News and Press Releases
Astellas and Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Translational and Clinical Oncology Research
Initial collaboration will support projects of mutual interest and help accelerate advancement of Astellas’ early-stage oncology pipeline 2 April 2025 -- Tokyo, Japan -- Astellas Pharma Inc and Japanese Foundation...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 2, 2025
Tolebrutinib regulatory submission accepted for priority review in the US for patients with multiple sclerosis
If approved, tolebrutinib would be the first and only brain-penetrant BTK inhibitor to both treat non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and slow disability accumulation independent of relapse activity Tolebrutinib...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 25, 2025
Fondazione Telethon Submits US Biological License Application for Etuvetidigene Autotemcel Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Sydrome
11 March 2025 -- Milan, Italy -- Fondazione Telethon, an Italian biomedical charity focused on rare genetic diseases, announced that it has submitted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 11, 2025
OKYO Pharma Files for Fast Track Designation with FDA for Urcosimod to Treat Neuropathic Corneal Pain
10 March 2025 -- London, UK and New York, US -- OKYO Pharma Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain, a severe...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 10, 2025
Bioxodes obtains Orphan Drug Designation for hemorrhagic stroke therapeutic candidate in US and Europe
FDA, EMA grant BIOX-101 ODD status to treat intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (ICH) ODD status may expedite drug candidate development and approvals BIOX-101 interim Phase 2a data in ICH imminent. 5...
Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 5, 2025
Tiziana Life Sciences Files Investigational New Drug Application with FDA for ALS Phase 2 Clinical Trial
4 March 2025 -- New York, US -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd, a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 4, 2025
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Veranova Relocates Headquarters to Devens, MA
3 March – Devens, MA, US – Veranova is pleased to announce the move of its corporate headquarters to its Devens, Massachusetts facility, one of the company’s principal sites for...
Category: Drug Discovery, Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: March 4, 2025
Boehringer’s nerandomilast meets primary endpoint in Phase III study FIBRONEER-ILD, in progressive pulmonary fibrosis
Topline data from FIBRONEER™-ILD show that the investigational compound nerandomilast met its primary endpoint, which was the absolute change from baseline in forced vital capacity [mL] at week 52 versus...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 10, 2025
Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI Combination Regimen Demonstrates Improved Response in Patients with BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Clinically meaningful and statistically significant results from the Phase 3 BREAKWATER trial show objective response rate of 61% with Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI combination regimen compared to 40% with investigator’s choice of...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 25, 2025
Opella reaches study milestone for Cialis
21 January 2025 -- Paris, France -- Opella, Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare business, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted a clinical hold on its planned actual...
Category: Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 21, 2025
PureTech Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for LYT-200 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Single agent and combination data from Phase 1b AML/MDS trial presented at ASH 2024 showed potential of LYT-200 to serve broad range of patients across various lines of treatment LYT-200...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 9, 2025
PTC Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance for Filing of NDA for Sepiapterin for the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Phenylketonuria Patients
1 October 2024 -- New Jersey, US -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) announced today the FDA has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) of sepiapterin for the treatment of...
Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 1, 2024
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PureTech-Invented KarXT Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adults
Milestone triggers payments to PureTech totaling $29 million under agreements with Royalty Pharma and PureTech’s Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in March 2024, and...
Category: Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 27, 2024
European Commission Approves Astellas’ PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Urothelial Cancer
First regimen approved in advanced urothelial cancer to demonstrate superiority to platinum-containing chemotherapy, the standard of care for nearly 40 years European Marketing Authorization based on positive overall survival and...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 28, 2024
Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Targeting KP.2 Variant of SARS-CoV-2
Spikevax 2024-2025 formula expected to be available in pharmacies and care settings across the U.S. in the days immediately following approval 22 August 2024 -- Massachusetts, US -- Moderna, Inc today...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 22, 2024
