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2021 bio/pharma financial round-up
European Pharmaceutical Review investigates the financial results of some of the top 10 pharma and biopharma companies worldwide.
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Ensovibep shows promise as an antiviral for COVID-19
Phase II trial data suggests ensovibep (MP0420) significantly reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load and reduces hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19.
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Beovu® shows positive results in two-year Phase III trial
Beovu® maintained best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and reduced central subfield thickness (CSFT) in diabetic macular edema patients.
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Cosentyx®displays a 72 percent reduced arthritis flare risk
Cosentyx® resulted in a 72 percent reduced flare risk for enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis in a Phase III study.
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Aimovig®displays superiority over topiramate in migraine study
Amgen announces positive results from the first and only randomised, double-blind, head-to-head study comparing Aimovig® to topiramate.
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Energize initiative to boost renewable energy access for pharma suppliers
The Energize programme will allow 10 big pharma companies to engage with renewable energy suppliers and address their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Roche to repurchase equity stake held by Novartis
Roche and Novartis agree on the repurchase by Roche Holding Ltd of 53.3 million shares from Novartis worth 19 billion Swiss francs (CHF).
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FDA joins Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) for rare diseases
The consortium also consists of 10 pharmaceutical companies and five organisations to accelerate gene therapies to treat rare diseases.
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Alnylam joins the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre
Alnylam joins the third Grand Challenge (GC3) consortium to help overcome barriers to the manufacture of oligonucleotides.
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New EFPIA network created to combat cardiovascular diseases
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has initiated the CVD Network to improve policies for patients.
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Ganaplacide/lumefantrine combination a potential new malaria treatment
In a study conducted in children under 12 years old, the ganaplacide/lumefantrine combination significantly reduced malaria infection.
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Novartis acquires Arctos Medical to develop gene therapy programme
The Arctos Medical acquisition will expand Novarits’ optogenetics portfolio to bring gene therapies to patients with severe vision loss.
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Kisqali® demonstrates longest overall median breast cancer survival
Kisqali plus letrozole achieved a median overall survival of over five years, the longest ever reported for HR+/HER2 breast cancer.
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Novartis submit BLA for tislelizumab for oesophageal cancer treatment
US FDA have accepted Biologics License Application (BLA) for tislelizumab for the treatment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma cancer.
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Collaboration and integration to progress clinical research
Here, Lucinda Cash-Gibson and Francesco Patalano discuss why the pharmaceutical industry is collaborating to develop protocols for patient-centric integrated platform trials and what the clinical research industry may look like in future.
