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UCB announces FDA approval of ZILBRYSQ for the Treatment of Adults with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis On the 17th of October 2023, UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) made an announcement regarding the approval of ZILBRYSQ® (zilucoplan) by the US FDA for the management of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult pa...

South Rampart Pharma Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for SRP-001 for Acute Pain On October 12, 2023, South Rampart Pharma, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track status to its drug candidate, SRP-001, intended for the management of acute pain. SRP-001 is a...

B. Braun Launched Introcan Safety® 2 IV Catheter with Multi-Access Blood Control Designed to Protect Clinicians Every Time the Hub is Accessed On October 11, 2023, B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun), a leader in smart infusion therapy, announced the launch of its new Introcan Safety® 2 IV Catheter with Multi-Acces...

AbbVie Presents Results from Phase III CANOVA Study of Venetoclax in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma AbbVie has released findings from its Phase III CANOVA trial, which assessed the safety and effectiveness of venetoclax (marketed as VENCLEXTA®/VENCLYXTO®) in combination with dexamethasone ...

Orthofix Launched the Galaxy Fixation Gemini System and Expanded Sterile Kit Offerings for Orthopedic Trauma Procedures On September 20, 2023, Orthofix Medical Inc., a leading global spine and orthopedics company, launched the Galaxy Fixation Gemini™ system.  It is a stable external fixation system that ...

Zepp Health Launched a New Line of OTC Hearing Aids for its Zepp Clarity Brand On September 19, 2023, Zepp Clarity, a smart hearing solutions brand owned by Zepp Health, a health technology company, announced the launch of Zepp Clarity Pixie, a next-generation premium hearing solution.  The Pixie, which ...

EBGLYSS Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Almirall S.A. announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion recommending the marketing authorization of EBGLYSS (lebrikizumab) for the treatment o...

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Investigational LPA1 Antagonist Reduces Rate of Lung Function Decline in Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis Cohort of Phase II Study BMS-986278, a potential first-in-class oral lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1) antagonist, was studied in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF)...

Quest Diagnostics Granted FDA Breakthrough Designation for its Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Test  On August 30, 2023, Quest Diagnostics announced that its AAVrh74 ELISA assay (CDx) has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The enzyme-linked immunosor...

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designations to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2+ Solid Tumors, Including mCRC ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) has been granted two additional Breakthrough Therapy Designations (BTDs) in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastati...