pharma consulting

Sep 08, 2021

In the new fast-paced world, with unlimited access to information and technology, it gets overwhelming for various companies, be it an established goliath or a new start-up, to take important decisions. It often leads to confusion and dilemmas causing delays in operations, financial losses, fiscal deficits, and oth...

Oct 22, 2020

GSK eyes robust immune response from RSV vaccine  Cold viruses mostly do not get much attention in terms of R&D. They usually make humans feel miserable for a few days, and later than clear up. However, some cold viruses can hit vulnerable people much harder, which leads to pneumonia and hospitalizations. Th...

Sep 22, 2020

Samsung Biologics strikes a USD 330.8 Mn supply deal with AstraZeneca  Samsung Biologics announced the conclusion of a long-term supply deal with AstraZeneca worth USD 330.8 Million.  AZ has made several headlines the past few months, forming a slew of deals to manufacture and supply its products. H...

Dec 12, 2019

A leading global international investment firm, Omega Funds has announced the closure of its sixth fundraising USD 438 Million. More than decade old Life Sciences-based investment firm specialized in direct secondary transactions, Omega funds focuses in investing in Life Sciences vertical, aiming to fulfil the ...

Dec 10, 2019

Merck is set to complete the already planned purchase of the ArQule for USD 2.7 Billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Merck will pay USD 20 for each share in cash for a total amount of USD 2.7 Billion. ArQule is a biopharmaceutical, which is focused on kinase inhibitor discovery, finding cures for cancer p...

Oct 17, 2019

EicOsis has received USD 15Million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) to fund the clinical trials of non-opioid pain therapy. NIDA, with an aim to supplement NIH’s initiative Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL Initiative), has awarded the grant to the company. Deaths due to drug ov...

Aug 15, 2019

EU recommends the use of Imbruvica for two new indications The Janssen Pharmaceutical has received the approval for its drug Imbruvica (ibrutinib) from the European Commission (EC). Ibrutinib is a first-in-class targeted therapy, which inhibits the function of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Jointly developed an...

Jul 10, 2018

Arming antibiotics with a vaccination-like immune response Harnessing the ability of the body’s immune system has already well-tried to be effective in treating cancer. Marcos Pires, Ph.D., a Lehigh associate professor of biochemistry performed a test on it. To make it worse, these microorganism perpetually evolv...

Jul 10, 2018

Jun 18, 2018

NF-κB (Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) is a protein transcription factor that can orchestrate complex biological processes such as cell survival, cytokine production, inflammatory response and cellular responses. NF-κB is also involved in producing the synergistic immune responses. NF...