German pharma, science and technology company Merck KGaA today confirmed its forecast for fiscal 2023 despite a difficult market environment in the third quarter. 9 November 2023
Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has exceeded revenues expectations handily in the third quarter 2023, with robust demand in oncology leading the way. 9 November 2023
German pharmaceutical major Bayer has refused compensation of more than 400 million roubles ($4.3 million) from Russian Nativa (renamed Spectrum) for the use of patents on the anticancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib), reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 9 November 2023
Californian drugmaker Gilead Sciences has exceeded estimates in the third quarter, with revenues of around $7.1 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of $1.73. 8 November 2023
German life sciences major Bayer has confirmed its group outlook for 2023 after posting third-quarter figures that were down against the previous year. 8 November 2023
Privately-held Italian drugmaker Menarini and USA/China-based SciClone Pharmaceuticals have entered into an exclusive sub-licensing agreement to develop and commercialize Orserdu (elacestrant) in China. 8 November 2023
Italian pharma major Recordati saw its shares rise 3.6% to 45.57 euros yesterday, after it released a strong set of financial results for the first-nine months of 2023. 8 November 2023
Danish drugmaker Genmab has reported third quarter 2023 revenues of 4.7 billion Danish kroner ($420 million), better than the 4.5 billion kroner expected according to the FT consensus forecast. 8 November 2023
A biopharmaceutical company developing novel T cell immunotherapeutic candidates designed to guide the immune system to overcome chronic infectious diseases, autoimmunity and cancer, is to go by a new name. 7 November 2023
San Mateo, USA-based biotech start-up Cargo Therapeutics, which is specializing in cancer treatments, set terms for its initial public offering (IPO) early Monday with plans to offer 18.8 million shares priced at $15 to $17 each. 7 November 2023
Anastrozole, which has been used for many years as a breast cancer treatment, has today been licensed by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as a preventive option – which it is hoped could help prevent around 2,000 cases of breast cancer in England. 7 November 2023
Shares of German biotech BioNTech were up 5.3% at $100.91, despite joining the list of companies with downturned sales and earnings as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. 6 November 2023
In another antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) deal for the US pharma major, Bristol Myers Squibb has acquired USA and South Korea-based Orum Therapeutics’ ORM-6151 program. 6 November 2023
UK-based biotech Roquefort Therapeutics has announced that its mesodermal killer (MK) cell program has reached a significant milestone. 6 November 2023
San Diego, USA-based precision medicine firm Kura Oncology’s shares rose 4% to $8.31 yesterday, after it announced a research collaboration with Mirati Therapeutics. 3 November 2023
Eli Lilly has reported strong revenues for the third quarter, with blockbuster diabetes med Mounjaro (tirzepatide) doing much of the heavy lifting. 2 November 2023
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the submission for Braftovi (encorafenib) with Mektovi (binimetinib), submitted by privately-held French drugmaker Pierre Fabre, for the treatment of adult patients with BRAFV600-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 2 November 2023
Chinese biopharma CStone Pharmaceuticals has announced a strategic commercial collaboration with Pharmalink Store, a prominent pharmaceutical company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 22 November 2024
Privately-held US biotech Alloy Therapeutics has announced a strategic collaboration and license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical. 21 November 2024
Japanese drugmaker Eisai has announced that the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment Rozebalamin for Injection (mecobalamin) has been launched in Japan as a treatment for slowing progression of functional impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 21 November 2024
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
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
Shanghai-based Leading Tac Pharmaceutical has announced the successful completion of a series A financing round, raising over 100 million yuan ($14 million). 21 November 2024
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
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
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. 20 November 2024
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
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
US pharma giant Merck & Co today announced positive top-line results from the pivotal Phase III MK-3475A-D77 trial for its mega blockbuster drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in subcutaneous form. 19 November 2024
Germany’s Lindis Biotech, a specialist in multi-specific antibody platforms, has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Pharmanovia, for the commercialization of Korjuny (catumaxomab). 19 November 2024
Swiss cancer giant Novartis has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing and collaboration deal with Ratio Therapeutics, aiming to develop a next-generation radiotherapeutic. 19 November 2024