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Irish contract research organization ICON has retained its position as the most active CRO worldwide in the first quarter of 2025, according to a new analysis by GlobalData. 16 May 2025
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Shares of USA-based Elevation Oncology leapt more than 20% to $0.38, on the news that it has accepted a takeover bid from Concentra Biosciences, a vehicle controlled by hedge fund Tang Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on buying struggling biotechs and shutting them down. 10 June 2025
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US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has removed all 17 members of a key vaccine advisory committee, a move officials say is aimed at rebuilding public trust in the country’s immunization policies. 10 June 2025
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Following global reports of serious adverse events in older people, the government’s independent expert advisory body, the UK’s Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), has temporarily restricted use of a chikungunya vaccine called Ixchiq in people aged 65 and over until a further safety review has been concluded. 10 June 2025
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Africa is grappling with a worsening mpox crisis, with a critical shortfall of vaccine doses threatening to derail containment efforts. Public health leaders are warning that the scarcity is exacerbating the spread of the virus, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) maintains that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern. 10 June 2025
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German science and technology firm Merck KGaA has moved a step closer to introducing a new therapy for tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) in China, with regulators accepting its marketing application and initiating a priority review for pimicotinib. 10 June 2025
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US ophthalmic gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics, which is focused on restoring the vision of patients with blinding retinal diseases, has appointed Daniel Chung as chief medical officer (CMO). 9 June 2025
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French pharma major Sanofi today revealed an agreement to acquire, and Blueprint Medicines, a US company, specializing in systemic mastocytosis (SM), a rare immunological disease, and other KIT-driven diseases. Blueprint’s shares soared 26.80% to $101.35 in pre-market activity today. 9 June 2025
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France-based SparingVision, a genomic medicine company focused on the treatment of retinal disease, has announced the appointment of Kalliopi ‘Kali’ Stasi, as chief medical officer, effective immediately. 9 June 2025
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Privately-held Italian pharma company Italfarmaco today revealed that the European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization for Duvyzat (givinostat), a novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor. 9 June 2025
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Shares of Avidity Biosciences were up almost 5% at $38.00 pre-market today, as it announced the accelerated approval regulatory pathway in the USA is open for delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax) in the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). 9 June 2025
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Caris Life Sciences shares ended trading at $28 per share on Wednesday, marking a 33% increase from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $21 per share. 19 June 2025
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Symbiotic.blue, the UK’s newest Techbio company has launched to innovate a next-generation artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery (AIDD) platform by combining the power of generative AI with brain-inspired methodologies. 19 June 2025
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