Jascayd’s EU approval marks new chapter in pulmonary fibrosis, says analyst

4 August 2026

German family-owned pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) has recently secured European marketing authorization for Jascayd (nerandomilast) for the treatment of both idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF).

This is particularly significant because Jascayd is the first new treatment approved in over a decade for IPF and in more than five years for PPF in EU markets, says pharma intelligence company GlobalData.

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