(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has announced the acquisition of 2.3% of its shares from L’Oréal, a long-standing shareholder, as part of its ongoing share buyback program. The transaction, valued at €3 billion, reflects Sanofi’s commitment to creating sustainable value for shareholders. … Read the full press release
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Tagged Autorité des Marchés Financiers, capital allocation policy, Chief Financial Officer, Earnings per share, Finexsi, François Roger, French Commercial Code, independent expert, L’Oréal, off-market block trade, Olivier Courau, Olivier Peronnet, partnership, related-party agreement, Sanofi, Share Buyback Program, share repurchase, Shareholder Value, transaction fairness, voting rights
(IN BRIEF) Roche has announced that the FDA has expanded the approval of its PATHWAY® HER2/neu (4B5) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody test to identify HER2-ultralow status in HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer patients. This new approval offers a potential treatment … Read the full press release
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Tagged breast cancer, DESTINY-Breast06 trial, diagnostic solutions, Enhertu, FDA, FDA approval, HER2-Low, HER2-targeted therapy, HER2-Ultralow, HR-positive, metastatic breast cancer, PATHWAY HER2, Personalized Treatment, Roche, treatment options
(IN BRIEF) ViiV Healthcare has secured European Commission approval for its long-acting HIV treatment, Vocabria + Rekambys, for adolescents aged 12 and older. This approval offers a significant advancement in HIV care, providing an injectable treatment option that reduces the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adolescents, clinical trial, European Commission, GSK, Healthcare Innovation, HIV care, HIV treatment, HIV treatment options, long-acting injections, MOCHA study, partnership, Rekambys, ViiV Healthcare, Vocabria
(IN BRIEF) Sarclisa (isatuximab) has been approved in China for use in combination with the VRd regimen to treat newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant. The approval is based on positive results from … Read the full press release
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Tagged Approval, cancer treatment, CHINA, clinical trials, EU, FDA, global health, IMROZ study, isatuximab, Japan, Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma Treatment, new approvals, NMPA, oncology, Sanofi, Sarclisa, transplant-ineligible, VRd
(IN BRIEF) GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted its regulatory application for a prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix, its recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) for preventing shingles. This new presentation simplifies administration for healthcare providers by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged adult immunisation, adult vaccination, EMA, European Medicines Agency, European Union, FDA, GSK, healthcare professionals, herpes zoster, herpes zoster prevention, liquid adjuvant, lyophilised antigen, post-herpetic neuralgia, post-herpetic neuralgia prevention, Prefilled Syringe, Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, reconstitution, regulatory application, RZV, Shingles, Shingrix, submission, U.S. FDA, vaccination, vaccine
(IN BRIEF) GSK and the University of Oxford have launched the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme, a new research initiative focused on cancer prevention through vaccination. GSK is investing up to £50 million to explore how precancerous cells develop into cancer, … Read the full press release
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Tagged Cancer Prevention, cancer vaccines, clinical trials, early-stage cancer, GSK, GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme, GSK’s immune system expertise, immune system, immuno-oncology, Institute of Molecular and Computational Medicine, neoantigen sequencing, neoantigens, Peter Kyle, precancer biology, Professor Irene Tracey, targeted therapies, Tony Wood, translational research, tumor-specific proteins, University of Oxford, vaccination, vaccinology
(IN BRIEF) Roche has reported positive results from the second year of the EMBARK Phase III trial of Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), the first approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The results showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements … Read the full press release
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Tagged 10-meter walk/run, 10MWR, clinical data, clinical efficacy, crossover group, delandistrogene moxeparvovec, disease-modifying treatment, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Elevidys, EMBARK trial, external control group, functional improvements, gene therapy, micro-dystrophin, motor function, muscle biopsies, muscle function preservation, muscle pathology, North Star Ambulatory Assessment, NSAA, Phase III study, regulatory approvals, Roche, safety profile, Sarepta Therapeutics, Time to Rise, TTR
(IN BRIEF) Evotec, Yonsei University, and Zymedi have been awarded a US$ 4.5 million grant from the Korea Institute of Advanced Technology (KIAT) to develop first-in-class biologic therapies for lung diseases, specifically asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The project … Read the full press release
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Tagged anti-fibrotic antibodies, anti-inflammatory antibodies, antibody development, asthma, biologic therapies, disease-causing enzymes, Evotec, fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IPF, KIAT, Korea Institute of Advanced Technology, lung diseases, novel mechanism-of-action, novel therapies, partnership, preclinical R&D, Sunghoon Kim, therapeutic antibodies, Thomas Hanke, tRNA synthetases, unmet medical needs, US$ 4.5 million grant, Yonsei University, Zymedi
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi’s Sarclisa has been approved by the European Union as the first anti-CD38 therapy in combination with VRd to treat adult patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant. This approval is … Read the full press release
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Tagged CD38 monoclonal antibody, clinical development, clinical trials, European Union approval, FDA approval, hematologic malignancies, immunoscience, isatuximab, Multiple Myeloma, NDMM, oncology, orphan drug exclusivity, Sanofi, Sarclisa, transplant-ineligible, treatment breakthrough, VRd
(IN BRIEF) SGS has acquired RTI Laboratories, a leading environmental and materials testing service provider in Detroit, Michigan. The acquisition expands SGS’s capabilities in PFAS analysis and materials testing while enhancing its regional presence in the Midwest. The move supports … Read the full press release
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Tagged acquisition, alloy chemistry, Department of Defense, environmental testing, failure analysis, Marcus Maguire, materials testing, metallurgical testing, Michigan, North America, partnership, PFAS analysis, RTI Laboratories, SGS, SGS North America, Strategy 27, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been approved by the U.S. FDA for the first-line treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who are ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The approval is based on … Read the full press release
