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...
Find MorePfizer, BioNTech report shows the immune response in animals to COVID-19 Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have five potential COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials, each based on a different mRNA format. The companies are now exhibiting that the most advanced candidate, BNT162b2, performed well in trials in ...
Find MoreCycle Pharmaceuticals Hauls In USD 25 Million In A Debt Financing Agreement Cycle Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company focusing exclusively on rare diseases, announced a strategic financing agreement worth USD25 million credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG. Headquartered in the UK, Cycle Pharmaceut...
Find MoreNestle acquires peanut allergy treatment with USD 2 Billion Aimmune buyout Nestle has announced a definitive agreement to extend its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics. Nestle will pay an additional amount of USD 2 Billion to buy the remaining shares of Aimmune. With the acquisition, Nestle will gain Aimmune's ...
Find MoreModerna's COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults Moderna showed robust phase 1 results for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults up to 55 last month. It is now following up with data from a small group of older adults, and they look positive. The phase 1 study that is being run by the National ...
Find MoreZydus starts phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial after clearing safety test Zydus Cadila has finished a phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, setting it up to move straight into a 1,000-subject phase 2 study. The Indian company informed that the DNA vaccine was well tolerated in the first stage of t...
Find MoreAZ, Daiichi put their trust into TROP2-based drugs, inks an oncology deal to together develop and commercialize DS-1062 AstraZeneca has inked an oncology deal with Daiichi Sankyo to jointly develop and commercialize an antibody-drug conjugate DS-1062 (trastuzumab deruxtecan), worldwide except in Japan. Daiichi ...
Find MoreAstraZeneca demonstrates positive early results from its trial evaluating COVID-19 vaccine-AZD1222 In a frenzied race to find a global cure for COVID-19, several pharma players are testing waters and presenting results from clinical studies evaluating their potential candidates. Not long after, Moderna, a U...
Find MoreOrchard licenses the gene therapy technology from GlaxoSmithKline Orchard Therapeutics has permitted lentiviral stable cell line technology from GlaxoSmithKline for its use in hematopoietic stem cell gene therapies. GSK filed for patents on the tech before selling its rare disease gene therapy portfolio to...
Find MoreAmylyx Pharmaceuticals grabs USD 30 Million Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has grabbed USD 30 million boosts after posting positive data, which showed it could help decrease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). AMX0035, which is its leading candidate, is being tested in degenerative ALS and Alzheimer’s disease....
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.