Category: Asia

July 2, 2019 Off

Takeda Completes Sale of Xiidra to Novartis

By BusinessWire

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced the completion of its sale of its Xiidra® (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% product to Novartis for $3.4 billion upfront in cash and up to an additional $1.9 billion in potential milestone payments.

June 19, 2019 Off

CARsgen Therapeutics’ leading candidate gets FDA IND clearance

By Dino Mustafić

One of CARsgen Therapeutics’ leading drug candidates, CT053 fully human BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen)-CAR-T cell for the treatment of patients suffering from relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM), has received Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).