Biostar Pharma gets FDA clearance of the IND application for a Phase 2 study of Utidelone Injection

Utidelone can penetrate BBB due to its unique physicochemical characteristics and insusceptibility to P-glycoprotein-mediated efflux

Ligand to acquire Apeiron Biologics for US$100 million

Acquisition provides Ligand with the royalty rights to QARZIBA, a highly differentiated, commercial oncology drug marketed in 35 countries by global pharmaceutical company Recordati S.p.A.

Aster Health Academy announces strategic partnerships with premier Hospitals across India

The academy has secured partnerships with 15 esteemed hospitals

Shilpa's CDMO customer placed binding purchase order

Nephro Care India lists at 90% premium

NCIL was listed at Rs. 171 at an upper circuit premium of 90% over the fixed price band of Rs. 90

Biogen completes acquisition of HI-Bio

Felzartamab demonstrated positive interim results from the Phase 2 IgA nephropathy (IgAN) study

FDA approves Roche’s Vabysmo PFS for three leading causes of vision loss

Vabysmo PFS is the first and only syringe prefilled with an FDA-approved bispecific antibody to treat retinal conditions that can cause blindness

Merck inks MoU with Afrigen Biologics for development of mRNA vaccine technology platform

Aim of the collaboration is to develop mRNA platform technology, scale up and troubleshoot challenges in mRNA process optimization

GSK and CureVac restructure collaboration into new licensing agreement

CureVac receives €400 million upfront and up to an additional €1.05 billion in development, regulatory and sales milestone payments as well as tiered royalties; all previous financial considerations from the prior collaboration agreement replaced

Urgent need to redefine pharma companies’ role on several issues of the industry: Dr. K. Nagaiah, Chief Scientist, CSIR - IICT, Hyderabad

The expiry date of almost all strips is rubber stamped vanish in a matter of 3 to 4 months, making the remaining tablets waste for subsequent use before expire date