Keyword: therapy

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AstraZeneca and Merck in Global Oncology Pact

01.08.2017 - AstraZeneca has entered into a global collaboration with US drugmaker Merck to develop and commercialize the former’s investigational cancer treatments Lynparza (olaparib) and...

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Novartis’ Zykadia Wins FDA Priority Review

27.02.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Swiss pharmaceutical major Novartis’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for filing and granted priority review for the...

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China Gets its First Generic Geftinib Drug

22.02.2017 - Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical has introduced a new targeted therapy generic cancer medicine, geftinib, which is claimed to be effective against non-small cell lung cancer...

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Allergan Acquires Retrosense

08.09.2016 - Allergan has acquired “substantially all” of the assets of RetroSense Therapeutics, a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on novel gene therapy approaches to...

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Pfizer Buys Gene Therapy Group Bamboo

08.08.2016 - Pfizer has acquired the remaining stake in Bamboo Therapeutics, a privately held gene therapy group based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, in a deal that could be worth as much...

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After Pharma’s Patent Cliff

04.04.2016 - Analysts love looking into the future, particularly when it comes to big pharma’s prospect for growth and earnings. The industry experts of Morningstar see slowing patent losses...

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Merck-Pfizer Avelumab gets FDA Breakthrough Therapy Status

19.11.2015 - A further regulatory milestone has been achieved by Merck KGaA and Pfizer after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated their potential skin cancer treatment avelumab...

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The Future Lies in the Genome

07.10.2015 - Kemal Malik, board member for innovation at the German Bayer Group, sees many similarities in the genetic system of humans, animals and plants. This opens the door for synergies in...