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Taking place in Frankfurt, Germany on 10-14 June, ACHEMA 2024 is expected to bring together chemists, engineers and process technicians from across the pharmaceutical and other industries.
Considering reduced global demand for COVID vaccines, AstraZeneca has deemed there is no long-term value in investing in manufacturing the adenovirus-based vaccine.
The authorised formulations are a tablet and a long-acting injection used for preventing sexually transmitted HIV-1 infection (pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Key drivers of the global injectable drug market include technological advancement and an increase in chronic diseases such as cancer, due to treatments utilising this drug delivery method.
The National Institute For Health and Care Excellence (NICE)'s decision follows a reduction in the price of Pfizer’s small molecule treatment for sickle cell disease.
Under a new initiative, manufacturers could increase productivity via innovative technologies, enabling faster patient access to new medicines.
In its April meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee recommended eight new medicines, including treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Pfizer has attained its first approval for a gene therapy from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is indicated to treat the rare blood disorder haemophilia B.
This approval follows a development and commercialisation agreement made in September 2023 between Sandoz and Samsung Bioepis for the biosimilar ustekinumab.
An “innovative, life-extending treatment” for BRAF V600E mutation-positive glioma has been recommended for certain young people on the NHS.
Authorisation of the antibiotic combination, which targets multidrug-resistant bacteria, could help to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Greater use of CRISPR-based therapies in clinical trials is expected to drive further advancements in precision medicine, GlobalData states.
Following the recent European Parliament plenary vote, EFPIA asserts that aligning the next revision of the pharmaceutical legislation to increase Europe’s competitiveness will be a challenge.
Approval of the cell therapy by the US FDA could provide a treatment-free respite as early as first relapse for patients with multiple myeloma.
The expanded authorisation of Reblozyl is based on a Phase III trial which showed that the treatment nearly doubled the percentage of certain transfusion-dependent anaemia patients achieving haemoglobin increase, compared to epoetin alfa.
