Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

C4X Discovery Holdings and AstraZeneca Signs Exclusive USD 402 Million Global License C4X Discovery Holdings has signed an exclusive global license with AstraZeneca worth up to USD 402 million for the development and commercialization of the NRF2 Activator program. The agreement will allow AstraZeneca to develop...

Aktis Oncology Raises USD 84 Million To Advance Novel Targeted Alpha Radiopharmaceuticals Aktis Oncology has raised an additional USD 84 million in its Series A round, adding to the USD 72 million raised last year to help bring its radiopharmaceuticals to market. The extension to the first round included Merck's...

iRhythm receives FDA clearance for ZEUS System for Zio watch iRhythm Technologies, a leading digital healthcare solutions firm focused on advancing cardiac care, announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the ZEUS (Zio ECG Utilization Software) System for the Zio Watch. It is produced in partnership wit...

EU Recommends Approval for PTC Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy Upstaza Upstaza, a gene therapy developed by PTC Therapeutics for patients with the genetic condition AADC deficiency, has been recommended for EU approval, putting another test of gene therapy's commercial prospects in the union. Upstaza (eladocagene exu...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death across the globe. It is a widespread, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow restriction caused by airway and alveolar abnormalities, which are mainly induced by prolonged exposu...

Today, the increasing prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) is one of the leading health challenges worldwide. CRDs affect hundreds of millions of people and cause huge mortality, morbidity, immense socio-economic burden, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).  Over the past few decades, si...

The global healthcare system over the past few decades has transformed exponentially. Today we are living twice as long as our ancestors have lived before. Infrastructure development, technological advancements (such as accurate diagnosis and lesser medical errors), public-private partnerships in healthcare, availa...

William Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker, way back in 1803, said: "What is now proved was once only imagined.". The quote stays fit in today's highly innovative and technologically sophisticated society. Innovation has brought many life-saving products and services that have significantly improved th...

A Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical, Annovis Bio, has raised USD12 million by listing its 2 million shares at USD 6 each. The company has managed to net USD 2 million more by offering 40% more shares.  The company plans to use the funds raised to address the unmet needs in the Alzheimer’s disease market...

World COPD day observed on every 3rd Wednesday of November. This year, on 20th November, we are creating awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. COPD is of two types: Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. According to a repor...