(IN BRIEF) Sandoz has signed a 10-year virtual PPA with Elawan Energy to develop 150 MW of new solar capacity in Valladolid, Spain, expected to meet almost 90% of electricity demand for its European operations. This partnership is a key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biosimilar medicines, carbon footprint reduction, Castilla y León, clean energy, Climate Action, decarbonization, Elawan Energy, Europe, European operations, generic medicines, Glenn Gerecke, partnership, pharmaceutical industry sustainability, PPA, renewable energy, Sandoz, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, Valladolid, virtual power purchase agreement
(IN BRIEF) Novartis has reported landmark Phase III results showing that ianalumab significantly reduced disease activity in patients with Sjögren’s disease, meeting primary endpoints in both the NEPTUNUS-1 and NEPTUNUS-2 trials. The treatment, which combines B-cell depletion and BAFF-R inhibition, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autoimmune disease, B cell depletion, BAFF-R inhibition, biopharmaceuticals, clinical trial results, ESSDAI, Fast Track Designation, ianalumab, immunology research, MorphoSys AG, NEPTUNUS-1, NEPTUNUS-2, Novartis, Shreeram Aradhye, Sjögren’s disease, systemic autoimmune disorder, targeted therapy, US FDA, VAY736
IN BRIEF) SCHOTT Pharma has introduced the SCHOTT TOPPAC® cartridge, the first ready-to-use polymer cartridge to meet ISO dimensions, offering exceptional dimensional precision and broad device compatibility for injection systems such as pens. Made from COC and designed for sensitive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andreas Reisse, biologics delivery, COC, CPHI Frankfurt, cross-linked siliconization layer, cyclic olefin copolymer, drug containment solutions, drug stability, glass cartridge portfolio, injection devices, ISO-compliant cartridge, overfill geometry, patient-friendly administration, PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes, pen systems, polymer cartridge, prefillable polymer syringes, ready-to-use cartridge, SCHOTT Pharma, SCHOTT TOPPAC cartridge, St. Gallen manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) WACKER and Gearbox Biosciences have launched a partnership to co-develop advanced, antibiotic-free pDNA manufacturing techniques aimed at improving scalability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Leveraging WACKER’s GMP biologics know-how and Gearbox’s Pop-Out-Plasmid® technology, the project will focus on streamlining workflows … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Estonia, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced therapies, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-free manufacturing, biomanufacturing, collaboration, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, ESETEC®, GEA, Gearbox Biosciences, GMP biologics, microbial fermentation, Munich Biotechnology Center, partnership, pDNA, plasmid DNA, PLASMITEC®, Pop-Out-Plasmid®, San Diego, Scalability, WACKER
(IN BRIEF) A collaborative study by the University of Copenhagen and Stanford University has revealed that pharmaceuticals possess unique isotopic signatures—based on stable isotopes of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen—that correspond to their manufacturing conditions. By profiling these δ²H, δ¹³C and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged cellulose, corn starch, counterfeit detection, Else Holmfred, excipients, ibuprofen, isotope-ratio mass spectrometry, isotopes, partnership, pharmaceutical counterfeiting, stable isotope analysis, Stanford University, Stefan Stürup, University of Copenhagen, δ²H, δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has finalized its takeover of Vigil Neuroscience for roughly $470 million, acquiring all outstanding shares at $8 each and issuing a $2-per-share CVR tied to VG-3927’s first commercial sale. This deal, following Sanofi’s June 2024 strategic investment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Alzheimer’s disease, contingent value right, CVR, neurodegenerative research, Neurology, partnership, Phase 2 clinical study, preclinical pipeline, Sanofi, strategic investment, TREM2 agonist, VG-3927, VGL101, Vigil Neuroscience
(IN BRIEF) Almirall and Absci have expanded their AI-based drug discovery collaboration by selecting a second dermatological target, following the initial success of AI-designed antibody leads against a difficult-to-drug protein. Their partnership, active since November 2023, leverages Absci’s Integrated Drug … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged Absci, AI drug discovery, Almirall, antibody leads, biotech collaboration, chronic skin disease, clinical development, de-novo design, Dermatology, generative AI, Integrated Drug Creation, Karl Ziegelbauer, milestone payments, partnership, Sean McClain, second target, wet-lab validation
