Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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FDA Approves new Two-drug HIV Treatment

29.11.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new two-drug regimen for HIV that reports suggest could shake up the $22 billion market for products to treat the immune...

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Life Science Valley in the Heart of Europe

24.11.2017 - Located just south of the Swiss Alps, Ticino is the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. The canton’s strategic geographic position represents a bridge between northern and...

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Dynavax Wins FDA Approval for Hepatitis B Vaccine

24.11.2017 - US immunology company Dynavax has finally secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its hepatitis B vaccine. Heplisav-B is the first new vaccine to be...

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Roche Sues Pfizer to Block Herceptin Copy

24.11.2017 - In a suit filed in the state of Delaware, the Swiss-based Roche Holding is suing Pfizer to block the future marketing a biosimilar of its breast-cancer drug Herceptin in the US...

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FDA Approves First Digital Tracking Pill

20.11.2017 -

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for the first “digital” pill with a built-in sensor that can track whether patients have taken...

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Pfizer Sells Stake in Chinese JV with Hisun

15.11.2017 - US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has divested its 49% stake in Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals its Chinese joint venture with Zhejiang Hisun Pharma. As part of the plan, Sapphire I...

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Former Lilly President to Head US Health Department

14.11.2017 - US president, Donald Trump, has chosen Alex Azar, a former US president of drugmaker Eli Lilly, as his new Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Azar will replace Tom Price...

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FDA Approves Lilly Breast Cancer Drug

09.11.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug developed by Eli Lilly to treat a common type of breast cancer. Verzenio is recommended both for women and men with HR...