AstraZeneca

MedImmune and Sanofi Pasteur to jointly develop and commercialise respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody

LONDON, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division…

7 years ago

AstraZeneca announce FDA approval of once-daily Qtern for the treatment of type-2 diabetes

Qtern fixed-dose combination will provide an additional oral medicine option for patients taking Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to improve blood sugar level…

7 years ago

AstraZeneca/ Karolinska Institutet research points to novel targets for next generation medicines for type 2 diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disorders

STOCKHOLM, 27-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New understanding of how hormone-producing cells in the pancreas decode their genetic instructions is pointing to…

8 years ago

AstraZeneca announces positive CHMP opinion recommending the approval of new antibiotic, CAZ AVI

LONDON, 02-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European…

8 years ago

AstraZeneca on Brilinta SOCRATES trial in stroke: safety data is consistent with the known safety profile of Brilinta/Brilique

Missed primary efficacy endpoint; fewer events observed in the Brilinta arm but trend did not reach statistical significance Consistent safety…

8 years ago

AstraZeneca, Voluntis, US National Cancer Institute to test companion mobile app in ovarian cancer studies

LONDON, 10-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced plans to test a digital support service for women undergoing treatment for…

8 years ago

AstraZeneca to present scientific abstracts from its cardiovascular and metabolic disease portfolio at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2015 in London

LONDON, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Over 20 scientific abstracts from AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular and metabolic disease portfolio will be presented at…

9 years ago

Sanofi’s subsidiary Genzyme to acquire Caprelsa® (vandetanib) from AstraZeneca

Genzyme Strengthens Endocrinology Portfolio with Acquisition of Rare Disease Therapy Caprelsa®(vandetanib) from AstraZeneca Paris, France,  30-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi and…

9 years ago

AstraZeneca and MedImmune presented encouraging results from their novel combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at ASCO Annual Meeting 2015

LONDON, 2-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm, today presented encouraging results…

9 years ago

AstraZeneca announces that FDA accepted sNDA and granted Priority Review for BRILINTA® (ticagrelor) for patients with history of heart attack

LONDON, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental…

9 years ago

AstraZeneca announced that the US FDA accepted for filing the New Drug Application for IRESSA® (gefitinib)

LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing…

9 years ago

AstraZeneca to present new data from its growing inflammation and autoimmunity portfolio at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2014 Annual Meeting in Boston, 14-19 November 2014

LONDON, 11-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca, with its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, will present new data from…

10 years ago

AstraZeneca: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published encouraging safety and efficacy data from Benralizumab Phase II COPD study

Results are among key AstraZeneca respiratory data being presented at 2014 European Respiratory Society International Congress LONDON, 8-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/…

10 years ago

AstraZeneca’s novel antibiotic candidate AZD0914 designated as Qualified Infectious Disease Product and awarded Fast Track status by US FDA

London, UK, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated its novel investigational…

10 years ago

AstraZeneca updates on the development of its oncology pipeline at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago

London, UK, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca provided an update on the rapid development of its oncology pipeline at a briefing for…

10 years ago

AstraZeneca PLC reports revenue up 3% at constant exchange rates in 2014 first quarter

London, UK, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, commenting on the results, said: “The first quarter has seen continued…

10 years ago

Karolinska Institutet appointed Professor Bo Angelin head of Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre (ICMC)

Karolinska Institutet has appointed Professor Bo Angelin to lead the Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre (ICMC), a joint initiative with AstraZeneca.…

10 years ago

AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm MedImmune completed its acquisition of US-based Amplimmune for $225M plus $275M based on predetermined milestones

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 4 October MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm,…

11 years ago

AstraZeneca: temporary injunction against the US launch of Hanmi’s 505(b)2 NDA esomeprazole strontium lifted by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

London, United Kingdom, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca today announced that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) lifted…

11 years ago

AstraZeneca, University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK partner on 3 pre-clinical and clinical oncology projects

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Cambridge and Cancer…

11 years ago

AstraZeneca Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director Simon Lowth to leave the company at the end of October 2013

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that Simon Lowth, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director, will leave the company…

11 years ago

AstraZeneca announced it acquired 100% of Redwood City, Calif. based Pearl Therapeutics

28-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that on 27 June 2013 it completed its acquisition of Pearl Therapeutics, a privately held…

11 years ago

MedImmune, NGM Biopharmaceuticals in exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialise therapies for diabetes and obesity

25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. have…

11 years ago

AstraZeneca selects Cambridge Biomedical Campus for its new global R&D centre and corporate headquarters

Move brings AstraZeneca’s small molecule and MedImmune’s biologics research and development together at purpose-built facility on Cambridge Biomedical Campus 21-6-2013…

11 years ago

SAVOR-TIMI-53 cardiovascular outcomes trial of ONGLYZA® results announced by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb

20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb announced today top-line results of the Phase IV SAVOR-TIMI-53 (Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular…

11 years ago