First bispecific antibody approved in EU to combat leading causes of vision loss
Roche’s Vabysmo® (faricimab) has been approved in Europe as a four-monthly treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.
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Zuranolone shows promise as episodic treatment for depression
Phase III data shows most major depressive disorder patients treated with zuranolone had minimal or mild depressive symptoms after a year.
Lonza expands HPAPI manufacturing suite
Lonza’s HPAPI multipurpose suite in Visp, Switzerland now includes enhanced capability for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) payload production.
AbbVie’s Skyrizi® shows long-term efficacy in psoriatic arthritis
Similar rates of skin improvement at week 100 indicate Skyrizi® (risankizumab) has consistent long-term efficacy in psoriatic arthritis patients.
Novartis’ Kisqali® provides “unparalleled survival benefit” in breast cancer
A pooled exploratory analysis shows Kisqali® plus endocrine therapy adds a year to overall survival of patients with aggressive form of breast cancer.
Takeda to invest €300 million in plasma-derived therapy production
Investing in a new production facility and carbon net-zero emissions warehouse in Lessines, Belgium, Takeda aims to expand access for rare and complex chronic disease treatments.
Checkpoint inhibitor combination shows promise in Merkel cell carcinoma
Dual checkpoint inhibitor blockade could be a promising first-line and salvage therapeutic option for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma, say researchers.
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Novartis to invest $300mn in European biotherapeutics
Investing $300mn, Novartis aims to support the growth and diversity of its biotherapeutics portfolio with technical capabilities to expedite early development.
US begins monkeypox vaccine and therapeutic trials
US National Institutes of Health initiates trials to evaluate antiviral tecovirimat (TPOXX) and possibility of delivering Jynneos vaccine intradermally.
Multi-angle light scattering: PAT for polysaccharide conjugate vaccines
EPR highlights the implementation of multi angle light scattering (MALS) as a process analytical technology (PAT) tool for the real-time monitoring of protein-polysaccharide conjugate fraction molar mass.
UV-based PAT could enable continuous protein purification
A multi-wavelength UV-based process analytical technology (PAT) could significantly reduce downstream protein purification timelines.
Epilepsy rescue therapy significantly increases time between seizure clusters
Newly published data indicates a significant increase in time between seizure clusters (SEIVAL) treated with Neurelis’s Valtoco® CIV.
Dolutegravir shows promise in pregnancy
Study comparing commonly used antiretroviral regimens in pregnancy reports viral suppression at delivery in considerably more participants taking dolutegravir.
Evolving real-time dissolution prediction and product release
EPR highlights the development of a model to predict dissolution of sustained release formulations based on Raman process analytical technology (PAT) sensor data that could enable real-time release testing.
EU regulators release new workplan for accelerating clinical research
The latest workplan outlines how innovation in clinical research will be facilitated over the next four years, including modernising good clinical practice and issuing guidance on decentralised trials.
