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Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

Novavax and SK bioscience expand manufacturing agreement

SK bioscience secures long-term license to supply the Novavax vaccine for the Korean market

Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

Biocon partner Equillium initiates clinical study for Itolizumab in Lupus Nephritis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, or Lupus, is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease. The prevalence of SLE in the U.S. has been reported to be between 20 to 150 cases per 100,000. In India, the reported prevalence of SLE is 3.2 per 100,000

Biotech
Biotech | 24 December 2021

Lecanemab granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA

Alzheimer's disease is a serious, progressive and devastating disease with few treatment options

Biotech
Biotech | 22 December 2021

Piramal Pharma takes a minority stake in Yapan Bio

The investment in Yapan Bio allows Piramal Pharma Solutions to broaden its service offerings in the fast-growing biologics CDMO space

Biotech
Biotech | 22 December 2021

Novartis to acquire Gyroscope Therapeutics for up to US $ 1.5 bn

Acquisition will add GT005 to the Novartis portfolio, an investigational, one-time gene therapy currently in Phase 2 for the treatment of people living with Geographic atrophy

Biotech
Biotech | 21 December 2021

Sandoz submits Biologics License Application for proposed biosimilar trastuzumab to US FDA

Trastuzumab is monoclonal antibody used to treat human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2+) breast cancer and metastatic gastric cancers

Biotech
Biotech | 21 December 2021

Novartis collaborates with BeiGene to strengthen immunotherapy pipeline

Innovative market development collaboration also signed, expanding the availability of select Novartis oncology products in regions across China currently not covered by Novartis

Biotech
Biotech | 20 December 2021

Merck’s tepmetko receives positive CHMP opinion in Europe

The medicine is the first and only oral MET inhibitor to receive CHMP positive opinion in Europe for adult patients with advanced NSCLC harbouring alterations leading to METex14 skipping

Biotech
Biotech | 17 December 2021

Novel Concepts Medical’s formula disrupts Covid-19 spike protein

The company is now ready to offer clinical testing anywhere in the world after early case studies conducted in Israel have demonstrated recovery within 48 hours

Biotech
Biotech | 17 December 2021

New data suggests Covaxin generates robust memory to Covid-19 and variants six months after vaccination

Effectiveness of Covaxin against the Omicron variant is currently being studied

Biotech
Biotech | 16 December 2021

Noorik Biopharma signs contract with Switzerland to develop ambrisentan to treat severe Covid-19

The primary objective of the ongoing trial is to determine whether ambrisentan can prevent the progression to respiratory failure and reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, among others

Biotech
Biotech | 16 December 2021

USFDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Zydus’ novel compound to treat malaria

ZY19489 is a novel anti-malarial compound active against all current clinical strains of P. falciparum and P. vivax, including drug resistant strains

Biotech
Biotech | 15 December 2021

Lo.Li Pharma International seeks partners for Deplesin therapy

Deplesin is an add-on therapy to gold standard agents like lithium, valproic acid, and carbamazepine, supporting patients in ways that prescription medications often cannot

Biotech
Biotech | 15 December 2021

Biogen and TheraPanacea collaborate to advance digital health in neuroscience

Collaboration aims to develop innovative machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions for personalized and earlier treatment in neurology

Biotech
Biotech | 15 December 2021

Immatics and Bristol Myers Squibb enter exclusive license for TCR Bispecific programme

Immatics to receive upfront payment of US $ 150 million and additional milestone payments of up to US $ 770 million plus tiered double-digit royalties on net product sales

Biotech
Biotech | 15 December 2021

Aragen Life Sciences acquires Intox

Intox is a GLP certified pre-clinical contract research organization with its test facilities in Pune

Biotech
Biotech | 14 December 2021

Moderna to set up mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Australia

Up to 100 million mRNA vaccine doses could be produced in Australia each year

Biotech
Biotech | 14 December 2021

Novartis announces next-generation CAR-T platform, T Charge

T-Charge, a next-generation platform that aims to revolutionize CAR-T cell therapy, will serve as the foundation for various investigational CAR-T therapies

Biotech
Biotech | 14 December 2021

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan supplemental New Drug Application for breast cancer submitted in Japan

In Japan, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with approximately 92,000 cases of breast cancer diagnosed in 2020

Biotech
Biotech | 14 December 2021

Samsung Biologics expands tie-up with AstraZeneca to include cancer therapy

The company will manufacture a cancer immunotherapy product from 2022

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