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UCB and Amgen submit FDA application for Osteoporosis drug

22 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

UCB and Amgen today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for romosozumab, an investigational, monoclonal antibody for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fracture...

Combining soft-tissue cancer drugs improves survival

21 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

Scientists discovered that adding a novel monoclonal antibody therapy to traditional chemotherapy increased survival by nearly a year in patients with advanced sarcoma, a lethal soft-tissue cancer.

$3 million grant given for ALS trials

21 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digitial Content Producer

Almost $3 million in funding to support a Phase II trial of a new therapeutic approach, developed by Amylyx, for the treatment of ALS...

Cancer treatment receives EU drug designations

20 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

With the EU orhpan drug designations, Cell Medica can now obtain regulatory and financial incentives for developing and marketing CMD-003 as a cancer...

First-in-human study of CMV vaccine HB-101 starts

20 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Hookipa Biotech has announced the start of a first-in-human study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of HB-101 against human cytomegalovirus...

Applications invited to join the NICE Board

15 July 2016 | By National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE)

NICE is advertising for five Non-Executive Directors to help NICE improve outcomes for people using the NHS, public health and social care services...

EC approves Revlimid for mantle cell lymphoma

15 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Celgene’s Revlimid (lenalidomide) has been approved by the EC for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma...