Novartis

Jun 18, 2019

Bluebird declares the price of its gene therapy- Zynteglo Bluebird Bio has set the price of its gene therapy Zynteglo at USD 1.8 million. Zynteglo, so far, has only been approved for treating rare blood disorders in the Europe Union. The full price of Zynteglo can be dispersed out for five years, at approx...

Jun 07, 2019

In layman’s language, Cluster headache is a headache disorder that occurs in cyclical patterns. The term cluster headache itself defines the condition that these attacks occur in groups, or “clusters.” During a cluster cycle, brief, excruciatingly severe headache attacks recur between 1-8 times per day. Known as on...

Jun 04, 2019

Sanofi’s Isatuximab combo extends lives in multiple myeloma Phase III trials of Sanofi’s investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, isatuximab combination therapy were successful in lowering down the multiple myeloma tumor rate in 60% of the patients in comparison to 35% reduction in the patients taking the...

May 30, 2019

Iovance infuses USD 75 M to boost Cancer therapy Iovance Biotherapeutics is all set to build a 136,000-square-foot facility in Philadelphia to develop cancer therapies using its tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) technology. Building the new facility will cost the Iovance around USD 75 Million. The biotherapeu...

May 27, 2019

The U.S. FDA recently approved the much talked about Novartis’s drug Zolgensma for treating a life-threatening condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).  SMA is a neuromuscular disorder that worsens the muscles over time. It happens due to a mutation in the SMN1 gene that results in the deficiency of an SMN pro...

May 09, 2019

AstraZeneca-Daiichi breast cancer treatment scored promising results The breast cancer drug trastuzumab deruxtecan developed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo showed positive results in a metastatic breast cancer trial. AstraZeneca remunerated Daiichi Sankyo USD 1.35 billion upfront and guaranteed up to USD 6.9 ...

Apr 26, 2019

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that affects the part of the nervous system which controls the voluntary movement of limbs and muscles. SMA results in the loss of motor neurons in the Spinal Cord. SMA is one of the most common causes of infant mortality and mobility impairment. Spinal Muscular A...

Apr 03, 2019

What exactly is Marijuana? In a layman language, Marijuana is the dried buds and leaves of a plant Cannabis sativa favored in warm, wild tropical climates. Earning names like pot, ganja, weed, hemp, hash, etc. it contains around 104 active cannabinoids (CBD). What they do is, they mimic the signal producing che...

Mar 28, 2019

Saama Technologies raises USD 40 Million to bolster AI Saama Technologies has got a hefty investment of USD 40million to accelerate its Artificial Intelligence and bolster its use in the branch of Life Sciences. This will help the California based data analytics company to innovate, curate and accelerate the cli...

Feb 28, 2019

Cell Medica receives funds for its cell therapy A USD 8.7 million grant to Cell Medica has been given by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to speed up the clinical development of CMD-502 off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer T cell (CAR-NKT) cell therapy. The program, su...