeutics developer, with a $62 million Series A financing led by founding investor Versant Ventures and partnered with Novartis to identify and develop potentially advanced therapeutics. 10 January 2025
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The glaucoma market across the seven major markets is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.1% from $2.1 billion in 2023 to $2.5 billion in 2033. 10 January 2025
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German pharma major Bayer today announced top-line results of the Phase III study OASIS 4 investigating elinzanetant as non-hormonal treatment for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms caused by adjuvant endocrine therapy in women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer or in women at high risk of developing breast cancer. 9 January 2025
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Intelligence provider Clarivate has released the 12th annual Drugs to Watch report, a guide to the therapies poised to redefine the future of healthcare. 9 January 2025
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UK headquartered Verdiva Bio Limited today announced its launch as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders. 9 January 2025
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Italy-based Newron Pharmaceuticals (SIX: NWRN, XETRA: NP5), a biopharma developing therapies for diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, has announced a deal with South Korea’s Myung In Pharm. 9 January 2025
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British pharma major AstraZeneca has received positive news from the reimbursement from the UK’s health technology assessor. 9 January 2025
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German family-owned pain focused drugmaker Grünenthal announced today that Prof Dr Uli Brödl will assume the role of chief scientific officer (CSO) and a member of the corporate executive board, effective February 1, 2025. 9 January 2025
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Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology firm specializing in artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery, has raised over $100 million in a series E funding round. 8 January 2025
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Calico Life Sciences, a biotech founded by Alphabet and Arthur Levinson focused on the biology of aging and age-related diseases, has announced a setback. 8 January 2025
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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk and Valo Health today announced they have entered into an expanded agreement to discover and develop novel treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease based on Valo’s extensive human dataset and computation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). 8 January 2025
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Antag Therapeutics, a Denmark-based biopharma developing novel treatments for obesity, has announced the appointment of Joerg Moeller as chief executive officer, effective immediately. 8 January 2025
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The US Food and Drug Administration has imposed a label change for two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine rivals. 8 January 2025
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Metsera today announced positive data from a 12-week Phase IIa clinical trial of MET-097i, its potential once-monthly, ultra-long acting, subcutaneously injectable, fully-biased, GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA). 7 January 2025
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Central nervous system (CNS) specialist Neuraxpharm Group has acquired Provigil (modafinil) and Nuvigil (armodafinil), both of which are indicated for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in adults with narcolepsy. 7 January 2025
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Japan-based FUSO Pharmaceutical Industries and Australia’s Dimerix Limited have entered into an exclusive development and license agreement for the development and commercialization of Dimerix’ Phase III drug candidate DMX-200 for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) kidney disease in Japan. 7 January 2025
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The heart failure market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6% over the next decade, increasing from $13.5 billion in 2022 to $33.7 billion in 2032 across seven major markets, according to a report from analytics firm GlobalData. 7 January 2025
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A late-stage trial failure has dented Denali Therapeutics stock, with an announcement Monday revealing the HEALEY ALS study missed all endpoints. 7 January 2025
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Reeling from a regulatory setback last month, Sage Therapeutics is to undergo a major restructuring in the run-up to its launch of postpartum depression drug Zurzuvae (zuranolone). 1 September 2023
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The combination of mezigdomide and dexamethasone exhibited activity among patients with heavily pre-treated multiple myeloma (MM), according to Phase I/II trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine. 1 September 2023
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Ireland-headquartered Ovoca Bio saw its shares plunge 82% to 2.50 pence yesterday, after it revealed disappointing results from a Phase II dose ranging study assessing orenetide conducted in Australia and New Zealand. 1 September 2023
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Japanese mid-size drugmaker Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Toronto, Canada-based Mindset Pharma. 1 September 2023
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Despite a narrow focus on drug spending, roughly 30% of every dollar spent on health care in the USA can be attributed to hospitals. 1 September 2023
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Privately-held Danish company MC2 Therapeutics today announced an agreement under which a Huadong Medicine unit has been granted exclusive rights in Greater China to develop and commercialize MC2’s drug, Wynzora Cream for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. 31 August 2023
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French drugmaker Sanofi has made a series of changes to its executive team, including the appointment of a new head of research and development. 31 August 2023
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US pharma giant Merck & Co, known as MSD outside of the USA and Canada, will stop deliveries to Russia of Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir), one of the most popular drugs against hepatitis C, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 30 August 2023
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In a bid to consolidate its lead in the weight management therapy sector, diabetes care giant Novo Nordisk has now bought a fellow Denmark based company and its obesity program. 30 August 2023
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Japanese drugmaker Kyowa Kirin has received approval in its home country for a higher-dose formulation of its oral calcimimetics agent Orkedia (evocalcet). 30 August 2023
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Japanese drugmaker Taiho Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings, has announced that its FGFR inhibitor Lytgobi (futibatinib) has now been listed on the National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement price list. 30 August 2023
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Following the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson’s Akeega, the fixed dose combination of niraparib and abiraterone acetate with prednisone for a new indication, analysts at GlobalData have reviewed the drug’s prospects and challenges. 30 August 2023
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Notwithstanding what it called “positive” late-stage trials with its acoramidis over the weekend, BridgeBio Pharma saw its shares fall almost 4.5% to $28.36 in early trading on Monday. 29 August 2023
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Today, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has for the first time selected 10 drugs for negotiation. Seniors paid $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs for these drugs in 2022, the CMS stated. 29 August 2023
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A new discovery and development collaboration has been agreed between Boston, USA-based Verastem Oncology and Shanghai's GenFleet Therapeutics. 29 August 2023
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the extension of the Evrysdi (risdiplam) European Union (EU) marketing authorization to include infants with a clinical diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type one, type two or type three or with one to four SMN2 copies from birth to below two months. 29 August 2023
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Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Holdings subsidiary Taiho Pharmaceutical has entered into an option and license agreement with French biotech firm Phost’in Therapeutics, through which Taiho will gain option rights to in-license PhOx430, a first-in-class small molecule targeting GnT-V (nacetylglucosaminyltransferase-V). 29 August 2023
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The pharma sector continues to maintain strong levels of public trust and favorability among Britons, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) UK Pharma Reputation Index. 29 August 2023
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Ireland-incorporated specialty pharma firm Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals said last week that it planned to file for bankruptcy for the second time in three years. 27 August 2023
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The list of companies and groups that are suing the US government over its Medicare price-setting policies continues to grow. 25 August 2023
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