Keyword: cancer immunotherapy

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German Merck Licenses Fusion Protein to PDS

10.01.2023 -

Germany‘s Merck has granted an exclusive license for the tumor-targeting IL-12 fusion protein currently known as M9241 to PDS Biotechnology Corporation, a US-based...

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Merck and Pfizer Get FDA Orphan Drug Status

30.09.2015 - An alliance of Germany’s Merck KGaA and US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) orphan drug status for its investigational cancer...

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Bavarian Nordic Wins Janssen Ebola Subcontract

22.09.2015 - Bavarian Nordic, a Danish biotechnology company specializing in research, development and manufacture of active cancer immunotherapies and vaccines for infectious diseases, has...

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Amgen to Buy Dezima Pharma, Collaborates with Xencor

21.09.2015 - US biopharmaceutical group Amgen is to acquire Dezima Pharma, a privately held Dutch biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for dyslipidemia. The transaction is...

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Novartis Boosts Cancer Immunotherapy Research Efforts

31.03.2015 - Novartis is accelerating its efforts in the field of cancer immunotherapy with the launch of a dedicated research group and an alliance with US-based Aduro Biotech. The multi-year...

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Novartis Acquires U.S. Cancer Specialist CoStim

19.02.2014 - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has announced plans to acquire U.S. biotech firm CoStim. The privately owned cancer therapy specialist based at Cambridge, Massachusetts...

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Merck, Ono To Jointly Develop Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drug, Cancer Immunotherapy

04.10.2011 - Merck KGaA said it inked two agreements for collaboration of its Merck Serono division with Ono Pharmaceutical, Osaka, Japan to strengthen its multiple sclerosis and cancer...