Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development November 18, 2021 Pfizer acquires Trillium Therapeutics for $2.22bn By PBR Staff Writer Pfizer has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of clinical-stage immuno-oncology firm Trillium Therapeutics in a deal worth about $2.22bn, or $18.50 per share, in cash. The
RegulationApprovals November 17, 2021 Pfizer seeks EUA for Covid-19 antiviral pill in US By PBR Staff Writer Pfizer has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) of its investigational oral antiviral drug, Paxlovid (PF-07321332; ritonavir). Paxlovid
RegulationApprovals November 16, 2021 Health Canada approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster shot By PBR Staff Writer Health Canada has authorised the booster shot of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for individuals aged 18 years and above. The 50µg booster shot will be given at least
RegulationApprovals November 15, 2021 EC approves Roche’s Ronapreve for Covid-19 treatment By PBR Staff Writer The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Roche’s Ronapreve to treat non-hospitalised Covid-19 patients aged 12 years and above. Ronapreve is a combination of monoclonal antibodies,
RegulationApprovals November 12, 2021 Boehringer-Lilly’s Jardiance obtains FDA priority review to treat heart failure By PBR Staff Writer Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance (empagliflozin) has obtained priority review from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with heart failure regardless
Drug Delivery November 11, 2021 Valneva to supply Covid-19 vaccine doses to EU By PBR Staff Writer French company Valneva has received European Commission (EC) approval for an agreement to supply the company’s inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001. Under the terms of the deal, the
Research & Development November 10, 2021 Regenxbio, AbbVie close license and collaboration deal to develop RGX-314 By PBR Staff Writer Biotechnology firm Regenxbio and AbbVie have closed the previously announced license and collaboration deal for the development and commercialisation of the former’s gene therapy, RGX-314. The new gene
RegulationApprovals November 8, 2021 NICE recommends AstraZeneca’s dapagliflozin to treat chronic kidney disease By PBR Staff Writer The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended AstraZeneca’s dapagliflozin as a treatment for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). It has been recommended
RegulationApprovals November 5, 2021 Novavax seeks emergency use listing from WHO for Covid-19 vaccine By PBR Staff Writer Novavax has completed the rolling submission to the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use listing (EUL) of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373. The company has submitted all
Oncology November 4, 2021 Stingthera, Merck to collaborate to analyse SNX281 with Keytruda By PBR Staff Writer SNX281 is Stingthera’s small molecule agonist of the Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) protein. An anti-programmed death receptor-1 (anti-PD-1) therapy, Keytruda is a registered trademark of Merck &