Gilead’s Kite agrees $350m deal to acquire US biotech Interius BioTherapeutics
Will expand the company’s CAR T-cell therapy footprint and gain access next generation in vivo technology.
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Eli Lilly neuroscience executive Anne White to retire
Her leadership experience spans three decades with Lilly, across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, neuroscience and infectious disease.
Understanding European regulatory requirements for low-GWP propellant transition
The paper explores recent guidance by the EMA and aims to help companies ensure their developments are efficient and effective for the forthcoming transition.
Boehringer Ingelheim signs gene therapy manufacturing deal with AnGes
The German pharma company’s BioXcellence arm will supply the drug substance for AnGes’ peripheral arterial disease treatment Collategene.
Merck’s SpringWorks Therapeutics gains European approval for Ogsiveo
The drug is the first treatment for desmoid tumours to be approved in the region.
Pharma cautious about rushing towards direct-to-consumer drug sales
Disruption to traditional distribution channels is anticipated to hinder widespread adoption of the channel.
CSL to slash headcount by 15% and spinout its CSL Seqirus vaccines business
The Australian biotech's new operating model will also see medical and commercial functions at its CSL Behring and CSL Vifor units combined.
WuXi Biologics granted novel authorisation for commercial biologic manufacturing in Ireland
The EMA’s decision permits WuXi Biologics to progress with commercial manufacturing of a global client’s innovative biologic.
Nanoscope gene therapy data signals potential retinal disease advancement
Further to its potential in Stargardt disease, if approved, the one-time gene therapy could become standard of care for retinitis pigmentosa, alongside other retinal degenerative diseases.
Sanofi’s Tzield type 1 diabetes immunotherapy wins UK first
Becomes the first monoclonal antibody for the condition to be approved by the MHRA and advances the pharma company’s ambitions in diabetes.
ICH opens consultation on Q3E drug impurities guideline on leachables
Draft publication is set to expand its frameworks for new medicinal products, including cell and gene therapies.
Daewoong’s microneedle patch marks semaglutide first in obesity
Pharmacokinetic study of the novel drug delivery method shows high relative bioavailability in a once-weekly regimen.
Trump executive order targets US pharma supply chain resilience
Calls for active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) stockpile to cover around 26 ‘critical drugs’.
AbbVie invests $195m to expand API manufacturing in the US
The pharma company will add to its existing Chicago site, boosting its active pharmaceutical ingredient production capacity.
PureTech taps ex-Teva CEO to run its new respiratory unit Celea
Sven Dethlefs will be tasked with driving its deupirfenidone programme in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
