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Keytruda post-surgery could halt return of distant tumours in rare skin cancer
Merck & Co’s anti-PD-1 immunotherapy showed evidence at ESMO of its ability to prevent cancer recurrence in Merkel cell carcinoma.
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AstraZeneca doubles Lokelma production at its Texas facility
The pharma company invested $445m to expand its Coppell site.
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Bristol Myers Squibb acquires cell therapy biotech Orbital for $1.5bn
Gains access to OTX-201, a preclinical CAR T therapy being developed to treat autoimmune diseases.
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AstraZeneca increases scope of new US API manufacturing facility by $500m
The company will now put a total of $4.5 billion into the Virginia site, expanding its remit to include active pharmaceutical ingredients for cancer drugs.
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Lilly outlines $1bn India manufacturing expansion
The investment will cover CMO collaborations and a new manufacturing and quality hub in Hyderabad.
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Boehringer’s Jascayd becomes first new IPF treatment in US for a decade
FDA approval for the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug supported by the pharma company’s FIBRONEER phase III clinical trials.
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Merck & Co starts phase IIb study of tulisokibart in rheumatoid arthritis
The study is one of three to start, along with those in hidradenitis suppurativa and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
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Takeda 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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J&J’s Tremfya secures two paediatric psoriasis approvals from FDA
The US FDA approvals make the drug the first IL-23 inhibitor to be licensed for two common skin conditions.
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Lilly wins European Alzheimer’s approval for Kisunla after regulatory setbacks
The anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody is part of the class of medicines representing the first disease-modifying therapies for the neurodegenerative disease.
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Lilly to site next US manufacturing facility in Texas
The new $6.5 billion Houston site will manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in support of the company’s pipeline of small molecule medicines.
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Pfizer acquires Metsera and its GLP-1 candidates in new $4.9bn obesity play
The deal with the US biopharma adds a portfolio of clinical-stage incretin and amylin research programmes to its pipeline.
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Novo Nordisk’s once-weekly diabetes jab Kyinsu set for European approval
EMA advisors at the CHMP backed the combination treatment and also recommended Bayer’s menopause drug Lynkuet, putting both on the path to being licensed.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2025
EPR Issue 3 includes articles on microbiology, downstream processing, manufacturing, drug formulation and more.
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Biogen wins European first for depression drug Zurzuvae
The medicine becomes the first EU-approved oral treatment for adults who have postpartum depression (PPD).
