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Enzybel Pharma 2 and Deebio partner to address pancrelipase shortages

August 15, 2025
Manufacturing and Production, Mergers and Acquisitions Deebio, Enzybel Pharma 2, Gastrointestinal tract, Natix, pancrelipase

Enzybel Pharma 2, part of European distributor Natix, has formed an alliance with Chinese enzyme manufacturer Deebio to help alleviate …

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NICE recommends Benralizumab for Rare Form of Vasculitis

August 15, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Immunology, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, vasculitis

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended AstraZeneca’s benralizumab (Fasenra) as an add-on treatment for adult …

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Novartis candidate for Sjögren’s disease presents positive results

August 15, 2025
Research and Development Immunology, Novartis, Sjögren’s disease, US Food and Drug Administration, clinical trial

Novartis has reported positive results from two phase 3 clinical trials – NEPTUNUS-1 and NEPTUNUS-2 – evaluating ianalumab in adults …

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KIFFIK Biomedical expands leadership team with two executive appointments

August 14, 2025
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KIFFIK Biomedical has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Rene Veloso as chief investment officer and Reginald Swift …

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Sanofi’s treatment granted orphan designation for rare chronic inflammatory condition

August 14, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, European Medicines Agency, IgG4-related disease, Rheumatology, Sanofi

The European Medicines Agency has granted orphan designation to Sanofi’s investigational Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, rilzabrutinib, for the treatment …

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PhotoPharmics expands Parkinson’s Trial into further US states

August 14, 2025
Research and Development Neurology, PhotoPharmics, clinical trial, neurodegenerative disorders

US-based PhotoPharmics, has expanded enrollment in its Light for PD clinical trial beyond its original 300 participants, opening new sites …

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Medidata appoints Lisa Moneymaker as chief strategy officer

August 13, 2025
Clinical Trial Services, Research and Development Corporate, Medidata, chief strategy officer

Medidata has appointed Lisa Moneymaker as chief strategy officer to support the company’s long-term growth in the life sciences technology …

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Sandoz signs renewable energy deal to supply 90% of European operations

August 13, 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate, Elawan Energy, Sandoz, decarbonisation, renewable energy

Sandoz has entered into a ten-year virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Elawan Energy for the development of new solar projects …

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CuraCell granted approval for trial of new therapy for metastatic cancers

August 13, 2025
Research and Development CuraCell, Immunology, clinical trial, immunotherapy, metastic cancer

Swedish immunotherapy company, CuraCell, has received approval from the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut in Germany to begin a phase 1/2a clinical trial of …

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Eyestem secures $10m to advance cell therapy for advanced eye disease

August 13, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development Eyestem, Opthalmology, cell therapy, dry age-related macular degeneration, geographic atrophy

Indian cell therapy company, Eyestem Research, has raised $10m in a funding round to support development of its investigational retinal …

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Atelerix appoints new chair and non-executive director to drive global expansion

August 13, 2025
Biotech/start-up, Sales and Marketing Atelerix, Corporate, non-executive director

UK-based biotech company, Atelerix, has appointed Sunil Shah as chair of the board and Catherine Elton as non-executive director as …

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Sartorius Stedim Biotech partners with Nanotein Technologies to develop cell therapy manufacturing

August 12, 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate, Nanotein Technologies, Sartorius Stedim Biotech, cell therapy, gene therapy

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has partnered with Nanotein Technologies to expand access to immune cell activation reagents for cell therapy manufacturing. …

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Enzymatica appoints Sana Alajmovic as new CEO

August 12, 2025
Research and Development Corporate, Enzymatica, Infections and infestations

The board of directors of Enzymatica has appointed Sana Alajmovic as chief executive officer, succeeding Claus Egstrand. Egstrand will step …

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OS Therapies advances regulatory pathway for bone cancer therapy

August 11, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development European Medicines Agency’, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, OS Therapies, Oncology, Orthopaedics, US Food and Drug Administration’, bone cancer, osteosarcoma

OS Therapies has announced significant progress in its regulatory strategy for OST-HER2, its lead immunotherapy candidate for preventing or delaying …

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Sanner appoints new CEO to drive CDMO strategy

August 11, 2025
Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Production CEO, Corporate, Sanner, contract development and manufacturing organisation

German packaging solutions company, Sanner, has announced a significant leadership change as it advances its transformation into a contract development …

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NICE recommends treatment for rare genetic eye disorder

August 11, 2025
Medical Communications Chiesi, Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, NHS England, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Opthalmology, Rare Diseases

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued final draft guidance recommending Cheisi’s idebenone (Raxone) within its …

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ARTBIO expands board and establishes technical advisory board

August 11, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development ARTBIO, Corporate, Oncology, advisory board, radiopharmaceuticals

ARTBIO, a radiopharma company developing radioligand therapies (RLTs), has appointed four new members to its board of directors and formed …

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Lilly reports positive results from trial of obesity candidate

August 8, 2025
Medical Communications, Research and Development Eli Lilly and Company, Obesity, cardiovascular risk, high blood pressure, obesity

Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has announced topline results from its phase 3 ATTAIN-1 trial, showing that orforglipron – a …

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Rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme begins under NHS

August 8, 2025
Medical Communications 10 Year Health Plan, Genito-Urinary system, Infections and infestations, NHS, gonorrhoea, sexual health, sexually transmitted infections, vaccination

From 4 August, sexual health clinics in England have been able to offer a free vaccine – the 4CMenB vaccine …

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Horus Pharma expands distribution in North Africa and the Middle East

August 8, 2025
Mergers and Acquisitions, Research and Development Corporate, Horus Pharma, Opthalmology, distribution agreement

Ophthalmology company, Horus Pharma, based in Nice, France, has extended its global presence through new distribution agreements across eight countries …

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