UroGen and MD Anderson to collaborate on bladder cancer treatment

January 14, 2021
Cancer, UroGen Pharma

UroGen Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to treating specialty cancers and urologic diseases, and The University of Texas MD Anderson …

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Celltrion announces positive top-line results from COVID-19 treatment trial

January 14, 2021
COVID-19, celltrion

Celltrion Group has announced that top-line results from its global Phase II/III clinical trial of CT-P59, an anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody …

Novartis’ ligelizumab granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation

January 14, 2021
FDA, Novartis

The FDA has granted Novartis’ ligelizumab Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in patients who …

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COVID-19 vaccine data leaked online by hackers, EMA says

January 14, 2021
EMA, Pfizer, Vaccine, data

The EMA has confirmed that data relating to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines that was stolen by hackers in December have …

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BeiGene’s tislelizumab gets China approval for non-small cell lung cancer

January 14, 2021
BeiGene, Cancer, tislelizumab

BeiGene Ltd has announced that its anti-PD-1 antibody tislelizumab has received approval from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) …

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ViiV gets EU approval for children’s HIV treatment

January 13, 2021
Research and Development EU, HIV, ViiV

ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company, has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission for Tivicay (dolutegravir) 5mg dispersible …

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Diurnal joins Er-Kim to distribute cortisol deficiency treatments in Turkey

January 13, 2021
Research and Development Diurnal, Diurnal Group, Er-Kim, Turkey

Diurnal Group, a specialty pharmaceutical company targeting patient needs in chronic endocrine diseases, has announced a distribution agreement with Er-Kim, …

Pfizer invests $25m in Vedanta BioSciences’ IBD treatment

January 13, 2021
Research and Development Pfizer, Vedanta Biosciences, inflammatory bowel disease

Pfizer has invested $25 million in Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company developing a new category of therapies for immune-mediated diseases, …

Trial of potential new COVID-19 treatment begins in UK

January 13, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, Synairgen, Vaccine

A large-scale trial of a new COVID-19 treatment to prevent severe illness in coronavirus patients has begun in the UK. …

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Switzerland approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

January 13, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, Moderna, Vaccine

Moderna has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised for use on those aged 18 or older in Switzerland. …

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Novartis and BeiGene join forces to develop cancer drug tislelizumab

January 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production BeiGene, Cancer, Novartis

Novartis has signed a strategic collaboration agreement to in-license tislelizumab from BeiGene Ltd in major markets outside of China, accelerating …

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Sosei Heptares and PharmEnable collaborate on neurological drug research

January 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production PharmEnable, Sosei Heptares

Sosei Group Corporation and PharmEnable, a UK drug discovery company, have joined forces to apply their respective technologies to drive …

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AstraZeneca seeks EU approval for COVID-19 vaccine

January 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, COVID-19, Vaccine

AstraZeneca has applied for conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) from the EMA for its COVID-19 vaccine. CMA is used as the …

Boehringer Ingelheim and Enara Bio to collaborate on cancer immunotherapies

January 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production Boehringer Ingelheim, Cancer, Enara Bio

Boehringer Ingelheim and Enara Bio have entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement to research and develop novel targeted …

Promising new treatment for drug-resistant prostate cancer

January 12, 2021
Manufacturing and Production Cancer

A new experimental drug could offer a promising treatment strategy for men with advanced, drug-resistant prostate cancer, researchers have said. …

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Purespring Therapeutics to appoint Richard Francis as CEO

January 11, 2021
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Purespring Therapeutics, a kidney-focused AAV gene therapy company, has announced it will appoint Richard Francis as Chief Executive Officer from …

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Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug slows clinical decline in Phase II trial

January 11, 2021
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly’s donanemab has shown significant slowing of decline in a composite measure of cognition and daily function in patients …

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Roche’s influenza drug Xofluza gets EU approval

January 11, 2021
Sales and Marketing EC, Roche, influenza

The European Commission (EC) has approved Roche’s Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza in patients aged 12 …

MaxCyte signs licensing deal with Myeloid Therapeutics

January 11, 2021
Sales and Marketing MaxCyte, Myeloid Therapeutics

MaxCyte, a global cell-based therapies and life sciences company, and Myeloid Therapeutics, a company harnessing and reprogramming myeloid cells to …

Sanofi to acquire Kymab for $1.1bn

January 11, 2021
Sales and Marketing Malin, Sanofi, kymab

Sanofi is to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Kymab for approximately $1.1 billion. In addition to this upfront sum, Paris-headquartered Sanofi …

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