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Ocugen has entered into a licensing agreement with Kwangdong Pharmaceutical for OCU400 to treat retinitis pigmentosa
As per the deal, Kwangdong will receive exclusive Korean rights to OCU400 in exchange for $7.5M in upfront & near-term milestones, $1.5M per $15M in sales, reaching ≥$180M in sales milestones, plus 25% royalties on net sales, while…
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Bio-Thera Solutions & Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals have entered into a strategic agreement to commercialize BAT2306, a biosimilar version of Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab) in the Middle East & Africa (MENA)
As per the deal, Jamjoom will obtain exclusive MENA rights of BAT2306 to handle regulatory submissions, market access & commercialization, while Bio-Thera will be responsible for development…
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AVITA Medical has received European MDR CE Mark approval for Recell Go to promote healing in burns & traumatic or surgical wounds; commercialization to begin in select EU states, incl. Germany, Italy, & the UK
Recell Go is a point-of-care device that allows clinicians to create a suspension of a patient’s own skin cells from…
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Akeso has dosed its first patient with cadonilimab + lenvatinib in P-II (COMPASSION-36/AK104-225) trial against lenvatinib for the treatment of advanced HCC in pts previously treated with Tecentriq & Avastin; study is ongoing in the US, EU & China
Cadonilimab has also shown superior efficacy in combination regimens, incl. 100% DCR with FOLFOX-HAIC in resectable multinodular HCC…
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MAIA Biotechnology has reported P-II (THIO-101) trial data assessing ateganosine followed by Libtayo (cemiplimab) in pts with advanced NSCLC who progressed after ≥2 SoC therapy regimens
As of Jun 30, 2025, ateganosine (180mg) showed mPFS of 5.6 vs 2.5mos. & mOS of 17.8mos., plus 2 pts completed 33 cycles across pts of all treatment lines,…
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The CVMP has recommended Portela (relfovetmab) for alleviating osteoarthritis pain in cats, with an EC decision expected in Q4’25 & commercial launch planned for 2026
Opinion was based on superior safety & efficacy in cats across trials, incl. cats with IRIS stage 1–3 kidney disease, & showed relieved osteoarthritis pain
Portela is a long-acting…
This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, Biosimilar, and DigiHealth. Check out our full report below:
AstraZeneca Reports P-III (FLAURA2) Trial Findings on Tagrisso Regimen to Treat EGFRm NSCLC
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Eli Lilly Reports P-III (BRUIN CLL-313) Trial Data on Jaypirca for 1L…
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The US FDA has granted BTD to ION582 (UBE3A protein expression stimulant) for the treatment of Angelman syndrome
Designation was based on P-I/II (HALOS) trial assessing ION582 in pts with Angelman syndrome, which showed improvements across all functional domains incl. communication, cognition & motor function; safety was favorable
Additionally, ION582 is being investigated in…
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Japan’s PMDA has accepted the NDA of nadofaragene firadenovec (intravesically; Q3W) for the treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive HR-NMIBC with CIS ± papillary tumors (Ta/T1)
NDA was backed by P-III study evaluating nadofaragene in 157 pts, where 5yr. follow-up data showed OS rate of 80% & a 49% cystectomy-free survival in adults with CIS…
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Tempus AI has received the US FDA 510(k) clearance for its updated Tempus Pixel, an AI-powered cardiac imaging platform, with the ability to generate T1 & T2 inline maps for enhanced cardiac MRI analysis
Tempus Pixel delivers advanced viewing & automated reporting of cardiac MR images, improving efficiency and accuracy in flow visualization, functional…

