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

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

U.S. FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Orencia

Orencia is the first FDA-approved therapy to prevent acute graft versus host disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Six benefits of Cloud Computing in the pharma industry

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

Pfizer to acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals for US $ 6.7 bn

The proposed acquisition offers a potentially new, differentiated best-in-class approach to address the unmet need for a broader number of patients with immuno-inflammatory diseases

Lupin’s Goa plant receives EIR from US FDA

FDA changes inspection classification of the facility to Voluntary Action Indicated

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

ICMR Dibrugarh designs kit to detect Omicron variant in two hours

GCC Biotech is manufacturing the kits on a public-private partnership (PPP) model

Moderna announces positive interim Phase 1 data for mRNA flu vaccine

Phase 1 study of quadrivalent flu vaccine (mRNA-1010) successfully boosted titers against all four strains in older and younger adults, even at lowest dose; no significant safety concerns were observed