Novartis acquires DTx Pharma to develop siRNA therapies

Deal includes DTx-1252, a potential therapy for the neuromuscular disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A), and two additional preclinical programs for other neuroscience indications

Moderna announces regulatory submissions for its RSV vaccine

The company has submitted marketing authorization applications for mRNA-1345 with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Swissmedic in Switzerland, and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia

Novavax's Nuvaxovid receives full marketing authorization in the EU

Marketing Authorization replaces conditional Marketing Authorization and is first for Novavax in the EU

PrecisionLife Licenses University of Oxford data to discover personalised treatments for endometriosis patients

PrecisionLife to analyse OXEGENE data to improve mechanistic understanding of endometriosis and identify novel drug targets to support the development of new personalised treatments

Merck to expand reagent production capacity in China

The €70 million investment will allow the large-scale manufacturing of high-purity reagents for quality control and testing for biopharma customers, increasing annual output by several thousand tons

Wacker Biotech partners with Caeregen Therapeutics on regenerative treatment for vision loss

As Caeregen’s CDMO partner for CTR-107, Wacker Biotech will produce drug substance at its site in Halle, Germany, and complete clinical trial drug product production at its site in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Seven manufacturers sign sublicence agreements with the MPP to produce generic versions of Shionogi's COVID-19 oral antiviral ensitrelvir

Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2 by selectively inhibiting the viral 3CL protease.

Aurobindo's subsidiary to withdraw application for EU marketing authorization of two biosimilars

This request for withdrawal of the two dossiers was made after necessary consultations and receiving guidance from EMA

Industry needs to establish a self-regulatory body to maintain the quality of the pharma products, says Dr Mandaviya

Dr. Reddy's enters the trade generics business in India

Dr. Reddy's aims to roll out its trade generics across cities and towns in India