All Takeda articles
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NewsPharma's sustainability push continues as Merck signs renewable energy deal
The German pharma company’s agreement for its South Korea sites is the latest green initiative to be unveiled by the industry.
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NewsTakeda withdraws from clinical cell therapy activities
The company will instead focus its attention on advancing candidates for modalities that include biologics and ADCs.
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NewsTakeda eyes sustainable shipping with wind-powered sea freight
Partners with Vela for transatlantic medicine transportation using its cargo trimaran.
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NewsTakeda investigational drug shows efficacy in narcolepsy
If approved, the oral medicine could provide a first-in-class treatment option for eligible individuals with the chronic 24-hour disease.
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ArticleRegulating therapies for rare diseases – recent approvals
This article summarises some of the recent notable drug approvals in the EU and US, including a gene therapy and an enzyme replacement therapy.
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NewsFrom biologics to small molecules – the shift in biopharma’s revenue growth
Biopharma companies that experienced strong revenue growth due to COVID-19 drug sales have been overtaken by companies that developed obesity drugs in 2023, GlobalData suggests.
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ArticleBig potential for small molecule drugs in cancer treatment
With recent recommendation of Takeda’s fruquintinib by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), EPR spoke to Dr Sebastian Stintzing, Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumor Immunology (CCM) of The Charité University Hospital in Berlin and investigator on the FRESCO-2 trial, to find out more about ...
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ReportPharma Horizons: Cell and Gene Therapy
This report is dedicated to exploring some of the latest innovations in the cell and gene therapy space, from development and quality control, through to manufacturing and clinical trials.
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NewsTakeda agrees to develop active immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s
As part of the agreement, AC Immune SA will be eligible for an option exercise fee and extra potential milestones of up to approximately $2.1 billion from Takeda.
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NewsCHMP meeting highlights: April 2024
In its April meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee recommended eight new medicines, including treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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NewsPharma unites to secure renewable energy in key manufacturing markets
The new industry collaboration aims to help decarbonise the global supply chain by focusing on the energy-intensive pharmaceutical manufacturing that takes place in China and India.
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NewsTakeda ulcerative colitis biologic receives FDA approval
A new route of administration for a biologic to treat ulcerative colitis (UC) has been approved in the US.
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NewsBuccal drug delivery market to reach $7.1b by 2030
Growth of the buccal drug delivery market is driven by the high bioavailability of buccal formulations as well as the ageing population, smoking addiction and increased R&D.
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NewsTAK-755 trumps plasma-based therapy, trial shows
Compared to plasma-based therapies, the only recombinant ADAMTS13 protein in development showed strong efficacy in a trial for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), Takeda revealed.
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NewsTakeda to build £600m plasma therapy manufacturing site
Takeda’s largest manufacturing capacity expansion investment in Japan will fund the build of a new facility for plasma-derived therapies.
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NewsTakeda to license potential treatment for colorectal cancer
Takeda and HUTCHMED have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement, to develop tyrosine kinase inhibitor fruquintinib for colorectal cancer outside China.