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Kabi has licensed rights from Polpharma Biologics to commercialize the vedolizumab biosimilar candidate PB016 globally—except in the Middle East and North Africa—once approved. Vedolizumab treats Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and PB016 references Takeda’s Entyvio®. The transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Poland, Science, Technology
Tagged #FutureFresenius, (Bio)Pharma portfolio, chronic inflammatory diseases, Crohn's disease, denosumab biosimilar, Dr. Sang-Jin Pak, EC Approval, Entyvio, FDA approval, Fresenius Kabi, global commercialization, Konstantin Matentzoglu, licensing agreement, partnership, PB016, Polpharma Biologics S.A., Ulcerative colitis, Ustekinumab Biosimilar, vedolizumab biosimilar
(IN BRIEF) BioLabs | TUM is a new biotech incubator in Munich, created through a partnership between TUM Venture Labs, BioLabs, and Eli Lilly. Opening in early 2026 within an 1,800 m² refurbished building, the hub will host 15–20 early‑stage companies, providing fully equipped labs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged academic innovation, BioLabs, BioLabs | TUM, biotechnology hub, Catalyze360, coworking labs, deep‑tech ecosystem, early‐stage start‑ups, Eli Lilly and Company, global networks, lab infrastructure, mentorship, Mission BioCapital, Munich, partnership, R&D collaboration, therapeutic discovery, TUM Venture Labs, Unternehmertum
(IN BRIEF) Bayer has filed for EU approval of icafolin‑methyl, its first new herbicide mode of action in over 30 years, after earlier submissions in Brazil, the U.S., and Canada. With peak sales estimated at €750 million, icafolin‑methyl is slated for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Bayer, Brazil launch, CropKey, DSO operating model, EU registration, glyphosate, icafolin‑methyl, Mike Graham, novel mode of action, no‑till, peak sales €750 million, post‑emergent weed control, Rachel Rama, reduced tillage, reduced‑risk herbicide, Regenerative Agriculture, sustainability, sustainable farming, weed resistance
(IN BRIEF) Basilea Pharmaceutica has initiated FORWARD‑IM, a global Phase 3 trial evaluating fosmanogepix in adults with invasive mold infections. Building on positive Phase 1 and Phase 2 results—and following the FAST‑IC Phase 3 candidemia trial—this open‑label study will randomize about 160 patients to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Aspergillus spp., BARDA, Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, broad‑spectrum antifungal, Candida auris, candidemia, Cresemba®, FAST‑IC, FDA Fast Track, FORWARD‑IM, fosmanogepix, Fusarium spp., HHS ASPR, invasive candidiasis, invasive mold infections, Lomentospora prolificans, Mucorales, orphan drug, Pfizer, phase 3 study, PSI CRO AG, QIDP, Zevtera®
(IN BRIEF) The FDA has accepted AstraZeneca’s sBLA for Imfinzi as a perioperative immunotherapy regimen in resectable early‑stage and locally advanced gastric and GEJ cancers, granting Priority Review with a decision expected in Q4 2025. The application leverages MATTERHORN Phase III data … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2025 decision, adjuvant, AstraZeneca, breakthrough therapy designation, clinical paradigm shift, durvalumab, early-stage, EFS hazard ratio, event-free survival, FDA priority review, FLOT chemotherapy, gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, high unmet need, Imfinzi, Levi Garraway, locally advanced, MATTERHORN Phase III, neoadjuvant, overall survival, Perioperative Immunotherapy, resectable, sBLA, Susan Galbraith
(IN BRIEF) Roche’s ongoing Phase Ib/IIa Brainshuttle™ AD study of trontinemab shows that 91 percent of participants reach amyloid PET negativity, with ARIA‑E rates under 5 percent. The company has outlined Phase III TRONTIER 1 and 2 trials in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s for 2025, plus a planned … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, amyloid plaques, amyloid‑beta monoclonal antibody, ARIA‑E, blood‑based biomarker, blood‑brain barrier, Brainshuttle, centiloids, clinical dementia rating sum of boxes, cognitive decline, diagnostics, early diagnosis, Elecsys pTau217, Levi Garraway, Matt Sause, PET negativity, Phase Ib/IIa, Phase III TRONTIER 1, Phase III TRONTIER 2, preclinical Alzheimer’s, pTau181, pTau217/Ab42 ratio, Roche, sustainability of clinical trials, TRAVELLER, trontinemab
(IN BRIEF) GSK has entered into a multi-programme development and licensing agreement with Hengrui Pharma to advance up to 12 innovative therapies, including HRS-9821, a potentially best-in-class PDE3/4 inhibitor currently in clinical trials for COPD. The deal includes $500 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-era medicine, biopharma partnership, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, clinical development, cloud healthcare, COPD treatment, drug innovation, drug pipeline, dry powder inhaler, Frank Jiang, global health, GSK, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, Hengrui Pharma, HRS-9821, immunology, inflammation, licensing agreement, milestone payments, novel therapeutics, oncology, partnership, PDE3/4 inhibitor, pharmaceutical collaboration, phase I trials, respiratory medicine, Tony Wood
