pharma
Nestlé to acquire remaining shares in Aimmune for $2.6 billion
September 2, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aimmune, acquisition, nestle, pharma
Food and drink giant Nestlé has confirmed it is in motion to scoop up the remaining shares in Californian biotech …
Daiichi Sankyo’s Nilemdo “significantly” reduces cholesterol levels at ESC 2020
September 1, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Daiichi Sankyo, Nilemdo, pharma
Daiichi Sankyo has unveiled promising new benefit for Nilemdo (bempedoic acid) at the ESC Congress 2020 over the weekend for …
Sanofi halts Phase 3 trial of Kevzara as a COVID-19 treatment
September 1, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Sanofi, Vaccine, pharma
Sanofi is halting clinical trials treating serious COVID-19 patients with its Kevzara drug after data on its efficacy proved inconclusive.The …
AstraZeneca’s Farxiga combo shows promise at Phase 3 in late-stage chronic kidney disease
September 1, 2020Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, ESC Congress 2020, pharma
AstraZeneca took the opportunity at the digital ESC Congress 2020 over the weekend to reveal promising new Phase 3 data …
MSD unveils plans for $1.3bn central London research centre
August 19, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development London, MSD, pharma
MSD has lifted the lid on plans to build a $1.3 billion research centre in central London.The London Discovery Research …
Australia signs first COVID-19 vaccine deal for 25 million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford University candidate
August 19, 2020Research and Development AstraZeneca, Australia, COVID-19, pharma
Australia has signed its first deal to secure doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine for its citizens, inking a partnership …
Poseida suspends CAR T therapy trial in prostate cancer due to patient death
August 18, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CAR T, CAR-T, Poseida, patient death, pharma
Poseida’s Phase 1 trial that used an investigational CAR T therapy for treating prostate cancer has been suspended due to …
Bristol Myers Squibb pays $475 million for exclusive rights to Dragonfly Therapeutics’ IL-12 immunotherapy programme
August 18, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bristol Myers Squib, Drgonfly Therapeutics, pharma, pharma deal
Bristol Myers Squibb has scooped up the sole rights to the interleukin-12 (IL-12) immunotherapy programme of Massachusetts-based biotech Dragonfly Therapeutics, …
Amazon Pharmacy launches in India
August 17, 2020Sales and Marketing India, amazon, pharma
Amazon has entered the pharmaceutical market by launching ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ in India.
FDA panel votes 9-1 in favour of approval for Mesoblast’s Ryoncil in paediatric steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease
August 14, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, Mesoblast, Ryoncil, pharma
It’s good news for Mesoblast as an expert FDA panel gave a glowing recommendation for the approval in the US …
Novavax and Janssen commit 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to UK Government with two new deals
August 14, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, J&J, JJ, Novavax, UK, pharma
The UK Government has signed a new deal with Johnson & Johnson and Novavax to secure 90 million orders of …
Racial minority groups are not adequately represented in COVID-19 clinical studies, research argues
August 12, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Gilead, pharma, remdesivir
New research has warned that minority groups and people of colour are underrepresented in current trials for COVID-19 therapies, despite …
Moderna commits 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the US
August 12, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Moderna, US, Vaccine, pharma
Moderna continues to rise to meet the demands of the pandemic, signing a new deal with the US Government to …
Bayer scoops up women’s healthcare biotech KaNDy Therapeutics in potential $1bn+ deal
August 11, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, KaNDy Therapeutics, menopause, pharma
Bayer is set to acquire UK-based biotech KaNDy Therapeutics, assimilating the firm’s women’s healthcare development portfolio in a newly announced …
AstraZeneca seals manufacturing deal to deliver COVID-19 vaccine in China
August 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications AstraZeneca, COVID-19, China, pharma
AstraZeneca has signed its first deal in China to produce and deliver its vaccine candidate against COVID-19 in the country, …
