7 October 2024 India's new Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio-RIDE) scheme is a significant step towards consolidating and advancing the country's biotechnology initiative.
Californian vaccine firm Vaxcyte has announced positive results from a Phase II study of VAX-24, its broad-spectrum 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) candidate. 18 April 2023
The European Commission (EC) has approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) as the first oral Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease who have had an inadequate response, lost response or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic agent. 18 April 2023
Shares of Canadian biopharma Bellus Health, a company developing therapeutics for the treatment of refractory chronic cough (RCC), nearly doubled to $14.39 in pre-market activity, on the news of a takeover bid. 18 April 2023
Research from industry analyst GlobalData highlights the significance of the pediatric treatment opportunity for Novartis’ Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan). 18 April 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a substantially modified allogeneic (donor) cord blood-based cell therapy to quicken the recovery of neutrophils (a subset of white blood cells) in the body and reduce the risk of infection. 18 April 2023
For EC Awareness month, The Pharma Letter examines the treatment landscape of esophageal cancer (EC), a rare but deadly malignancy that is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world.1 18 April 2023
South Korean biosimilars company Samsung Bioepis has released the first edition of its Biosimilar Market Report which explores latest market trends for all biosimilars commercially available in the USA. 18 April 2023
US biotech Moderna continues to add to the optimism over mRNA-4157 (V940), its investigational cancer vaccine being developed alongside Merck & Co. 17 April 2023
As interest in GLP-1 agonists soars, AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has changed tack, stopping work on a daily injectable option in order to focus on an alternative which requires less regular jabs. 17 April 2023
Merck & Co has announced results from the KEYNOTE-966 trial of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) alongside chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced or unresectable biliary tract cancer (BTC). 17 April 2023
Shares of US clinical-stage biotech Pieris Pharmaceuticals were in 6% at $0.76 in pre-market trading today as the company announced the presentation of cinrebafusp alfa (PRS-343) clinical results in 2L+ HER2-positive gastric cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting. 17 April 2023
US biotech Incyte and Germany’s MorphoSys have announced five-year follow-up data from the Phase II L-MIND study showing that Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix) plus lenalidomide followed by Monjuvi monotherapy provided prolonged, durable responses in adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). 17 April 2023
Roche has announced new data from the Phase III IMbrave050 study, combining Tecentriq (atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab), at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023. 17 April 2023
Shares of both Denmark-based Genmab and Dutch firm argenx edged up almost 2% after they announced a research partnership, hoping to move the former beyond oncology. 17 April 2023
US pharma giant Merck & Co on Sunday revealed it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire clinical-stage biotech Prometheus Biosciences. 17 April 2023
Genor Biopharma has announced plans for a significant merger with Edding Group, marking one of the first reverse takeovers involving a Hong Kong-listed biopharma company. 8 October 2024
UK-based AviadoBio, a LifeArc Ventures portfolio company, and Astellas Pharma today announced an exclusive option and license agreement for AVB-101. 8 October 2024
China-headquartered clinical-stage biotech MediLink Therapeutics has announced a global clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with US major Amgen. 8 October 2024
Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated, applications for TVB-009P, a biosimilar candidate to Prolia (denosumab). 8 October 2024
UK-based Mestag Therapeutics has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Merck & Co to explore new therapeutic options for inflammatory diseases. 8 October 2024
With its recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, Eli Lilly’s Ebglyss (lebrikizumab) adds a new competitor to the atopic dermatitis (AD) market. 8 October 2024
US antivirals specialist Gilead Sciences has released additional data from its pivotal Phase III PURPOSE 2 trial providing an overview of the efficacy and safety of twice-yearly lenacapavir. 8 October 2024
Germany’s Eckert & Ziegler, a specialist in radioisotopes for medical, scientific and industrial applications, has announced a global clinical supply agreement with GlyTherix, an Australian targeted radiotherapy firm specializing in developing antibody radiopharmaceuticals for solid tumors. 8 October 2024
US clinical-stage biotech OnKure Therapeutics has announced the completion of its previously announced merger with Reneo Pharmaceuticals. 8 October 2024
Novo Nordisk has reached a settlement with Mylan Pharmaceuticals, now part of Viatris, putting an end to a US patent lawsuit over blockbuster diabetes treatment Ozempic (semaglutide). 8 October 2024
UK-based ViiV Healthcare, the specialist HIV company majority-owned by GSK (LSE: GSK), with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, has announced a milestone in its efforts to achieve widespread international access to its therapies. 7 October 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies, including Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), alleging a conspiracy to artificially inflate the prices of insulin by up to 1,000%. 7 October 2024
Daejeon-based Orum Therapeutics, a specialist in degrader-antibody conjugates (DAC), has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on South Korea's Kosdaq market. 7 October 2024
Orchard Therapeutics has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Turkish drugmaker Er-Kim, for the gene therapy Libmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel). 7 October 2024
Cambridge, USA-based biotech Judo Bio has announced the company’s launch and $100 million in initial financing, including seed financing and Series A. 7 October 2024