September 4, 2019 Off

VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals Names Joseph C. Larsen, Ph.D. Vice President, Strategic Portfolio Development

By BusinessWire

VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals today announced that Joseph C. Larsen, Ph.D. has joined the Company as Vice President, Strategic Portfolio Development. With more than 20 years’ experience, Dr. Larsen is globally recognized as a leader in the area of public health preparedness. At VenatoRx, Dr. Larsen will help translate VenatoRx’s rich internal programs toward strategic public and private partnerships, and will help identify new growth opportunities for VenatoRx.

September 4, 2019 Off

European Commission Approves Expanded Use of Janssen’s STELARA for the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis in the European Union

By BusinessWire

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved the expanded use of ustekinumab for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), who have had an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or a biologic or have medical contraindications to such therapies.