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Targeting cancer through CD40 agonists -A promising future

Cluster of differentiation 40 or CD40 is a co-stimulatory protein found on the antigen presenting cells of the immune system. Agonistic CD40 molecules which include monoclonal antibodies (mAb) offer a new therapeutic option with the potential to generate anticancer immunity by various mechanisms. CD40 is a TNF recep...

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Takeda and Portal Instruments partner to bring about needle-free form of drug delivery Takeda Pharmaceutical and Portal Instruments have partnered with a deal worth $100 million to develop a needle-free drug delivery device and increase patient compliance rates for biologic medicines manufactured by the former compa...

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Novo petitions FDA;J&J invests; Xarelto’s trial; Roche’s Tecentriq

Novo petitions FDA to require copies of Victoza to conduct clinical trials With one drugmaker already trying to pry patent protection off of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Victoza before its 2022 expiration, the insulin specialist has taken new steps to deter copies. The Danish drugmaker has filed a citizen petition arg...

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Thrombolytic Sciences’ trial; NurOwn for ALS; Biosimilar receives approval; Trelegy Ellipta for the treatment of COPD

Thrombolytic Sciences announced completion of Phase I TS01 trial A clinical stage vascular health and biotech company, Thrombolytic Science, LLC (TSI), announced the completion of its Phase I trial investigating TS01, which is a new-generation clot-dissolving therapy for the treatment of clot-induced diseases like i...

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Bayer and Berkeley Lights embark on a project to automate drug discovery Pharmaceutical giant Bayer and Berkeley Lights have announced their collaboration to conduct a strategic project on a discovery platform aimed to automate antibody discovery and development of cell lines. Bayer and Berkeley Lights’ platform- Be...

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Personalized Medicine
Bristol-Myers Squibb to nix; Pfizer commits $100M; Merck and GSK production issues; Shire unloads plant

Loom of Patent Expiry leads Bristol-Myers Squibb to nix 58 marketing jobs Bristol-Myers Squibb will soon bid farewell to its exclusive lock on a pair of HIV drugs—and, as a result, 58 workers will bid farewell to their jobs. The company is making changes to their HIV portfolio businessin anticipation of end-of-year ...

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Personalized Medicine
Merck got attack; Stada’s €5.32B; Private equity fund buys; Lonza on $5.5B deal

Merck targeted in global ransomware attack Merck & Co. was among those affected by a massive ransomware attack Tuesday that infiltrated the computer systems of companies around the world as well as government ministries in Ukraine. Merck confirmed in Twitter posts Tuesday that it was hit in the cyberattack but d...

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Cancer, diabetes and eczema on list; AbbVie’s Humira; Teva weighs $2B; Fresenius in buyout talks

Cancer, diabetes and eczema star in 2017 top-launch list Launch prognostications are getting more attention than ever as they come out with “Drugs to Watch” list, and the highlights of different drugs shows what might work this year. By 2021, some of the drugs in the list are expected to bring in $16 billion, shared...

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Therapeutics
Valeant’s asset-sale; Sanofi coughs up $19.8M; Sanofi’s Genzyme; India’s Alkem; GSK’s inhalers

Valeant's asset-sale woes continue as Stada, Mundipharma lowball iNova bids Embattled Valeant has promised its investors $8 billion in asset sales—but as the company’s latest deal struggles continue to demonstrate, getting there may not be so easy. The bids rolling in for Valeant’s Australian iNova subsidiary aren’t...

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Mylan closing Illinois plant; Insys spends $24M; Roche’s Ocrevus; Greece’s corruption prosecutor quits

Mylan closing Illinois plant, cutting 90 jobs as part of slim-down after Meda buyout Mylan has been in the midst of cutting about 3,500 jobs to decrease costs and refocus after its $7 billion buyout last year of Meda Pharmaceuticals. About 90 of those cuts will come with the closure of a plant in Illinois.The drugma...

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