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15 October 2024 Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck today revealed that it has reached to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals.
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Spanish dermatology specialist Almirall (BME: ALM) has announced the successful completion of the decentralized regulatory procedure in Europe for efinaconazole. 15 October 2024
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French biopharma company Inventiva has announced financing of immediately 94.1 million euros ($103 million) and up to 348 million euros, subject to satisfaction of specified conditions. 15 October 2024
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a transformative class of cancer therapy that combine the targeting ability of antibodies with the cell-killing potential of cytotoxic drugs. 15 October 2024
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Celltrion today announced two-year results of subcutaneous infliximab (CT-P13 SC) dose escalation therapy at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2024 in Vienna, Austria. 15 October 2024
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Canada-based biotech Sernova (TSX: SVA) has announced key new appointments to its executive leadership team. 15 October 2024
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Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck today revealed that it has reached to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals. 15 October 2024
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At last month’s European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) congress in Amsterdam, Novartis presented new early and long-term Phase III data for remibrutinib in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). 14 October 2024
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GSK released positive headline results from two Phase III clinical trials, ANCHOR-1 and ANCHOR-2. 14 October 2024
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A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has detailed seven cases of blood cancer in patients treated with the gene therapy Skysona (elivaldogene autotemcel). 14 October 2024
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UK pharma major AstraZeneca and Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has won conditional approval in China. 14 October 2024
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French biotech Innate Pharma has appointed Jonathan Dickinson as its new chief executive (CEO) and chairman of the executive board, effective November 1, 2024. 14 October 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved US pharma giant Pfizer’s Hympavzi (marstacimab-hncq). 14 October 2024
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Roche has presented positive two-year data from the ongoing RAINBOWFISH study assessing the efficacy and safety of Evrysdi (risdiplam) in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who were treated pre-symptomatically as infants before six weeks of age. 14 October 2024
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India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has provided a favorable recommendation for its novel antibiotic Miqnaf (nafithromycin) discovered and developed for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults. 14 October 2024
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Stealth BioTherapeutics has received a favorable vote from a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee regarding its lead product, elamipretide. 14 October 2024
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Turnstone Biologics has announced a major restructuring of its operations, cutting its workforce by approximately 60%. 14 October 2024
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Boston, USA-based Upstream Bio, a biotech developing treatments for inflammatory diseases, with an initial focus on severe respiratory disorders, has made an impressive start to life as a public-listed company.00000 14 October 2024
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The Danish Medicines Council (Medicinrådet), responsible for evaluating and recommending new treatments for Denmark’s healthcare system, is facing a significant increase in processing times. 14 October 2024
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Shares of French biotech Transgene tumbled 13.5% to 1.01 euros by late morning after it announced that its randomized Phase II study to evaluate TG4001 in combination with avelumab versus avelumab alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic HPV16-positive cervical and anogenital tumors has not met the primary objective of the study (improvement in progression-free survival). 14 October 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 2mL pre-filled syringe and pre-filled autoinjector, each containing 320mg of Belgian drugmaker UCB’s Bimzelx (bimekizumab-bkzx), to treat psoriasis. 14 October 2024
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Bayer has entered into a collaboration with MOMA Therapeutics to develop a small molecule oncology program using the latter’s proprietary KNOMATIC platform. 9 October 2024
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The UK has launched a new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), with the goal of accelerating new technologies, particularly in sectors like biotech and healthcare, by reducing regulatory barriers. 9 October 2024
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Calluna Pharma, a biotech focused on treating inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has appointed Mark Gaffney as its new chief executive. 9 October 2024
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Some two-and-a-half years after buying the Novo Holdings portfolio company ReViral and its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) candidate sisunatovir in a deal worth up to $525 million, US pharma giant Pfizer may have signalled an early end to the pricey project. 9 October 2024
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US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb’s recent approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia is a win for the company. 9 October 2024
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Cambridge, USA-based City Therapeutics has announced its launch with a vision to lead the future of RNA interference (RNAi)-based medicine. 9 October 2024
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UK-based GSK has announced new data from its Phase III trial of Arexvy (RSV vaccine), presented at the 2024 CHEST annual meeting. 9 October 2024
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Zephyrm Bioscience, a Cayman Islands-based biotech, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, seeking to raise additional capital to advance its cell therapy pipeline. 9 October 2024
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Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Rab Prinjha as chief research and development (R&D) officer. 9 October 2024
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French cancer vaccine focused biotech Oncovita has appointed Dr Stéphane Altaba as its new chief executive (CEO). 9 October 2024
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Johnson & Johnson has halted the late-stage SunRISe-2 study of its bladder cancer drug candidate TAR-200, owing to unfavorable results. 9 October 2024
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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
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Innovent Biologics has entered into a strategic partnership with ASK Pharm to commercialize limertinib. 8 October 2024
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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
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China-headquartered clinical-stage biotech MediLink Therapeutics has announced a global clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with US major Amgen. 8 October 2024
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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
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Iqirvo (elafibranor), from French drugmaker Ipsen. 8 October 2024
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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
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for survodutide (BI 456906). 8 October 2024
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Japanese drugmaker Eisai has received approval in Thailand for Urece (dotinurad), a treatment for gout and hyperuricemia. 8 October 2024
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