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Sanofi’s SAR402663 earns fast track designation in the US for neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Designation earned for a one-time intravitreal gene therapy with the potential to eliminate treatment burden for people living with neovascular age-related macular degeneration Neovascular or “wet” age-related macular degeneration can...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 11, 2025

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Iksuda Therapeutics receives FDA IND clearance for IKS014

FDA decision will enable Iksuda to expand its ongoing clinical trial in the US, Australia and Singapore Preliminary data from an ongoing dose-escalation study of IKS014 has shown meaningful clinical activity across...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 1, 2025

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SolasCure receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Aurase Wound Gel to treat calciphylaxis ulcers

Recognises the potential of Aurase Wound Gel to improve outcomes for individuals with calciphylaxis ulcers, a rare and life-threatening condition Represents a new indication for Aurase Wound Gel, currently in...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 16, 2025

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FDA Grants OKYO Pharma Fast Track Designation to Urcosimod for Neuropathic Corneal Pain

1 May 2025 -- London, UK and New York, US -- OKYO Pharma Limited, an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing urcosimod (formerly called OK-101) to treat NCP, an ocular...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 1, 2025

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CSL Behring and GKV-Spitzenverband Agree on Reimbursement Price for HEMGENIX® – Europe’s First Gene Therapy for Haemophilia B

2 April 2025 -- Marburg, Germany -- CSL Behring and the GKV-Spitzenverband (National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds) have successfully concluded negotiations on the reimbursement price of HEMGENIX. This...

Category: Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 2, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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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Boehringer Ingelheim and partners start clinical development of a first-in-class, inhaled gene therapy for people with cystic fibrosis

Ingelheim, Germany – Boehringer Ingelheim, IP Group, the UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC)1 and OXB,1 today announce the start of LENTICLAIRTM 1, a Phase I/II trial of BI 3720931,...

Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 24, 2025

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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

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Fondazione Telethon Submits EU Marketing Authorisation Application for Etuvetidigene Autotemcel Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

3 February 2025 -- Milan, Italy -- Fondazione Telethon, an Italian biomedical charity focused on rare genetic diseases, announced that it has submitted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for the...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other
Posted: February 3, 2025

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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

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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

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SEKISUI Completes £15.7 Million Expansion in cGMP Biopharma CDMO Capacity

Growth of UK facility will enable clinical-grade manufacturing of drug substances for range of biopharmaceutical products 14 November 2024 – Burlington, MA, USA – SEKISUI Diagnostics’ microbial CDMO business announces...

Category: Manufacturing and Packing
Posted: November 19, 2024