AMR surveillance must improve, says WHO report
WHO’s Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report 2022 contains AMR trends for the first time since 2017.
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Catalent opens one of largest cell therapy manufacturing facilities in the world
Sited in Belgium, Catalent has opened one of the largest commercial-scale cell therapy manufacturing facilities in the world.
Dostarlimab combination facilitates promising lung cancer survival
The largest head-to-head trial of PD-1 inhibitors for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer suggested dostarlimab with chemo aided survival.
$5 billion bispecific antibody pharma collaboration
As part of a $5 billion collaboration, Akeso Inc. will out-license its PD-1-based bispecific antibody ivonescimab to Summit Therapeutics.
Comirnaty® authorised for patients six months to four years
Comirnaty® has been authorised by the MHRA as a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 for individuals from six months to four years old.
Jardiance® improves blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes
A Phase III trial showed Jardiance® is the first SGLT2 inhibitor to significantly reduce average blood sugar in type 2 diabetics aged 10-17 compared to placebo.
EMA accepts marketing application for ALS treatment
The EMA has accepted the marketing authorisation application for tofersen, which could be the first treatment for a rare genetic cause of ALS.
Could new 3D material advance drug delivery?
Researchers have developed a new 3D covalent organic framework material which has potential to offer efficient extended-release drug delivery.
Top biopharma firms report Q3 market capitalisation decline
The top 20 biopharma companies averaged a market capitalisation decline of $3.45 trillion in Q2 to $3.14 trillion in Q3 2022, says GlobalData.
EMA accepts momelotinib marketing application
The marketing authorisation application for momelotinib, a new oral treatment for myelofibrosis has been accepted by the EMA.
Pluvicto™ offers survival benefits for metastatic prostate cancer
The PSMA-targeted radioligand is first to significantly improve radiographic progression-free survival for PSMA–positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, shows study.
Vaccines Europe launches first pipeline review
In its first pipeline review, Vaccines Europe has set out four key actions to ensure adults are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
FDA approves Rezlidhia™ for leukaemia
Rezlidhia™ has been approved for adults with mIDH1 relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukaemia by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Pfizer’s €1.2 billion manufacturing site expansion
Pfizer’s €1.2 billion investment in its Grange Castle site in Dublin is expected to double the plant’s capacity for manufacturing biologics.
mRNA non-vaccine therapeutics to generate $2 billion by 2028
Driven by the approval of pipeline agents, mRNA non-vaccine therapeutics are set to reach $2 billion in sales by 2028, says GlobalData.
