November 20, 2015
Mylan in patent lawsuit
Mylan’s subsidiaries were sued Warner Chilcott and Qualicaps in connection with the filing of an ANDA with the FDA for Mesalamine Delayed-release Capsules.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Category: Europe
November 19, 2015
Lilly and Merck move on with oncology clinical trial of and Keytruda
Eli Lilly and Merck are moving on with an existing oncology clinical trial collaboration to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination of Lilly’s Almita (pemetrexed for injection) and Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in a pivotal Phase III study in first-line nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
November 19, 2015
Sanofi CEO: Health must be part of the Climate debate
Sanofi will participate to Solutions COP21, the United Nations conference on climate change, as an official partner, a public exhibition in Paris.
November 19, 2015
Biofrontera concludes clinical phase III of BCC study. Approval of Ameluz expected in 2016
Biofrontera has concluded the clinical phase 3 of BCC study as the last patient in the ongoing phase has had its final clinical visit.
November 18, 2015
UK cost watchdog turns down Amgen’s new cholesterol drug
Amgen’s new injectable cholesterol drug Repatha has been turned down for use on Britain’s state health service, underscoring a worldwide debate about the value of such pricey medicines.
November 18, 2015
Advanced Oncotherapy disposes of its subsiadiary for £100K
Advanced Oncotherapy has disposed of its subsidiary, Oncotherapy Resources Ltd (ORL), for a total cash consideration of £100,000 to Xstrahl.…
November 18, 2015
Vertex gets EU approval for expanded use of its cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco
The European Commission has approved expansion of the indication for Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Kalydeco, to include children ages 2-5 with cystic fibrosis…
November 18, 2015
Hikma’s Portugal facility in compliance with US FDA
Hikma’s Portuguese facility back into compliance with the US FDA.
November 18, 2015
French academic Xavier Darcos to preside Sanofi
Sanofi has appointed Xavier Darcos as President of the Sanofi Espoir Foundation, who succeeds Jean-François Dehecq. Under Dehecq’s Presidency, According to the…
November 17, 2015
Allergan and CDC to raise awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance
Allergan has joined forces with CDC to spread the word about Antibiotic Stewardship During “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.” According…