AstraZeneca announces $400 million investment in reforestation and biodiversity in support of climate action and human health AstraZeneca has announced a $400 million investment in its global AZ Forest programme, raising its commitment to plant 200 million trees by 2030…
FDA approves Pfizer’s LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib), a once-daily oral treatment, for individuals 12 years of age…
WHO and Global Citizen sign a partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate change WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy initiatives aimed…
The first year of the Long COVID project: What has been achieved? Since the 1st of June 2022, the Long COVID Consortium, led by HUS Helsinki University Hospital, is working to elucidate the predisposing factors and mechanisms for the development…
Pfizer’s TALZENNA® in combination with XTANDI® receives U.S. FDA approval Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TALZENNA (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, in combination with XTANDI (enzalutamide), for the…
Bayer to acquire exclusive license from Cedilla Therapeutics on selective inhibitors in pre-clinical precision oncology Bayer and Cedilla Therapeutics, a biotechnology company bringing a new dimension to precision oncology, announced an exclusive license agreement to develop and commercialize Cedilla Therapeutics’…
New clinical handbook launched to support quality abortion care The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new handbook for health workers to help them deliver quality abortion services for women and girls. The publication provides detailed clinical advice to support the…
Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics Bayer AG is joining forces with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in the development of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems for molecular therapeutics. Acuitas’ LNP technology…
Catalent Expands OneBio® Suite for Integrated Development, Manufacturing and Supply Across Biologic Modalities Catalent, the leader in enabling the development and supply of better treatments for patients worldwide, today announced that it has expanded its integrated development, manufacturing and supply solution,…
AMGEN PRESENTS NEW LUMAKRAS® (SOTORASIB) CODEBREAK 200 CNS DATA AT ASCO 2023 Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the presentation of new data from the CodeBreaK clinical trial program, the most comprehensive global development program in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated cancers, at the American Society of…
Sanofi launches 2023 global Employee Stock Purchase Plan Sanofi launches Action 2023, its global employee shareholder plan, open to around 86,000 employees in 56 countries. The program builds on plans carried out since 2013 and demonstrates the ongoing commitment…
FDA Approves LYNPARZA® (olaparib) Plus Abiraterone and Prednisone or Prednisolone for Treatment of Adult Patients With BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) AstraZeneca and Merck (NYSE: MRK),known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that LYNPARZA…
