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China’s National Medical Products Administration approved its first domestically-developed nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on Thursday. 5 June 2025
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China’s National Medical Products Administration approved its first domestically-developed nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on Thursday. 5 June 2025
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Bayer’s USA-based subsidiary Vividion Therapeutics has taken over full development and commercialization rights for VVD-214, a clinical-stage Werner helicase (WRN) inhibitor originally discovered under a research collaboration with Roche. 5 June 2025
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Germany’s Formycon has announced that the Brazilian regulatory authority Anvisa has granted marketing authorization for FYB201/Ranivisio, a Lucentis (ranibizumab) biosimilar. 5 June 2025
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The European Commission has granted market authorization for Japanese ophthalmic drugmaker Santen Pharmaceutical’s Ryjunea, a low-dose atropine eye drop (0.1mg/ml), that slows the progression of pediatric myopia, marking a significant advance in pediatric eye care. 5 June 2025
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US clinical-stage biotech Vigil Neuroscience today announced a disappointing update on the Phase II IGNITE open-label clinical trial evaluating iluzanebart, a monoclonal antibody TREM2 agonist, for the potential treatment of adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP). 4 June 2025
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Neuropsychiatric disorders specialist Alto Neuroscience, has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Chase Therapeutics Corporation to buy a portfolio of potentially best-in-class dopamine agonist drug combinations. 4 June 2025
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The European Commission (EC) has approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with etoposide, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, dacarbazine and dexamethasone (ECADD) – a chemotherapy regimen – in adult patients with newly diagnosed Stage IIb with risk factors/III/IV Hodgkin lymphoma. 4 June 2025
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Sogroya (somapacitan injection) has been recommended by UK health technology assessor the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a treatment for people aged 3 to 17 years with pediatric growth hormone deficiency, the UK subsidiary of Denmark’s Novo Nordisk revealed yesterday. 4 June 2025
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The American medicines regulator has approved Bayer’s Nubeqa (darolutamide) for broader use in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), marking a step forward for the drugmakeFood and Drug Administraton,r’s prostate cancer franchise. 4 June 2025
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved SFL Pharmaceuticals Deutschland’s Aumseqa (aumolertinib) for adults with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 3 June 2025
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Shares of Swedish drugmaker Camurus shot up 23% to 638.50 kronor yesterday on news of that it has entered a collaboration and license agreement with Eli Lilly, granting the US pharma major exclusive, worldwide rights to the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of long-acting incretin products for cardiometabolic health based on Camurus’ FluidCrystal technology. 6 June 2025
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