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Lilly completes biopharma acquisitions
Lilly expands its portfolio of treatments for cardiometabolic diseases with acquisition of Versanis Bio and Sigilon Therapeutics.
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Novo Nordisk makes $1 billion acquisition agreement
Under a $1 billion acquisition agreement, Novo Nordisk A/S will investigate a potential first-in-class small molecule CB1 receptor blocker as a treatment for obesity.
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Semaglutide demonstrates cardiovascular benefit
In Novo Nordisk’s landmark trial for cardiovascular outcomes, semaglutide 2.4mg has potential to change how obesity is regarded and treated, headline data suggests.
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Big Pharma inventory management trends revealed
Rapid growth of Big Pharma manufacturer inventories fail to prevent medicine shortages, a 2022 report has highlighted.
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Can GLP-1 obesity therapy restore NK cell function?
Irish researchers have shown that GLP-1 treatment can restore natural anti-cancer immunity via NK cells in people with obesity.
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EMA’s PRAC confirms recommendation to withdraw amfepramones
The EMA’s safety board verifies that amfepramone-containing products for obesity should not be sold, due to higher-associated health risks.
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EMA’s PRAC June meeting highlights
EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) finds the benefits of amfepramone medicines do not outweigh their risks and addressed possible links between COVID-19 vaccines and menstruation.
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Establishing precision medicine in Abu Dhabi
Work is underway to create a collaborative virtual research institute (VRI) to support the fundamental research and subsequent clinical translation of precision medicine in Abu Dhabi, as well as the United Arab Emirates more broadly. Here, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses the project with the Head of the new…
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NICE approves Wegovy™ (semaglutide) for obesity
New draft guidance means thousands of obese Brits could benefit from Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy™ (semaglutide), a drug shown to improve weight loss.
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MCAP for top bio/pharma companies reached $3.4 trillion in 2021
Market capitalisation (MCAP) for the top bio/pharma companies grew 24.9 percent in 2021, with BioNTech and Moderna entering the top 20 for the first time.
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Wegovy™ demonstrates sustained weight loss in two-year obesity study
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy™ reduced body weight by 15.2 percent versus 2.6 percent with placebo in Phase IIIb study.
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Developing and delivering live biotherapeutic products
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
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UK life sciences sector: do you have the Vision for innovation?
Here, EPR explores some highlights of the UK’s new Life Sciences Vision for the pharma, biopharma and biotech industries, covering topics from funding to regulatory reviews and clinical trial innovation.
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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) meeting highlights, May 2021
In its latest meeting the CHMP recommended eight medications for approval, 17 medicines for indication extension and concluded reviews of two COVID-19 treatments.
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Diabetes and obesity: treatment and trials update
European Pharmaceutical Review reports on some of the latest developments in treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
