Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has announced new advances in its RNAi therapeutics platform, including preclinical results demonstrating oral delivery of GalNAc-conjugated small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) – the molecules that mediate RNAi – directed to a liver target.
Janssen Research & Development, LLC, part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen), today announced a collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with the goal of inspiring data-driven approaches to improve health and develop the next generation of leaders in healthcare data sciences.
Gilead Sciences has entered into a strategic collaboration with Nurix Therapeutics for the development of novel therapies for cancer and other diseases.
Mycovia Pharmaceuticals and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine announced an exclusive agreement to develop and commercialize Mycovia’s investigational drug, VT-1161 (otesaconazole), in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, for the treatment or prevention of a range of fungal conditions, including recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), onychomycosis and invasive fungal infections.
Pfizer has signed an agreement to acquire commercial stage biopharmaceutical firm, Array BioPharma, for an enterprise value of around $11.4bn (£9.06bn).
IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart announced that the companies have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be included in a program in support of the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) that addresses requirements to identify, track and trace prescription medicines and vaccines distributed within the US.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals and PhoreMost have announced the signing of a research collaboration agreement between Ligand’s subsidiary Vernalis and PhoreMost on an undisclosed novel oncology target.
Dassault Systèmes has signed an agreement to acquire US-based Medidata Solutions for an enterprise value of $5.8bn (£4.5bn).
Following the success of their ongoing alliance, Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Dundee extend their collaboration to develop new medicines that target and destroy key cancer causing proteins.
AptarGroup has acquired two leading pharmaceutical services companies, Nanopharm Ltd. and Gateway Analytical, for a combined enterprise value of approximately $50m (£39.3m).
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