Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Novo Nordisk has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for semaglutide, a new glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue administrated once-weekly, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.
Premaitha Health, an international molecular diagnostics group focused on prenatal testing, has acquired Taiwanese Yourgene Bioscience.
Growing prevalence of chronic diseases, surge in clinical trials outsourcing, rising R&D cost and favorable government initiatives will drive global clinical trial management system market size, according to a report by Global Market Insights.
For mountain climbers and hikers, injuries often include broken bones, sprains and skin wounds, but many don’t carry the right supplies for the injuries and illnesses they are most likely to face, a recent study found.
Oncology drug research and development company Xynomic Pharmaceuticals has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to develop a novel HDAC inhibitor targeting hematological and solid tumors, Abexinostat.
China has updated list of medicines covered by basic medical insurance schemes, a long-awaited fillip for drugmakers in the world’s second-largest drug market where many new drugs have been kept out of patients’ reach because of high costs.
Neovacs has signed with BioSense Global a commercial license option agreement for its IFNalpha Kinoid vaccine to treat lupus and dermatomyositis in China, worth up to €65 million in upfront and milestone payments, not including double-digit sales royalties.
The partnerships and deals struck at CPhI Russia have helped establish Russia at the forefront of pharmerging markets and it is expected to reach a value of $31.2 billion by 2019.
Denovo Biopharma’s new clinical center in China opened last year will play a very important role in the biomarker driven DB102 trial, as the company has submitted the IND application to the China FDA.
At least 13 people were killed and 85 injured when a suicide bomber struck Monday evening around 6pm outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore during a protest, reported Pakistani Dawn citing police officials.