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Feb 22, 2022

Sandoz Launches generic Revlimid in 19 European Countries, Bringing a Flood of Competition to BMS' Megablockbuster Since Bristol Myers Squibb acquired Celgene and its megablockbuster Revlimid, the company has been bracing for the day when the multiple myeloma superstar would face generic competition. Sandoz, a s...

Feb 08, 2022

Biogen's Aduhelm Marketing and Approval are Under Scrutiny in New FTC and SEC Investigations Biogen can't seem to get a break when it comes to the Alzheimer's disease drug Aduhelm. Along with limited sales and a constraining Medicare coverage plan, the medicine is now facing additional scrutiny as part of a pair...

Feb 01, 2022

Immunocore Receives FDA Approval for the First Uveal Melanoma Treatment, As Well As the First T-cell Receptor Therapeutics Uveal Melanoma, an aggressive eye cancer, has proven to be a tough nut to crack for researchers seeking a cure. However, with the approval of a new treatment, those with the disorder will ha...

Jan 25, 2022

Merck’s Chronic Cough Med Gefapixant Receives A Red Flag From the FDA, Requests For More Data On 24th January 2022, Merck & Co. announced FDA rejection for its New Drug Application (NDA) of Gefapixant (experimental drug) for unexplained or chronic cough. FDA asked for additional information on the drug, rela...

Jan 11, 2022

Noxxon continues enrolment in a glioblastoma therapy trial Noxxon Pharma continues subject enrolment in the GLORIA clinical trial of NOX-A12 in brain cancer (glioblastoma) patients. The move comes after the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) evaluated safety results from the preliminary four-week treatment with...

Aug 26, 2021

Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Shape’s RNA editing technol...

Aug 24, 2021

AstraZeneca's Newly Occupied Alexion Hits Rock Bottom After Ultomiris (Ravulizumab) Fails to Show Efficacy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AstraZeneca's 39 billion USD complete acquisition of Alexion took over just a few months back. Unpleasant news strike hard for their first deal in the rare neu...

Aug 10, 2021

FDA Approves Keytruda in Both Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Setting in High-Risk Early-Stage TNBC In July 2021, the US FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued as a single agent as...

Aug 05, 2021

Sanofi bets USD 3.2 Billion on mRNA with a deal to acquire Translate Bio Sanofi is betting the genetic technology behind the fast development of two highly effective coronavirus shots last year will result in vaccines for other viruses as well as drugs for diseases of the lung and liver, announcing a deal to acq...

Jul 15, 2021

Hepion Pharma's NASH drug is set for Phase 2b after clearing the safety bar Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutic drugs for the liver disease treatment arising from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), declaring positive topline results from...