AstraZeneca

FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s Jaypirca for Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Eli Lilly has received FDA approval for Jaypirca, a non-covalent BTK inhibitor, in relapsed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients who have relapsed after treatment with other drugs in the class. Adult MCL patients who have previously received at l...

FDA Approves Luye Pharma’s Rykindo for Schizophrenia Luye Pharma has received its first FDA approval for Rykindo, an injectable formulation of the antipsychotic risperidone administered every two weeks. Rykindo has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of schizophrenia as well as...

FDA Approves Gilead Sciences’ Sunlenca Sunlenca, a Gilead Sciences therapy for people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV infection that only needs to be taken twice a year, has received FDA approval for the second time of asking. Sunlenca, which is based on the HIV capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, is intended to be...

Promega Biotech Ibérica Gains Recognition for COVID-19 Response in Spain Promega Biotech Ibérica has been heralded as the business leader in Spain for its COVID-19 response. The company’s innovative approach to deal with COVID-19 and pandemic has led La Razón, a daily newspaper based in Madrid, to felicitate the...

Evotec, Chinook Therapeutics to Advance Chronic Kidney Diseases Therapy Market Evotec and Chinook Therapeutics have collaborated to develop and discover precision medicine therapies for patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). The duo plans to jointly identify, characterize and validate novel mechanisms and ...

Biohaven's Troriluzole Dwindles Again In Alzheimer’s After Anxiety  Biohaven Pharmaceuticals had put too much faith in its third-generation prodrug, Troriluzole. The company has tested the efficacy of the drug in more than one indication, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive di...

Gannex received US FDA fast track designation for its NASH drug, ASC42 an FXR Agonist Gannex Pharma has received Fast Track designation approval from FDA for its drug candidate ASC42 for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The FTA designation will help the pharma company to advance its research and development...

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine data suggest single-dose efficacy The full data from late-phase trials of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine have pointed to the potential for AZD1222 to work after a single dose and limit asymptomatic cases; however, missed main questions regarding the efficacy of the candidate. Th...

U.S., AstraZeneca strikes an antibody treatment USD 486 million deal The U.S. government awarded the pharma giant AstraZeneca a sum of USD 486 million for the development of up to 100,000 corona vaccine doses. The deal, under Operation Warp Speed, will people the manufacturing of antibody doses and facilitate th...

Inovio’s shares plunge after FDA holds-off its COVID-19 vaccine Phase II/III trial  Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine, INO-4800, Phase II/III clinical trials’ have been put under partial hold after the USFDA raised questions. The firm mentioned the reason behind the halt of the trials is not due to adverse events i...