Neurology May 19, 2022 SwanBio raises $56m to advance new gene therapies for neurological conditions By PBR Staff Writer This round was led by founding investors Syncona and Mass General Brigham Ventures. With this new funding round, SwanBio has so far raised $133m. SwanBio chair and chief
Gastrointestinal May 16, 2022 Statera Biopharma, Lay Sciences announce intent to enter strategic partnership By PBR Staff Writer Statera Biopharma president and CEO Michael K Handley said: “The strategic partnership with Lay Sciences has the potential to produce near term revenue. “The agreement allows Statera the
Haematology April 28, 2022 EC grants marketing authorisation for Kapruvia to treat pruritus in hemodialysis patients By PBR Staff Writer This marketing authorisation is applicable for use of Kapruvia in all member states of the European Union besides Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The approval comes after the US
Oncology April 26, 2022 FDA accepts AstraZeneca’s BLA review for tremelimumab to treat HCC By vbandhakavi The move supports the indication of a single priming anti-CTLA4 antibody dose added to the human monoclonal antibody Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat HCC patients. AstraZeneca also submitted a
Oncology April 22, 2022 Tvardi Therapeutics receives ODD for lead product TTI-101 to treat HCC By PBR Staff Writer Although HCC is the most common type of liver cancer, options to treat the disease are restricted. The total prognosis for survival is poor, with a five-year survival
Research & DevelopmentDrug Manufacturing April 19, 2022 Asahi Kasei Medical agrees to buy Bionova Scientific By PBR Staff Writer Bionova Scientific is a portfolio company of private investment firm Great Point Partners. It offers contract process development services as well as GMP-compliant contract manufacturing services to biopharmaceutical
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development April 12, 2022 Ardelyx amends license deal with Kyowa Kirin for tenapanor By PBR Staff Writer Initially executed in 2017, the agreement grants exclusive rights to Kyowa Kirin for the development and commercialisation of Ardelyx’s tenapanor to treat cardiorenal diseases including hyperphosphatemia in Japan.
RegulationApprovals April 6, 2022 Novartis receives approval for PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum treatment By PBR Staff Writer A kinase inhibitor, vijoice is intended for the treatment of rare overgrowth conditions which are caused by the effects of PIK3CA mutations in adults and children aged two
Drug Delivery March 29, 2022 Axsome Therapeutics signs agreement for Sunosi acquisition By PBR Staff Writer Under the terms of the deal, Axsome will gain global development, manufacturing commercial, and intellectual property rights to Sunosi, a dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, except for
RegulationApprovals March 9, 2022 Janssen submits application to EMA for mantle cell lymphoma therapy approval By PBR Staff Writer The company sought approval for the combination therapy to treat previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) adult patients not suitable for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Jointly developed