Novartis completes $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences

The deal was executed via a merger of Novartis’ wholly owned subsidiary, Ajax Acquisition Sub, Inc., into Avidity

Novartis’ remibrutinib bags positive CHMP opinion for chronic urticaria

The oral therapy is aimed at adults with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who do not respond adequately to H1-antihistamines

Synthekine teams up with Merck to test breakthrough lung cancer combo

The partnership will focus on the ongoing SYNERGY-101 randomized Phase 2 trial for first-line

Pfizer bags rull FDA nod for BRAFTOVI combination in aggressive colorectal cancer

BRAFTOVI in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 had previously received accelerated approval in December 2024 based on objective response rate (ORR) results

Star Health & Allied Insurance rolls out 32 free primary care clinics across 9 states

The initiative, funded entirely under the company’s CSR programme, is expected to reach over a million lives

Novo Nordisk slashes prices of Wegovy & Ozempic by up to 50%

The company said the move applies to all doses and reflects its commitment to making its medicines more affordable for patients

Novo Nordisk & Vivtex team up to revolutionize oral hiologics

Under the deal, Vivtex will license select oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk

Merck Animal Health gets FDA nod for groundbreaking dog allergy drug NUMELVI

Asahi Kasei to acquire German biopharmaceutical company Aicuris for €780 million

Asahi Kasei is consistently pursuing its strategy of building a focused, sustainable specialty pharmaceutical platform for immunocompromised and medically complex patient groups

Asahi Kasei secures global rights to novel Alchemedicine preclinical compounds

Asahi Kasei Pharma receives worldwide exclusive rights for the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of the active ingredients