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The U.S. FDA recently approved the much talked about Novartis’s drug Zolgensma for treating a life-threatening condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).  SMA is a neuromuscular disorder that worsens the muscles over time. It happens due to a mutation in the SMN1 gene that results in the deficiency of an SMN pro...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disorder characterised by weakness and wasting (atrophy) of skeletal muscles, used for movement. Loss of specialised nerve cells, called motor neurons which controls muscle movement, results in weakness of muscles. It mostly affects proximal muscles and respiratory muscles. SMA ...

Alzheimer’s is one of the diseases which are irreversible and untreatable. With causes still unknown adds to the further conundrum.  But for more than two decades now Scientists from everywhere have been working on the “amyloid hypothesis". It has been a long-standing theory that brains of the people affected ...

Biogen to buy Nightstar for USD 800 Million Biogen known for its efforts in treatments of multiple sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy wound up the deal to buy Nightstar. The deal will let Biogen have access to two experimental gene therapies for blindness-causing diseases helping Biogen’s pipeline. Pacira...

Vedanta raises USD 27 Million to move microbiome assets through the clinic Vedanta Biosciences raises USD 27 million in its series C round. The cash will bolster its microbiome-derived drugs pipeline. The capital will aid a phase 1/2 trial of VE416 in food allergy, a phase 2 study of VE303 in recurrent...

Alkermes Gets FDA approval for Aristada Initio (aripiprazole lauroxil) as Part of  Schizophrenia Treatment Combination  Alkermes has announced that the U.S. FDA approved ARISTADA INITIO (aripiprazole lauroxil) for the initiation of ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil), a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic f...

M&A activity of Sanofi and Bioverative for rare blood diseases Sanofi has strengthened its position in hematology & speciality medicine by acquiring Bioverativ, Biogen hemophilia & blood disorders-focused company for USD 105 per share on March 8, 2018. This will increase Sanofi’s hemophilia portfolio for...

Merck sells biosimilars business to Fresenius Merck has divested its biosimilars business to fellow German drug maker Fresenius in a deal potentially worth 670 million euros. The drug maker said the move is aligned with a strategy of focusing on innovative medicines while enabling it to exploit its biosimilars portf...

Samsung biosim nod sets J&J's Remicade up for tough fight Samsung Bioepis won FDA approval late Friday for its Remicade substitute, Renflexis (infliximab-abda), becoming the the second biosimilar to threaten that brand in the U.S. Not an unexpected event, and the launch isn’t expected until October because of bi...

Biogen triumphs in latest Tecfidera patent dispute Biogen has prevailed in a patent squabble with Denmark’s Forward Pharma over multiple sclerosis med Tecfidera—but the decision may not actually help the Big Biotech steer clear of generic rivals. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled Friday that Forward cou...