November 6, 2015 Off

AstraZeneca buys ZS Pharma

By Dino Mustafić

AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nasdaq-listed ZS Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company based in San Mateo, California.

November 6, 2015 Off

FDA approves Genvoya

By Dino Mustafić

FDA has approved Genvoya, a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide.

November 6, 2015 Off

Sanofi and Lexicon to develop sotagliflozin (for diabetics)

By Dino Mustafić

Sanofi and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals have entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of sotagliflozin, an investigational new oral dual inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporters 1 and 2 (SGLT-1 and SGLT-2), which could be a potential treatment option for people with diabetes.

November 5, 2015 Off

Redx makes managerial changes

By Dino Mustafić

Redx, the drug discovery and development company, has made two senior management appointments.

The company on Thursday said that Nicholas Adams is new as Chief Business Officer and Dr Matilda Bingham has been promoted to Executive Director of Redx Oncology Ltd, the Group’s oncology subsidiary.

November 5, 2015 Off

Verona Pharma completes inhibitor study

By Dino Mustafić

Verona Pharma has completed patient enrolment for the Phase IIa dose-finding study of RPL554 in asthma and the Phase IIa combination study of RPL554 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in which the drug is being administered in addition to standard of care bronchodilators.