U.S. FDA approves ANI’s rifabutin capsules, launch soon

The capsules are the generic version of the reference listed drug Mycobutin

Cipla receives final approval for Lanreotide injection

It is indicated for the treatment of patients with acromegaly and Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours

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

TeleRay and Radiobotics to provide radiology AI

TeleRay partners with Radiobotics, adding Artificial Intelligence to their pre-existing integrated best-in-class medical image and patient information distribution platform

Prashanth Hospitals performs a rare open chest surgery

The surgery was helmed by Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Pai, Sr. Consultant, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prashanth Hospitals, Velachery

EMA approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 anti-viral candidate

EMA’s CHMP advice states that Paxlovid can be used for treatment of adults with Covid-19 who do not require supplemental oxygen and who are at increased risk of progressing to severe disease

Alloy Therapeutics acquires deepCDR Biologics to bring ML into drug discovery

The deepCDR engine combines deep sequencing and deep learning methods with a proprietary mammalian display process to select from a wide range of antibodies and rapidly identify candidates with the highest possible affinity and developability profiles

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

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

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