Takeda and The New York Academy of Sciences Announce 2024 Innovators in Science Award Winners
Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) and The New York Academy of Sciences today announced the winners of the 2024 Innovators in Science Award for their excellence in, and commitment to, innovative science that has significantly advanced the field of research in cancer immunology.…
New global survey finds widespread misunderstandings about shingles despite its lifetime prevalence
GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced data from a new global survey,1 which was commissioned and funded by GSK, suggesting some significant gaps in the understanding of shingles amongst adults aged 50 and over, a group of adults at risk of…
Merck Launches First Ever AI Solution to Integrate Drug Discovery and Synthesis
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched its AIDDISON™ drug discovery software, the first software-as-a-service platform that bridges the gap between virtual molecule design and real-world manufacturability through SynthiaTM retrosynthesis software application programing interface (API) integration. It combines generative AI, machine learning…
Merck Strengthens Oncology Portfolio Through Commercialization Agreement With Abbisko for Phase III Asset, Pimicotinib
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced a license agreement with Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China, for pimicotinib (ABSK021), which is currently being evaluated in a Phase III study for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor…
Vertex Appoints Nancy Thornberry to its Board of Directors
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Nancy Thornberry has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent director. Ms. Thornberry has more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, spanning drug discovery, development and commercialization. She founded…
CVS Health highlights path to accelerating long-term growth through building a world of health around every consumer
Today at its 2023 Investor Day, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) will share how its strategy and combination of assets drives reliable, diversified, and accelerating earnings growth, while also delivering superior care and value to millions of Americans. In addition, the company…
Gilead’s Leadership in Metastatic Breast Cancer Showcased With New Trodelvy Data at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced it will present new data at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) 2023, supporting the use of Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in certain metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) and pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (mBC)…
Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare unit launches the Shared Care Collective, an advisory group working to advance sustainability
Today, Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare business unit (CHC) launches the Shared Care Collective. This advisory board brings inside and outside advisors from multidisciplinary backgrounds who together share their diverse expertise and perspectives to support sustainability efforts across Sanofi’s CHC business. The…
Pfizer Announces Topline Phase 2b Results of Oral GLP-1R Agonist, Danuglipron, in Adults with Obesity
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced topline data from the Phase 2b clinical trial (NCT04707313) investigating its oral Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) candidate, danuglipron (PF-06882961), in adults with obesity and without type 2 diabetes. The study met its primary endpoint…
Update on CRYSTALIZE evidence trials
AstraZeneca has decided to discontinue the STABILIZE-CKD and DIALIZE-Outcomes Phase III evidence trials for Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate). The decision was made due to substantially increased enrolment timelines and low event rates, respectively, which made it prohibitive to deliver study results within…
AstraZeneca advances scientific leadership in haematology at ASH 2023
AstraZeneca will present new clinical and real-world data in multiple haematological conditions at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, CA, 9 to 12 December 2023. A total of 63 abstracts will feature…
Roche announces positive Phase III results for inavolisib combination in people with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today positive results from the Phase III INAVO120 study of the investigational therapy, inavolisib, in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance®) and fulvestrant as a potential first-line treatment option for people with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive,…