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Johnson & Johnson receives CHMP positive opinion for AKEEGA (niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) with BRCA1/2 mutations

AMPLITUDE is the first clinical trial to evaluate potential therapies for patients with mHSPC and known HRR gene alterations, with positive results supporting the niraparib-based combination regimen as a new standard...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026

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ALK receives positive CHMP opinion for EURneffy 1mg (nasal adrenaline spray) for emergency anaphylaxis treatment in children (≥15kg)

30 January 2026 -- Hørsholm – Denmark -- Today ALK announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026

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SOM Biotech secures clear registrational path for SOM3355 in Huntington’s disease after FDA End‑of‑Phase 2 Meeting

20 October 2025 -- Barcelona, Spain -- SOM Biotech, a clinical-stage company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative therapies for rare central nervous system disorders, announces today that it...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 20, 2025

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European Marketing Application for AVT23, a Proposed Biosimilar to Xolair (omalizumab), Accepted by the European Medicines Agency

6 October 2025 -- London, UK and Reykjavik, Iceland -- Advanz Pharma Holdco Limited, a UK headquartered global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty, hospital, and rare disease...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 6, 2025

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Johnson & Johnson Launches First Daily Disposable Toric Contact Lens Designed to Deliver on the Specific Needs of Low and High Astigmatic Patients in United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI)

World’s #1 Selling Contact Lens Brand ACUVUE Brings Pioneering Innovation For Astigmatic Patients, Providing Visual Clarity And Comfort The First Toric Lens to have an Optimised Design according to Cylinder...

Category: Drug Delivery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 4, 2025

Novo Nordisk A/S: Ozempic receives EU recommendation in peripheral arterial disease, cementing the broad benefits of semaglutide for people with type 2 diabetes and comorbidities

Pending a decision from the European Commission, Ozempic (once-weekly semaglutide) will have the broadest approved label in the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) class, demonstrating improvements in blood sugar,...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 23, 2025

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European Commission approves TREMFYA (guselkumab), the first dual-acting IL-23 inhibitor offering both subcutaneous and intravenous induction options, for adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease

TREMFYA (guselkumab) induction therapy administered either intravenously (GALAXI 2 and 3) or subcutaneously (GRAVITI) achieved the co-primary endpoints of clinical remissiona and endoscopic responseb at Week 12 compared to placebo...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 7, 2025

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Johnson & Johnson submits application to the European Medicines Agency for additional subcutaneous RYBREVANT▼(amivantamab) dosing regimens to treat patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Application supports every-three-week (Q3W) and every-four-week (Q4W) SC amivantamab dosing regimens Subcutaneous (SC) amivantamab offers patients greater convenience with reduced administration time from hours to minutes and lower rates of...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 6, 2025

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ViroCell manufactured a GMP lentiviral vector for UCL to accelerate research into prevention of relapse in childhood blood cancer

UCL leveraged ViroCell’s expertise in lentiviral vector manufacturing for an innovative CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 17 April 2025 -- London, UK and New...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 17, 2025

Johnson & Johnson highlights new data, demonstrating long-term sustained disease control in adults living with generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG)

New compelling results demonstrate 18 months of both sustained reduction in immunoglobulin G antibodies and sustained improvement in gMG symptoms in pivotal Vivacity-MG3 study and open label extension phase Up...

Category: Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 8, 2025

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European Commission approves Johnson & Johnson’s subcutaneous DARZALEX (daratumumab)-based quadruplet regimen for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, regardless of transplant eligibility

Approval cements daratumumab as a foundational therapy in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and the only anti-CD38 antibody for all patient types in this setting  Phase 3 CEPHEUS study shows significant...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 7, 2025

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European Commission approves subcutaneous RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Subcutaneous (SC) amivantamab offers patients greater convenience, reducing administration time from hours to minutes and with a five-fold reduction in infusion-related reactions compared to the IV formulation European Commission (EC) approval based on positive...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 7, 2025

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TREMFYA (guselkumab) receives positive CHMP opinion for treatment of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s Disease

Recommendation based on the findings from the Phase 3 studies (GALAXI programme and GRAVITI) in Crohn’s disease 28 March 2025 -- Beerse, Belgium -- Johnson & Johnson today announced that...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 28, 2025

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RYBREVANT (amivantamab) plus LAZCLUZE (lazertinib) demonstrates significant overall survival benefit in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer versus osimertinib

Median overall survival not yet reached with a projected improvement of more than one year versus osimertinib 26 March 2025 -- Beerse, Belgium -- Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson &...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 26, 2025

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Icotrokinra results show potential to set a new standard of treatment in plaque psoriasis

Combination of complete skin clearance data and favourable safety profile in a once daily pill could shift treatment paradigm Nearly half of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (Pso) treated with...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 10, 2025

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