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Alkermes to sell Irish manufacturing facility to Novo Nordisk
The facility in Athlone, Ireland, will give Novo Nordisk additional capacity to manufacture oral products.
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Construction starts on $400m biosimilars production centre in Slovenia
Lek Pharmaceuticals, part of Sandoz, has started building a $400 million biologics manufacturing centre in Slovenia.
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NK cell immunotherapy: what’s next in clinical development?
In this interview, Innate Pharma’s Yannis Morel, Executive Vice President of product portfolio strategy and business development, delves into the unique advantages of using multi-specific antibodies capable of engaging NK cells against tumours for oncology indications, and shares key data from the company’s ongoing and recent clinical trials.
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GSK immuno-oncology treatment achieves novel EU approval
The EC’s approval of the immuno-oncology treatment “will define a new standard of care for certain patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the EU,” says principal investigator of the RUBY trial.
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Antibody-immunotherapy combination shows promise in lung cancer
A study evaluating the combination of a PD1 inhibitor with dupilumab enabled one out of six lung cancer patients to achieve a near-complete clinical response two months post-treatment, a paper states.
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EPR Podcast Episode 21 – Biosimilars – Salim Benkhalifa, Celltrion Healthcare France
In this podcast, Dr Salim Benkhalifa, Medical Affairs Lead, Celltrion Healthcare France reflects on biosimilars development.
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AbbVie agrees $10 billion oncology acquisition
Under its proposed acquisition of ImmunoGen, AbbVie will gain rights to ELAHERE®, the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved in ovarian cancer.
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Drug development trends: insight from Thermo Fisher’s Anil Kane
In this interview, Anil Kane, Executive Director and Global Head of Technical & Scientific Affairs, Pharma Services, at Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses innovations in oral delivery of biologics, the rising popularity of prefilled syringes as well as global pharma trends in regulation and manufacturing.
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Acquisition deal to back European biosimilars market
Following the acquisition from Viatris, Biocon Biologics and its partners state that they will commercialise biosimilar products in 31 European countries.
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New Amgen immunotherapy could treat common solid tumour
With demonstrated benefit in anti-tumour activity and overall survival in patients with small cell lung cancer, Tarlatamab could provide a new third-line option, a Phase II study suggests.
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BRUKINSA® granted significant EU approval in follicular lymphoma
The first and only Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor approved for follicular lymphoma in the EU, now has the broadest label of any medicine in its class globally.
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Single-use bioprocessing market to value $84.14bn by 2032
In the single-use bioprocessing market, research states that automation offers benefits such as process control in biopharma manufacturing.
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Regional inequalities threatening Europe’s biosimilars market
A new report reveals that low biosimilar adoption in certain European regions is impacting biologic medicine access for patients.
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Advancing clinical development in haematology oncology
Newly appointed Vice President of Medical Affairs, Europe at BeiGene, Dr Jan-Henrik Terwey, provides exclusive insight on clinical development in the haematology/oncology space, and highlights significant data for its BCL-2 inhibitor, sonrotoclax.
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CHMP recommends new immunotherapy delivery method
If approved, Roche’s Tecentriq subcutaneous (SC) would be the EU’s first injectable PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy.
