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Evusheld COVID-19 therapy approved in EU
Evusheld becomes first and only long-acting antibody combination available for both prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Europe.
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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc is an Anglo–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company.
In 2013, it moved its headquarters to Cambridge, United Kingdom, and concentrated its R&D in three sites: Cambridge, Gaithersburg, Maryland (location of MedImmune) for work on biopharmaceuticals, and Mölndal (near Gothenburg) in Sweden, for research on traditional chemical drugs. In 2015, it was the eighth-largest drug company in the world based on sales revenue.
AstraZeneca has a portfolio of products for major disease areas including cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation. The company was founded in 1999 through the merger of the Swedish Astra AB and the English Zeneca Group (itself formed by the demerger of the pharmaceutical operations of Imperial Chemical Industries in 1993). It has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including Cambridge Antibody Technology (in 2006), MedImmune (in 2007), Spirogen (in 2013) and Definiens (by MedImmune in 2014).
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A strategic approach to optimisations of testing bacterial endotoxins
Given industry's recent focus on the sustainability of bacterial endotoxin testing (BET), here, AstraZeneca colleagues Miriam Guest, Karen Capper, Dennis Wong and Phil Duncanson share how they worked to establish a short-, mid- and long-term strategy to optimise BET across the global enterprise. They also explore some of the short-term…
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49 percent ORR for Tagrisso plus savolitinib in lung cancer
Almost half of patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer with high MET overexpression who had progressed on Tagrisso alone responded to treatment with the addition of savolitinib.
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Lilly to pay more than $180mn for defrauding US Medicaid Program
For allegedly underpaying rebates, Eli Lilly has been ordered to pay more than $61 million in damages, an amount that lawyers say will be trebled for the final judgement.
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AstraZeneca to acquire TeneoTwo and its blood-cancer therapeutic
AstraZeneca announces plans to acquire TeneoTwo and its CD19/CD3 T-cell engager, TNB-486, in a deal worth up to $1.2bn.
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Alexion to expand biologics manufacturing with €65m investment
The investment in new drug substance production equipment and warehousing facilities to enhance Alexion’s biologics manufacturing in Ireland.
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Topline results show eplontersen slows disease progression in polyneuropathy patients
Data in the NEURO-TTRansform study demonstrates that eplontersen had a positive impact on disease progression, including improvement in neuropathy impairment and quality of life in a substantial number of patients.
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Improved outcome for prostate cancer patients in Phase III PROpel trial
Lynparza (Olaparib) in combination with abiraterone plus prednisone reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 34 percent in the Phase III PROpel trial for prostate cancer patients.
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Pharmaceutical C-suite update
With two knighthoods in the last month, here EPR discusses five developments in the drug development community’s C-suite.
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AstraZeneca’s Evusheld significantly reduces risk of developing severe COVID-19
AstraZeneca's Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) provided clinically and statistically significant protection against progression to severe COVID-19 over placebo.
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Is plate desiccation impacting microbial monitoring?
New study suggests that Tryptone Soya Agar (TSA) settle plate desiccation during exposure can reduce recovery of airborne microbes.
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ATOM partnership seeks to increase access to cancer medicines in LLMICs
A unique partnership, the Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition, has been established to ensure sustainable access to cancer medicines in low- and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs) in the long-term.
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AstraZeneca acquires rights to develop mAbs against COVID-19
AstraZeneca has entered into a licence agreement with RQ Biotechnology Ltd for a portfolio of early-stage monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeted against SARS-CoV-2.
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Results are in for PT027 asthma treatment as MANDALA trial wraps up
The Phase III MANDALA trial has demonstrated that the combination medication PT027 significantly reduces the risk of severe exacerbation in patients with moderate to severe asthma, reports AstraZeneca.
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AstraZeneca announces new site plans at innovation hub
AstraZeneca has announced plans to invest in a new facility, uniting its R&D activities with commercial and corporate functions in Boston, US.
