Pharma services boom in China as CPHI & PMEC China posts record attendance

August 8, 2024
Conferencing, Events & Incentives, Public Relations, Sales and Marketing CPHI China, PMEC China, pharma

Domestic and international markets in Asia surging as CPHI & PMEC China welcomes a staggering 93,000 attendees 08 August, 2024, …

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Merck and Daiichi Sankyo expand development and commericalisation agreement to include MK-6070

August 7, 2024
Research and Development Daiichi Sankyo, MSD, Merck, Oncology, antibody drug conjugate, neuroendocrine cancer, oncology, small cell lung cancer

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck (known as MSD outside of the US and Canada) have announced the expansion of their co-development …

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Sangamo Therapeutics and Genentech team up to develop genomic medicines for neurodegenerative diseases

August 7, 2024
Research and Development Genentech, Neurology, Sangamo Therapeutics, genomic medicine, neurodegenerative diseases

Genomic medicine company Sangamo Therapeutics and Genentech have entered into a licensing agreement to develop intravenously administered genomic medicines to …

New Real-World Data Published in Journal of Cardiac Failure on Effectiveness

August 6, 2024
Research and Development Cardiac, Cardiology, Pfizer

Patients treated with tafamidis were associated with greater rates of survival compared with patients untreated with tafamidis. Walton Oaks, 6th August …

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Positive results announced for Levicept’s moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis treatment

August 6, 2024
Research and Development Levicept, Rheumatology, osteoarthritis, trial

Biotechnology company Levicept has announced positive results from its phase 2 trial into LEVI-04, for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

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Clinical trials for personalised cancer vaccine used to tackle aggressive brain tumours in young adults and adolescents launched by UCLA Health

August 6, 2024
Research and Development Oncology, UCLA Health, adolescent cancer, brain tumour, cancer vaccine, clinical trial

Today, researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced that they are launching a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to …

Levosert® (52mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system [IUS]) receives an 8-year licence extension in the UK for contraception

August 5, 2024
Research and Development Contraception, UK, contraception, license extension

Gedeon Richter UK Ltd. (“Richter”) today announced that the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has authorised an extension to the …

Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech announce orthopaedics receives 501K clearance from FDA for spinal robotics and navigation platform

August 5, 2024
Research and Development 501k clearance, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Orthopaedics, orthopaedics, robotics, spinal, surgery

Today, the Orthopaedics branch of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, DePuy Synthes, has announced that their surgical robotics system VELYS active …

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Abbvie acquires Cerevel Therapeutics

August 2, 2024
Mergers and Acquisitions AbbVie, Cerevel Therapeutics, Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Neurology, Parkinson's disease, major depressive disorder, mergers & acquisitions, neurology, neuroscience, schizophrenia

Abbvie has announced the acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics, strengthening its neuroscience pipeline. Cerevel has multiple programmes across neurological and psychiatric …

Adaptimmune receives US FDA Accelerated Approval for engineered cell therapy for a solid tumour

August 2, 2024
Medical Communications Adaptimmune, Oncology, accelerated approval, engineered cell therapy, oncology, synovial sarcoma

Adaptimmune Therapeutics has announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given accelerated approval for TECELRA (afamitresgene …

Novo Holdings Invests in Oxford Nanopore Technologies 

August 1, 2024
Research and Development Microbiology, Novo Holdings, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, biopharmacuticals, biotech, data, drug therapies, investment

leading life science investor Novo Holdings, announced a £50m investment in Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a leading …

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Inizio Engage and Nye Health form a strategic alliance to enhance patient support and outcomes 

August 1, 2024
Research and Development Contraception, Inizio Engage, NHS, Nye Health, alliance, data, patient data, patient experience, support

 Nye Health’s digital platform will be coupled with the patient support experience available at Inizio Engage. The integrated approach will …

INDEPENDENT PARSORTIX STUDY HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF COMBINED DNA ANALYSIS IN MELANOMA

August 1, 2024
Medical Communications, Research and Development Angle, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Parsortix, melanoma

Multi-analyte approach has potential to guide personalised cancer care CTC mutation profiles associated with more aggressive disease ANGLE plc. a …

Eisai presents latest findings for lecanemab at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC)

July 31, 2024
Research and Development Alzheimers, Conference results, Eisai, Neurology

Clarity AD open-label extension (OLE) data show: three years of continuous lecanemab treatment reduced clinical decline by -0.95 vs expected …

Drug discovery and development partnership announced between Apollo Therapeutics and Oxford University

July 31, 2024
Clinical Research, Medical Communications, Research and Development Apollo Therapeutics, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, drug development, drug discovery, research

Portfolio therapeutics company Apollo Therapeutics has announced earlier this week that it will provide capital and expertise to Oxford University’s …

AstraZeneca’s AMPLIFY trial interim analysis demonstrates positive results for Calquence plus venetoclax

July 30, 2024
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Haematology, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, haematology, trial analysis

AstraZeneca has announced positive high-level results from an interim analysis for its AMPLIFY phase 3 trial, combining AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) …

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Nerio Therapeutics, strengthening immune-oncology profile

July 30, 2024
Mergers and Acquisitions Boehringer Ingelheim, Nerio Therapeutics, Oncology, immuno-oncology, oncology

Biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the acquisition of drug discovery and development company Nerio Therapeutics for up to $1.3bn, …

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