Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
After Bristol-Myers Squibb (Bristol) said on Friday that it won’t ask FDA for faster approval of Opdivo/Yervoy combination for lung cancer, it agreed today with Ono Pharmaceutical to settle all patent-infringement charges related to Merck’s PD-1 antibody Keytruda.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has bought a private medical device company Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. for an unknown price.
Xintela AB has reported positive results in its two main projects in regenerative medicine and cancer.
For the last year, Sanofi’s chief executive has made clear his quest for deals to help revive the fortunes of France’s biggest drugmaker.
The market is still waiting. Olivier Brandicourt’s failure to land two big biotech acquisitions he was chasing has led to growing impatience among some investors.
Bristol-Myers Squibb said on Thursday that it won’t seek an accelerated approval for the combination of Opdivo plus Yervoy in first-line lung cancer in the U.S.
Abzena has made a deal with a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company for Abzena’s novel site–specific ThioBridge antibody drug conjugate (ADC) linker technology, which links antibodies and other proteins to drugs. The $300 million worth agreement with the…
French company Cerenis Therapeutics has seen some good things happen in the previous period in clinics by finalizing certain studies and getting FDA’s approval to kick some off. Also certain results showed progress and the company has reported solid cash position for the end of the year.
Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted priority review to Bayer Yakuhin for regorafenib in the second-line…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Allergan’s Rhofade skin desease cream, a topical treatment of persistent facial erythema (redness)…
Anavex has ensured most of the cash for a U.S. multicentre Phase 2 clinical trial of Rett syndrome treatment Anavex2-73.