Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA has been granted final approval by the United States Food & Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for Linezolid Tablets, 600 mg, the therapeutic equivalent of Zyvox Tablets, 600 mg of Pharmacia and Upjohn Company, a subsidiary of Pfizer, Inc.
Aurobindo Pharma Limited has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.1% which makes the product is ready for launch.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) has entered into a definitive collaboration and license agreement with Bavarian Nordic to leverage their MVA-BN technology, jointly with Janssen’s own AdVac technology, in the development and commercialization of a heterologous prime-boost vaccine for the treatment of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) chronic infections which can lead to cancer.
Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur facing U.S. charges of securities fraud, has said he had been the target of legal authorities for his much-criticized drug-price hikes and his over-the-top public persona
Indian pharmaceutical company Parabolic Drugs Limited has made certain changes to its board of directors. Namely, the company announced on…
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s closely watched new drug Opdivo, one of the first of a new wave of cancer medicines that boost the immune system, has been rejected as too expensive for treating lung cancer by Britain’s cost watchdog.
Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) were granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Basaglar (insulin glargine injection) 100 units/mL.
AstraZeneca has completed its agreement with Perrigo Company plc for the divestment of US rights to Entocort.
Eli Lilly and Company has elected Juan R. Luciano as a new member of its board, effective February 1, 2016.
Bristol-Myers Squibb has entered into a collaboration agreement with UCLA as part of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Immuno-Oncology Rare Population Malignancy (I-O RPM) research program in the U.S.