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Tagged acalabrutinib, AstraZeneca, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, bendamustine, blood cancers, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, BTK inhibitor, Calquence, chemoimmunotherapy, COVID-19, Dave Fredrickson, ECHO Phase III trial, FDA, global regulatory review, international markets, Lymphoma Research Foundation, mantle cell lymphoma, MCL, Meghan Gutierrez, Michael Wang, oncology, PFS, progression-free survival, Project Orbis, regulatory submission, rituximab, safety profile, U.S. approval
(IN BRIEF) A new study from the University of Bristol has challenged the long-standing belief that waking up triggers a spike in cortisol, the body’s stress hormone. Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research shows that cortisol … Read the full press release
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Tagged automated sampling system, BBSRC, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, CAR, chronic fatigue syndrome, circadian rhythm, cortisol, cortisol awakening response, cortisol dynamics, cortisol secretion, depression, Dr. Thomas Upton, EU Horizon 2020, medical school, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Professor Marcus Munafò, Professor Stafford Lightman, PTSD, research findings, Sleep, sleep disorders, stress hormone, Ultradian grant, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for datopotamab deruxtecan has been accepted by the U.S. FDA for treating advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients who have previously received systemic therapies. The … Read the full press release
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Tagged advanced NSCLC, antibody-drug conjugate, AstraZeneca, Biologics License Application, BLA, breakthrough therapy designation, Daiichi Sankyo, datopotamab deruxtecan, drug approval, EGFR-mutated, EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors, FDA, metastatic NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, objective response rate, oncology, partnership, Phase III Trials, Priority Review, safety profile, systemic therapies, TROP2-directed, TROPION-Lung01, TROPION-Lung05, TROPION-Lung14, TROPION-Lung15
(IN BRIEF) Sarclisa, an anti-CD38 treatment developed by Sanofi, has been approved in China for treating adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) who have received at least one prior therapy. The approval is based on the … Read the full press release
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Tagged anti-CD38 antibody, autologous stem cell transplant, bortezomib, CACA, Category I Recommendation, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology, clinical data, CSCO, dexamethasone, Global Head of Oncology, ICARIA-MM phase 3 study, innovative regulatory pathways, innovative therapies, IsaFiRsT real-world study, Lecheng Pilot Program, lenalidomide, local authorities, medical community, National Medical Products Administration, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, NMPA, Olivier Nataf, overall response rate, overall survival, Pd, pomalidomide, R/R MM, real-world evidence, regulatory submission, relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, RWE, Sanofi, Sanofi in China, Sarclisa
(IN BRIEF) GSK has announced that the FDA has accepted its application to review a prefilled syringe version of Shingrix, its shingles vaccine. This new version, expected to be available from January 2025, eliminates the need for reconstitution, offering a … Read the full press release
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Tagged administration, adults 50 and over, antigen, AS01B adjuvant system, chickenpox, FDA, glycoprotein E, GSK, healthcare community, healthcare professionals, immune response, immunodeficiency, immunosuppression, liquid adjuvant, lyophilised, non-live vaccine, Prefilled Syringe, recombinant subunit vaccine, Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, reconstitution, RZV, safety, Shingles, shingles prevention, shingles vaccine, Shingrix, Shingrix approval, vaccine composition, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine presentation, vaccine safety, varicella, varicella-zoster virus
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed a groundbreaking 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery, capable of powering sensors for agriculture and research in remote regions. This living battery uses two types of fungi, a yeast fungus and a white rot fungus, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printed, 3D printing, agriculture, biodegradable, Carolina Reyes, cellulose, cellulose nutrients, electrical engineering, electricity, electrochemical techniques, Empa, fungal battery, fungi, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Gustav Nyström, longevity, materials science, METABOLISM, microbial fuel cell, Microbials funding program, non-toxic, power, remote regions, RESEARCH, simple sugars, sustainability, sustainable power solutions, temperature sensor, white rot fungus, yeast fungus
(IN BRIEF) Evonik has partnered with ST Pharm to enhance its RNA and nucleic acid therapeutic services, combining ST Pharm’s expertise in customized nucleic acids with Evonik’s advanced lipid and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug product development solutions. This collaboration aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged active ingredients, capping library screening, clinical trials, drug delivery, drug development, drug product development, enzymatic biotransformation, Evonik, Evonik capabilities, Fill & Finish, gene delivery, gene therapies, GMP manufacturing, Health Care Business, Kris S. Choi, life sciences sector, lipid nanoparticle, lipids, liposomes, LNP, mRNA development, mRNA-LNPs, North America manufacturing, nucleic acid medicines, nucleic acid therapeutics, nucleic acid therapies, Nutrition & Care division, oligonucleotides, partnership, pharmaceutical companies, RNA market, RNA therapeutics, siRNAs, small molecules, SmartCap® technology, South Korea, ST Pharm, strategic partnership, Yann d'Hervé
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are developing new nanocomplexes to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and protect eye tissue following cataract surgery. Supported by the Heinz A. Oertli Fund for Ophthalmology, these nanocomplexes, based on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Empa, Eye Surgery, Mihyun Lee, Nanocomplexes, safety
(IN BRIEF) Roche has announced results from the Phase IIb PADOVA study evaluating prasinezumab in 586 individuals with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. While the primary endpoint of time to confirmed motor progression narrowly missed statistical significance, promising efficacy trends were observed, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to tolebrutinib for treating adults with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS), following positive results from the HERCULES phase 3 study. The study showed tolebrutinib delayed disability progression by 31% and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Erik Wallström, FDA, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, safety, Sanofi, tolebrutinib
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