Drug Manufacturing April 13, 2023 Chiesi Farmaceutici acquires biopharmaceutical firm Amryt Pharma By PBR Staff Writer The definitive agreement between the companies was initially signed in January this year. The total deal value at close is nearly $1.2bn in upfront consideration and contingent value
Drug Manufacturing April 12, 2023 ImmuneBridge raises funds to advance new cell-based immunotherapies By PBR Staff Writer Co-led by global investors Insight Partners and M Ventures, the financing round has also seen participation from Gaingels and One Way Ventures. ImmuneBridge is developing allogeneic NK cell-based
News April 11, 2023 Asieris Pharmaceuticals’ subsidiary granted drug distribution license By PBR Staff Writer The receipt of the drug distribution licence by Hainan Asieris is an important step towards improving drug circulation services, standardising management, and promoting drug imports and distribution in
Oncology April 10, 2023 TÜBITAK, MAM to produce drugs and vaccines on pilot scale in Türkiye By PBR Staff Writer Located at the TÜBITAK MAM Gebze campus in Kocaeli province close to Istanbul, the MEDIBIYO facility can generate biotechnological drugs and vaccines that align with good manufacturing practice
Pharmaceuticals and HealthcareOther Diseases April 6, 2023 AcelRx Pharmaceuticals completes divestment of DSUVIA to Alora Pharmaceuticals By PBR Staff Writer With regard to the closure of the deal, AcelRx got a total of around $2.7m from Aguettant and Alora. Alora agreed to acquire all assets associated to DSUVIA
Oncology April 5, 2023 Mosaic Therapeutics raises $28m from Series A round to advance oncology therapies By PBR Staff Writer It also announced the appointment of former Novartis Oncology SVP Brian Gladsden as CEO. The firm raised the amount from Syncona Investment Management, and Cambridge Innovation Capital. Proceeds
RegulationOphthalmology April 4, 2023 FDA grants orphan drug designation to HuidaGene gene therapy for blindness By PBR Staff Writer The gene therapy is used for the treatment of inherited retinal disease (IRDs) caused by RPE65 mutations. Retina is impacted in patients who suffer from RPE65 mutation-associated IRDs and
Cardiovascular April 3, 2023 Novartis gets positive CHMP opinion for Entresto to treat paediatric heart failure By PBR Staff Writer Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) is intended for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients who are aged from 1 to <18 years. Novartis global head
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development March 31, 2023 Talem, Xyphos sign agreement for potential cancer therapeutic candidates By PBR Staff Writer As part of the deal, both the entities will be involved in research activities to detect and improve LENSai in silico-generated antibodies. These antibodies are being developed as
Production & SalesMarketing & Sales March 30, 2023 Navamedic announces $7.2m cash offer for Sensidose acquisition By PBR Staff Writer The independent bid committee of Sensidose has recommended the cash offer. At present, the shares of Sensidose are listed on Spotlight Stock Market in Sweden. Sensidose is involved