CRISPR Therapeutics Delivers Comprehensive Update on Zugocaptagene Geleucel (Zugo-cel; formerly CTX112™) for Autoimmune Diseases and Blood Cancers CRISPR Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, today provided updates on zugocaptagene geleucel (zugo-cel), formerly known…
Pimicotinib Gains Approval in China as First Systemic Therapy for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced today that following Priority Review, the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved pimicotinib for the treatment…
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Form of Roche’s Lunsumio VELO™ for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma Roche announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CD20xCD3 bispecific Lunsumio VELO™ (mosunetuzumab), as a subcutaneous (SC) formulation, for the treatment…
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® Becomes First Oral GLP-1 Therapy Approved in the U.S. for Weight Management Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Wegovy® pill (once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg) to reduce excess body…
Cytokinetics Announces FDA Approval of MYQORZO™ for Symptomatic Obstructive HCM in Adults Cytokinetics, Incorporated today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved MYQORZO™, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg tablets for the treatment of adults…
BioMarin to Acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 Billion, Bolstering Leadership in Rare Diseases, Driving Revenue Growth, and Enhancing Financial Outlook BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and Amicus Therapeutics announced today that BioMarin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amicus for…
Merck Strikes Deal with U.S. Government to Broaden Access to Medicines and Reduce Costs for Americans Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced a historic agreement with the Trump administration to ensure its prescription…
BioNTech Completes Acquisition of CureVac N.V., Including Follow-on Offering Period, to Bolster Its Leading Position in the mRNA Space BioNTech SE today announced the closing of its acquisition of CureVac N.V and that the subsequent offering period of the exchange offer…
WHO Hosts Second Global Summit to Advance Evidence, Integration, and Innovation in Traditional Medicine The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, Indigenous leaders,…
Incyte Announces EU Approval of Minjuvi® for R/R Follicular Lymphoma Incyte today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Minjuvi® (tafasitamab) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) (Grade 1-3a)…
Alnylam to Invest $250M in Enzymatic Ligation Platform at U.S. Facility to Meet Global RNAi Demand Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the planned expansion of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Norton, Massachusetts. The Company is preparing…
BlueRock Therapeutics’ Investigational Cell Therapy Bemdaneprocel for Parkinson’s Disease Granted Pioneering Regenerative Medical Product Designation in Japan Bayer AG and its wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary BlueRock Therapeutics LP, a clinical stage cell therapy company, today announced that the investigative…