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Nov 21, 2017

EMA to relocate to Amsterdam by March 2019 Results of the Monday's vote for the European Medicines Agency relocation led to the emergence of Amsterdam as the new headquarters, beating the other finalists Milan and Copenhagen. Nineteen European Union member states submitted proposals for the EMA headquarters, and Mil...

Nov 14, 2017

Novartis ventures itself into developing new editing technology Novartis has moved beyond CRISPR and CAR-T gene editing technology with its latest deal with Homology Medicines, aiming to improve upon its R&D work in the arena of cell and gene therapy. The deal involves Novartis using the gene editing technology ...

Nov 10, 2017

Takeda and Portal Instruments partner to bring about needle-free form of drug delivery Takeda Pharmaceutical and Portal Instruments have partnered with a deal worth $100 million to develop a needle-free drug delivery device and increase patient compliance rates for biologic medicines manufactured by the former compa...

Oct 10, 2017

Novo petitions FDA to require copies of Victoza to conduct clinical trials With one drugmaker already trying to pry patent protection off of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Victoza before its 2022 expiration, the insulin specialist has taken new steps to deter copies. The Danish drugmaker has filed a citizen petition arg...

Sep 19, 2017

Thrombolytic Sciences announced completion of Phase I TS01 trial A clinical stage vascular health and biotech company, Thrombolytic Science, LLC (TSI), announced the completion of its Phase I trial investigating TS01, which is a new-generation clot-dissolving therapy for the treatment of clot-induced diseases like i...

Sep 15, 2017

Bayer and Berkeley Lights embark on a project to automate drug discovery Pharmaceutical giant Bayer and Berkeley Lights have announced their collaboration to conduct a strategic project on a discovery platform aimed to automate antibody discovery and development of cell lines. Bayer and Berkeley Lights’ platform- Be...

Jul 25, 2017

Samsung and Merck launch Remicade biosim at 35% discount After the first biosimilar of Johnson & Johnson’s big-selling immunology drug Remicade hit the market last year at a modest discount, another has come along with a much deeper pricing slash. Samsung and marketing partner Merck & Co. Monday launched the...

Mar 07, 2017

NPPA slams pharma giants for overcharging The price regulator in the pharmaceutical industry, National Pharmaceutical Price Authority (NPPA) has discovered that the leading Pharma companies are overcharging customers for abundantly prevalent drugs in the market. NPPA has alleged that the listed 634 drugs are being s...

Feb 28, 2017

Prosecutors rope Pfizer into fast-growing copay assistance probe After first focusing on biotech and speciality pharma, the feds have made their way to Big Pharma, with the New York drug giant joining a group that includes Gilead Sciences, Biogen, Valeant Pharmaceuticals and others about ties to copay assistance pro...

Feb 16, 2017

Mead Johnson Acquired By Reckitt Benckiser for $16.6 Billion Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN), the manufacturer of infant formula and nutritional supplements, has agreed to be acquired by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group plc in a deal that values the former's equity at $16.6 billion. Mead Johnson shareholders w...