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Astellas announces FDA approval for Izervay for GA treatment

August 7, 2023
Medical Communications AMD, Astellas Pharma, FDA, Izervay, Opthalmology, geographic atrophy

Astellas Pharma has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Izervay (avacincaptag pegol intravitreal solution) for …

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FDA approves Merck’s Ervebo vaccine for under 18s

August 4, 2023
Research and Development FDA, Immunology, Vaccine, ebolavirus

On 3 August 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Merck’s Ervebo vaccine for children over 12 months. …

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Evox Therapeutics enters agreement for next generation gene therapy for heart disease

August 4, 2023
Research and Development Cardiology, Evox Therapeutics, Icahn Mount Sinai, cvd, gene therapy

Evox Therapeutics has announced a research collaboration and option agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn …

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Ionis and Novartis partner for CVD treatment programme

August 4, 2023
Business Services Cardiology, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, License Agreement, Novartis, cvd

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has entered into a new collaboration and license agreement with Novartis, aiming to discover, …

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Targeted chemotherapy to kill all solid tumours developed in preclinical research

August 3, 2023
Research and Development Cancer, Oncology, chemotherapy, pharmaceutical, tumour

Researchers from the City of Hope organisation in the US have released a study confirming the development of AOH1996, a …

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FDA approves Taiho’s Lonsurf for metastatic colorectal cancer treatment

August 3, 2023
Medical Communications FDA, Lonsurf, Oncology, colorectal cancer, mCRC, taiho

Taiho Oncology and Taiho Pharmaceutical have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lonsurf (trifluridine/tipiracil) as …

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FDA grants ODD to ABM Therapeutics’ treatment for patients with glioblastoma

August 3, 2023
Medical Communications ABM Therapeutics, ABM-1310, FDA, Oncology, glioblastoma

ABM Therapeutics has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to ABM-1310. …

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Biopharmaceutical company EQRx set to be acquired by Revolution Medicines

August 2, 2023
Research and Development EQRx, Pharmacy, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, revolution medicines

On 1 August 2023, Revolution Medicines signed an official agreement confirming the acquisition of the biopharmaceutical company EQRx. The deal …

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Proof-of-concept study shows non-invasive brain stimulation efficient as treatment for ADHD in children

August 2, 2023
Research and Development ADHD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Psychiatry, brain stimulation, clinical trial, university of surrey

Researchers from the University of Surrey, UK, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, have found that non-invasive brain stimulation …

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MyMD reports statistically significant results from phase 2 trial for sarcopenia/age-related frailty

August 2, 2023
Research and Development Musculo-skeletal disorder, MyMD, clinical trial, sarcopenia

MyMD Pharmaceuticals has announced statistically significant positive topline results from a phase 2 trial of oral TNF- α inhibitor, MYMD-1 …

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The NIH’s RECOVER initiative could lead to the first official treatment for long COVID-19

August 1, 2023
Research and Development COVID-19, Infections and infestations, NIH, clinical trials, long covid

As of 31 July 2023, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the first trials of its ‘Researching COVID to …

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Merck shares data from phase 3 trial for breast cancer treatment

August 1, 2023
Research and Development MSD, Merck, Oncology, breast cancer, keytruda

Merck, also known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, has announced positive results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-756 …

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GSK’s Jemperli approved for treatment of endometrial cancer

August 1, 2023
Research and Development FDA, GSK, Jemperli, Oncology, dostarlimab, endometrial cancer

GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin and …

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Research shows neonatal stem cells could be used as treatment for Crohn’s disease

July 31, 2023
Research and Development Crohn’s disease, Gastrointestinal tract, Stem cells, gastrointestinal

Recent studies from the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago have discovered that human neonatal cardiac-derived mesenchymal …

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FDA approves a second OTC naloxone nasal spray

July 31, 2023
Medical Communications FDA, Nasal Spray, OTC, OTC Products, naloxone, opioids

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has approved RiVive, 3mg naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for …

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Biogen to acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals

July 31, 2023
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Biogen and Reata Pharmaceuticals have announced that they have entered a definitive agreement under which Biogen will acquire Reata for …

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Eli Lilly shares data from two phase 3 tirzepatide studies

July 28, 2023
Research and Development Eli Lilly, Obesity, clinical trial, tirzepatide, weight loss

Eli Lilly has announced results from its two phase 3 tirezepatide studies in adult patients with obesity or who are …

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AstraZeneca’s Alexion partners with Pfizer for rare disease therapies

July 28, 2023
Research and Development Alexion, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Rare Diseases, genomics, rare disease

Alexion, AstraZeneca’s Rare Disease division, has announced that it has entered a definitive purchase and licence agreement with Pfizer. The …

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Hummingbird Bioscience initiates phase 1b trials for sqNSCLC

July 27, 2023
Research and Development Hummingbird Bioscience, Omico, Oncology, clinical trials, sqNSCLC

Hummingbird Bioscience has announced the initiation of two phase 1b clinical trials taking place in Australia. The trials will evaluate …

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American Heart Association awards $2.1m to research link between migraine, strokes and CVD

July 27, 2023
Research and Development American Heart Association, Cardiology, cvd, migraine, stroke

The American Heart Association has announced that it will fund seven new scientific research studies to learn more about the …

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