AbbVie appoints Roopal Thakkar as EVP, Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Roopal Thakkar joined Abbott/AbbVie in 2003 as part of the Physician Development Program

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

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

Sipavibart EMA regulatory submission accepted under accelerated assessment for COVID-19 prevention

Submission based on positive SUPERNOVA Phase III trial data which demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the incidence of COVID?19 in an immunocompromised patient population

Lynparza and Imfinzi combination recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for recurrent endometrial cancer

Imfinzi also recommended for patients with mismatch repair deficient disease

Zydus and Dr. Reddy's announce licensing agreement for co?marketing of Pertuzumab biosimilar

Pfizer and BioNTech receive Positive CHMP opinion for Omicron JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine in EU

Doses will be ready to ship to applicable EU member states immediately upon authorization by the European Commission