(IN BRIEF) Pfizer and BioNTech have received a positive recommendation from the EMA’s CHMP for their LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine, COMIRNATY® LP.8.1, for individuals aged six months and older. This updated vaccine offers improved immune protection against prevalent SARS-CoV-2 subvariants, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged BioNTech, booster, CHMP, COMIRNATY LP.8.1, COVID-19 vaccine, EMA, EU vaccine rollout, European Commission, immune response, LP.8.1 variant, mRNA technology, mRNA Vaccine, NB.1.8.1 variant, Pandemic Preparedness, pediatric COVID vaccine, Pfizer, public health, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine adaptation, XFG variant
(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere has received a positive opinion from the EMA’s CHMP for use with a new propellant that offers a 99.9% reduction in Global Warming Potential compared to traditional formulations. Trixeo becomes the first pressurised metered-dose inhaler … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambition Zero Carbon, AMPLIFY Phase III trial, AstraZeneca, Barbara Eichhorst, Breztri, BTK inhibitor, budesonide, Calquence, chemoimmunotherapy, CHMP, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, climate action in pharma, clinical trial, CLL, COPD, Dave Fredrickson, EMA, environmental sustainability, European approval, European Commission approval, European Union, fixed-duration regimen, formoterol fumarate, Frederik Trinkmann, glycopyrronium, hematologic diseases, hematology, Honeywell, inhalers, leukemia, low GWP, next-generation propellant, obinutuzumab, oncology, pMDI, progression-free survival, Respiratory Care, Ruud Dobber, Susanna Palkonen, Sustainable Healthcare, treatment option, Trixeo Aerosphere, venetoclax
(IN BRIEF) Novo Nordisk has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s CHMP recommending label expansion for Alhemo® (concizumab) to include adolescents and adults with haemophilia A and B without inhibitors. Backed by robust data from the explorer8 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Alhemo®, bleeding disorder, CHMP, concizumab, EMA, European Commission, explorer8 trial, Haem-A-QoL, Haemophilia A, haemophilia B, haemophilia treatment, Martin Holst Lange, monoclonal antibody, Novo Nordisk, patient-reported outcomes, pen-injector, SF-36v2, subcutaneous prophylaxis, thrombin production, tissue factor pathway inhibitor
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has secured European Commission approval for Sarclisa in combination with VRd as an induction treatment for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients eligible for autologous stem cell transplant. The decision was based on part one of the GMMG-HD7 … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged autologous stem cell transplant, bortezomib, cancer treatment, clinical trials, dexamethasone, EU approval, front-line therapy, German-speaking Myeloma Multicenter Group, GMMG-HD7, hematologic malignancies, ICARIA-MM, IKEMA, IMROZ, isatuximab, lenalidomide, MRD negativity, Multiple Myeloma, Olivier Nataf, oncology, progression-free survival, Sanofi, Sarclisa, transplant-eligible, VRd
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission has approved Fresenius Kabi’s denosumab biosimilars, Conexxence® and Bomyntra®, for all uses of the originator product. These include osteoporosis treatment for postmenopausal women and at-risk men, mitigation of treatment-related bone loss, prevention of skeletal complications … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged #FutureFresenius, Biopharma platform, Bomyntra, cancer metastasis to bone, Conexxence, denosumab biosimilar, Europe, European Commission approval, Fresenius, Fresenius Kabi, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, giant cell tumor of bone, high-quality biosimilars, osteoporosis, postmenopausal women, registered trademarks, skeletal complications, treatment-related bone loss
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has agreed to acquire UK-based Vicebio for $1.15 billion upfront plus up to $450 million in milestones, with closing anticipated in Q4 2025. The deal adds an early-stage bivalent RSV/hMPV vaccine (VXB‑241, in Phase 1 for older adults) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, AI-powered biopharma, Daniel Watterson, Emmanuel Hanon, fully liquid combination vaccines, Jean-François Toussaint, Keith Chappell, lower respiratory tract infections, Medicxi, Molecular Clamp technology, non-mRNA vaccine, Older Adults, partnership, Paul Young, pneumonia, prefilled syringes, regulatory approvals, respiratory vaccines pipeline, seasonal surges, Tags: Sanofi, UniQuest, University of Queensland, Vicebio
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