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US oral GLP-1 first as Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy pill
The obesity drug’s new formulation gains an important opportunity to define the market before regulators finish assessing Lilly’s rival orforglipron.
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Literature as data – using large language models to prioritise protein binding pockets
Here, Alan Nafiiev, CEO and founder of Receptor.AI, discusses the benefits of using large language models to integrate literature evidence and structural prediction to accelerate binding site identification.
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Novartis chromatography study shows downstream purification benefits
The impurities research illustrates an approach that could offer a simpler and more flexible downstream purification process.
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Europe makes progress in its bid to tackle medicine shortages
And as the Critical Medicines Act advances, so too does the Biotech Act, with the moves attracting mixed support from the region’s pharma industry.
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Bicycle Therapeutics strikes uranium deal for sustainable radiopharmaceuticals
UK biotech commits to scale up of 228Th extraction and a long-term supply agreement to facilitate production of thousands of doses of 212Pb for cancer therapies annually.
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AI-discovered IL-17 inhibitor from Ascletis Pharma shows best-in-class potential
New phase I data suggests the oral small molecule ASC50 could help address immunology conditions such as psoriasis.
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CHMP recommends cancer medicines by SFL Pharmaceuticals and Serum Life Science Europe
The EMA’s human medicines committee also recommended approval of drugs by GSK, Moderna, STADA, Lupin Europe and Cytokinetics.
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A four-step way out of pharma manufacturing’s asset management struggles
Here, Hexagon outlines a four-step plan to address silos and scale-up challenges, drawing on the experience of leading pharma firms like Pfizer.
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Europe edges closer to formalising new ‘Pharma package’ industry rules
Progress made in the region’s approach to critical medicines and antibiotics as the EU Council and EU Parliament agree a new deal.
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Lilly to establish third new US manufacturing facility in Alabama
Announcement of Eli Lilly and Company's fourth new US manufacturing plant is expected within the next few weeks.
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Gamida Cell wins cell therapy first in severe aplastic anaemia from FDA
The US approval for the Ayrmid company’s novel transplant option Omisirge adds to its existing licence in haematological malignancy.
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A careful calibration: balancing small molecule needs and biologic innovation
CDMOs weigh up how to meet manufacturing demands across oral solid doses, monoclonal antibodies, ADCs and beyond.
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European Pharmacopoeia updates monoclonal antibody standards
The Ph. Eur. Commission also adopted seven new monographs and two new general chapters at its recent 183rd session.
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Takeda expands its ADC and immuno-oncology pipeline as Innovent deal closes
The $11bn collaboration with the Chinese biopharma company gives Takeda the rights to several next-generation candidates.
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Bristol Myers Squibb wins fifth US approval for CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi
The FDA’s latest authorisation makes it the most widely approved of any CD19-directed CAR T therapy in cancer.
