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Oct 09, 2018

FDA approves transthyretin amyloidosis therapy of Akcea, Ionis Patients with an orphan, hereditary disease that is transthyretin amyloidosis with a second new treatment option are available after the Food and Drug Administration approved Akcea Therapeutics and Ionis Pharmaceuticals' Tegsedi.  As Tegsedi is approved,...

Jul 26, 2017

The government of UK announced an extra £4.7 billion (US$6.1 billion) into research and development (R&D) by 2020–21, which allayed the fears of many UK scientists which had erupted ahead of Brexit. In this announcement, the biggest winner will be an innovation agency, Innovate UK. Previously known as Technology...

May 23, 2017

AstraZeneca's new benralizumab helps severe asthma patients cut back on steroids AstraZeneca's respiratory candidate benralizumab can help some severe asthma patients cut down on—or even stop—the unsavory steroid pills they use daily to stave off attacks, a new study showed. Dubbed Zonda, the phase 3 trial found tha...

Apr 27, 2017

Merck sells biosimilars business to Fresenius Merck has divested its biosimilars business to fellow German drug maker Fresenius in a deal potentially worth 670 million euros. The drug maker said the move is aligned with a strategy of focusing on innovative medicines while enabling it to exploit its biosimilars portf...

Apr 17, 2017

BREXIT shook the whole world when United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the EU. After the vote, the country has been wrought in uncertainty related to political, regulatory and economic scenario. Brexit has led to deliberations regarding modified supply chain requirements, uncertain regulatory scenario, revised ...

Feb 22, 2017

Two government departments charged with managing the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union have not yet appointed chief scientific advisers (CSAs) — and might not do so. That is starting to concern science-policy experts, who worry that scientists won’t be at the table when government makes key decision...