Takeda’s $4 billion acquisition to address autoimmune diseases
Takeda will acquire Nimbus Therapeutics for $4 billion and gain rights to its allosteric TYK2 Inhibitor to address multiple immune-mediated diseases.
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New collaboration could advance small molecule epilepsy therapy
UCB and Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. will collaborate to advance Praxis’ PRAX-020 small molecule programme for KCNT1 related epilepsies.
mRNA vaccine plus KEYTRUDA® improve melanoma survival
An mRNA vaccine plus KEYTRUDA® significantly improved recurrence-free survival in a Phase II trial for advanced melanoma patients.
European Commission approves Pluvicto® for prostate cancer
The European Commission has approved Pluvicto® as the first targeted radioligand therapy for advanced prostate cancer, based on significant results from the Phase III VISION trial.
GSK to open new global headquarters
GSK’s new global headquarters are expected to open in 2024, allowing the company to be near London's global life sciences hub.
Canadian and US developers to trial psychedelic medicines in UK
Canadian and US developers of psychedelic medicines for complex mental health conditions have signed with a UK-based CMO to trial their drugs in London.
Utrogestan accepted as HRT in Scotland
Utrogestan, the only adjunctive micronised progesterone as hormone replacement therapy alongside any oestrogen therapy has been accepted by the SMC for women in Scotland.
Dapagliflozin approved for heart failure across LVEFs
The MHRA has approved dapagliflozin for chronic heart failure across the full spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction.
First patient given base-edited CAR T cells
The first ever use of base-edited T-cells have helped to treat a patient with relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a clinical trial.
Oligonucleotide synthesis market to reach $16.7 billion by 2027
Ongoing clinical trials for oligonucleotide-based therapies will propel the oligonucleotide synthesis market to reach $16.7 billion by 2027, states a new report.
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.
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.
