pharma news

Nov 07, 2019

Switzerland-based Vifor Pharma and Germany-based Evotech AG have collaborated for the development and discovery of new treatments for kidney diseases. The launch of a new 50:50 joint venture will be focused on developing nephrology pipeline utilizing Evotec’s UK kidney biobank, NURTuRE. Under the terms of the a...

Nov 05, 2019

Amgen has announced to purchase 20.5% of the stake in Chinese-American drug company BeiGene. As per the deal signed, Amgen will develop and commercialize around two dozen of its on-market as well as experimental drug compounds for the treatment of cancer in China. The shares purchased are worth USD 2.7 bill...

Oct 31, 2019

AstraZeneca has announced the licensing-out of two of its drugs Seroquel and Seroquel XR in Europe and Russia to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH. According to the deal signed between the companies, AZ will receive an upfront payment of USD 178 Million, in addition to other payments upon achieving sales milestones...

Oct 29, 2019

AstraZeneca recently has announced the results of the clinical trials POSEIDON which included the study of a combination of drugs Imfinzi (durvalumab) and tremelimumab with chemotherapy in lung cancer. Imfinzi is a human monoclonal antibody which blocks the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 by binding itself with ...

Oct 22, 2019

The US FDA today has given its nod to Trikafta (elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor) of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the first of its kind triple combination therapy for the patients with cystic fibrosis. The drug, Trikafta, has been approved for patients of age 12 years and older who have at least one F508del mutation...

Oct 17, 2019

EicOsis has received USD 15Million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) to fund the clinical trials of non-opioid pain therapy. NIDA, with an aim to supplement NIH’s initiative Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL Initiative), has awarded the grant to the company. Deaths due to drug ov...

Oct 15, 2019

ImaginAb has collaborated with AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Takeda to develop technology to facilitate tumour imaging and monitoring inside the cells. ImaginAb is an emerging imaging company focused on immune-oncology. The technology also helps in targeting and visualizing CD8+ T cells, which are activated by the im...

Oct 10, 2019

The US FDA has approved Rybelsus (semaglutide) oral tablets to improve blood sugar in adult patients with Type II Diabetes. Rybelsus is an oral glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor protein treatment which has been approved after 15 years of the approval first GLP-1 agonist. GLP-1 is a hormone found in insuffi...

Oct 08, 2019

AngioDynamics, an innovative medical devices provider, has signed an upfront USD 46 Million deal to acquire Eximo Medical. AngioDynamics is a leading player in manufacturing medical devices for vascular access, peripheral vascular disease, and oncology. The acquisition of Eximo Medical will increase the portfol...

Oct 03, 2019

Roche’s Genentech has presented positive Phase III results from the IMvigor130 study aimed at studying Tecentriq (atezolizumab) tested in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. The drug, Tecentriq, combined with Pt-based chemotherapy showed a noteworthy improvement in patients with untreated advanced bla...