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NewsMerck’s health business gains new Global Head of R&D
David Weinreich will also serve as its Chief Medical Officer and arrives at the German pharmaceutical group with experience from Amgen, Bayer and Regeneron.
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NewsDemand for AI-integration propelling mass spectrometry growth
Significant investment in advanced technologies Is expected to support global adoption of mass spectrometry in the next five years.
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Critical Medicines Act 'must prioritise' EU pharmaceutical manufacturing competitiveness
European Parliament's SANT Committee urges for greater control on medicine provisions to help strengthen security of supply.
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NewsFDA waives trial requirement for Stelera biosimilar, easing the copycat’s path
First-of-its-kind case continues EMA and MHRA harmonisation, streamlining the global biosimilar approval pathway.
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Chinese ADC dominance expected to drive the first bispecific approval
The first bispecific antibody drug conjugate market entrants are predicted to be in China or Japan as East Asia becomes a key battleground for local and multinational players.
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NewsRoche touts ‘best-in-disease’ potential for anti-hypertensive zilebesiran
While AstraZeneca’s first-in-class candidate baxdrostat marks phase III hypertension win at ESC 2025.
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Teva wins US obesity approval for its GLP-1 generic liraglutide
And Eli Lilly and Company’s new oral GLP-1 obesity therapy orforglipron shines in late-phase clinical trials.
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AI digital twin developed to boost pharma manufacturing efficiency
The University of Cambridge and A*STAR platform aims to enhance fault detection, system monitoring and predictive maintenance.
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NewsMHRA pilot to prepare sponsors for clinical trial regulation changes
The Route B notification pilot will expand the MHRA’s risk-proportionate approach and help prepare for a new modifications process under upcoming regulations.
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NewsFDA tightens use of Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines
RFK Jr hits Comirnaty, Spikevax and Nuvaxovid with revised approvals for ‘high risk’ individuals.
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NewsPharmacopeial Discussion Group releases major particulate contamination update
Revisions to the harmonised general chapter “Particulate Contamination (Q-09)” aim to improve pharmaceutical drug development.
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NewsEuropean decentralised CAR T manufacturing consortium launched
EASYGEN is supported by EU funding andindustry partners that include Fresenius, Charles River, Cellix, Pro-Liance and TQ Therapeutics.
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Late-stage trial boost for Argenx’s myasthenia gravis drug Vyvgart
The Phase III findings could represent a critical advancement in managing the rare autoimmune disease in those with limited treatment options.
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FDA starts publishing daily adverse event data
US regulator says the move to open up the FAERS database will help modernise its safety monitoring.
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NewsUK yet to agree on VPAG scheme following accelerated review
While no other country has an identical scheme, analysis of the 2025 payment rate shows the UK is significantly behind comparable countries.
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Johnson & Johnson builds on US manufacturing pledge with $2bn Fujifilm investment
Contracts to use a facility at Fujifilm’s North Carolina site as part of moves to onshore its manufacturing.
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NewsGilead’s Kite agrees $350m deal to acquire US biotech Interius BioTherapeutics
Will expand the company’s CAR T-cell therapy footprint and gain access next generation in vivo technology.
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NewsEli Lilly neuroscience executive Anne White to retire
Her leadership experience spans three decades with Lilly, across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, neuroscience and infectious disease.
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NewsUnderstanding European regulatory requirements for low-GWP propellant transition
The paper explores recent guidance by the EMA and aims to help companies ensure their developments are efficient and effective for the forthcoming transition.
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Boehringer Ingelheim signs gene therapy manufacturing deal with AnGes
The German pharma company’s BioXcellence arm will supply the drug substance for AnGes’ peripheral arterial disease treatment Collategene.