Novartis taps Molecular Partners for a novel approach to combat COVID-19 Novartis is spending USD 69 million upfront on a pair of experimental drugs from Molecular Partners. The pact is for MP0420 and MP0423, two antivirals out of the biotech’s so-called DARPin tech, which Molecular Partners says that it has ...
Find MoreBayer Set to Fork Over USD 4 Billion for AskBio’s Gene Therapies Germany-based Bayer is set to acquire North Carolina-based Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio) with motives to get its hands on its gene therapies. Bayer will pay USD 2 billion in upfront payment in exchange for AskBio's AAV-based gene th...
Find MoreNovartis’s Spartalizumab Combo Fails To Meet The Primary Goal In The Melanoma Trial Novartis recently declared the results of its Phase III COMBI-I trial evaluating its experimental checkpoint inhibitor spartalizumab in combination with Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib) for patients, previous...
Find MoreRoche Set to Compete With Biogen and Novartis in the SMA Market With its First Oral Therapy The US FDA has recommended the use of Evrysdi (risdiplam), a candidate of Genentech, a Roche company, for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease resulting in muscle atrophy, in adults and...
Find MoreOver the past few decades Cancer has emerged as a major public health concern worldwide. Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths that takes place worldwide. Every sixth death is due to cancer, and in 2018 was estimated to be responsible for 9.6 million deaths. Costing people quality of lives and eventually lea...
Find MoreAlzheimer's Disease Market finally witnessed the approval of standard therapy, Aducanumab, by Biogen. What impact does it hold for the future? Demographic or population ageing is a global and dominant phenomenon of the 21st century. Different geographies are experiencing population ageing at different rates. As ...
Find MoreProstate Cancer Market Size is Expected to Increase with a CAGR of 8.1% in the 7MM for the study period of 2017-30 owing to rich Pipeline, Increasing Awareness and Better Treatment Options. A malignancy of prostate glands, Prostate Cancer, develops slowly and remains confined to prostate glands, however, can inv...
Find MoreThe ageing population is a global phenomenon. According to the UN’s “World Population Prospects 2019” by 2100, the world’s population is projected to reach approximately 10.9 billion. Moreover, between 2020 and 2100, the number of people ages 80 and older is expected to increase from 146 million to 881 million. ...
Find MoreThe startup focuses on glioblastoma tumors with CAR-T therapy. CAR-T technology that involves genetically modifying a patient’s immune cells to recognize and attack cancer. However, while the innovation has helped patients with certain blood malignancies, progress in solid tumors remains restricted. The scien...
Find MoreMerck supports Peloton Therapeutics with positive kidney cancer data Merck is revealing the data from a phase 2 study of a HIF-2α inhibitor after a year betting USD 1.05 billion on Peloton Therapeutics, and the deal is promising. The drug limited tumour growth in 43% and shrank tumors in 28% of patients...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.