Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Milestone Pharmaceuticals gets to advance its pivotal program of etripamil, its novel, potent and short-acting calcium channel blocker, in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), the company said in an quarter and half year financial update.
Eli Lilly’s Taltz met the primary and all major secondary endpoints up to week 12 in the Phase 4 IXORA-R study, testing Taltz versus TREMFYA (guselkumab) in people living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO).
A new forensic authentication feature for pharmaceutical labels is offered by Schreiner MediPharm in cooperation with Applied DNA Sciences: SigNature® DNA is a high-security feature based on DNA markers with which pharmaceutical manufacturers can protect their products against counterfeiting and patients against potential health risks. DNA markers are deemed to be impossible to counterfeit and recognized as forensic authentication evidence in courts of law.
AstraZeneca Tagrisso in a phase 3 trial, with previously-untreated patients with locally-advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, brought positive overall survival (OS) results.
Novo Nordisk’s operating profit increased by 12% in Danish kroner and by 6% at constant exchange rates (CER) in the first six months of 2019 with reported sales within Diabetes and obesity increased by 10% to DKK 50.1 billion (6% at CER), driven by Diabetes growing 4% at CER and Obesity growing 56% at CER. Sales within Biopharmaceuticals increased by 7% to DKK 9.3 billion (3% at CER).
Telix Pharmaceuticals and German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum or DKFZ) have agreed to work together in the field of image-guided surgery for prostate cancer.
Sosei Group Corporationhas partnered up with Takeda to work on novel molecules, including small molecules and biologics, that modulate G protein-coupled receptor (“GPCR”) targets.
Mylan’s second quarter performance was strong as the company has delivered or exceeded on expectations across all financial metrics, the company’s CEO Heather Bresch said in a press release Monday.
Proteostasis Therapeutics has started with the phase 2 study of cystic fibrosis treatment by dosing the first patient, after a successful Phase 1 test of PTI’s combinations.
BioCity, and Oxford AHSN are launching a new Accelerator Programme in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire to catalyse growth in Thames Valley’s world-class health and life sciences cluster by supporting the development of start-ups, spin-outs and growth companies across the region’s research, clinical and commercial base.