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The Rise of Industrial Metaverse: Smarter Pharma Starts at AUTOMA+ 2025 
Digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry is moving beyond buzzwords to real-world impact. At the Pharmaceutical Automation & Digitalisation Congress AUTOMA+ 2025 (24-25 November, Vösendorf, Austria), pharma leaders, including ZETA GmbH, Takeda and Sapio Sciences, are going to showcase how cutting-edge technologies, from digital twins and predictive analytics to minimal code platforms and AI-driven process…
Navigating Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Therapies: Eden Ben from Amorphical in Conversation with PharmaShots 
Shots:  ACC therapies introduce a novel treatment approach by modulating local pH, promoting bone remodeling, and reducing inflammation, with potential applications in osteoarthritis, calcium deficiencies, late-stage cancers, and bone disorders.  Amorphical’s AMOR-18 showed encouraging results in an interim Phase II clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients.  PharmaShots speaks with Eden Ben, CEO of Amorphical, to discuss…
Merck
Merck’s Keytruda Qlex Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Subcutaneous Use Across 38 Solid Tumor Indications for Keytruda
Shots: The US FDA has approved Keytruda Qlex (pembrolizumab & berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph) for subcutaneous dosing in adults across 38 approved indications of Keytruda, with US availability expected by late Sep 2025 Approval was based on P-III (3475A-D77) trial assessing Keytruda Qlex (790mg/9600 units, Q6W) + Pt doublet CT vs IV Keytruda (400mg, Q6W) + Pt doublet CT…
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The CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion on Merck’s Enflonsia for RSV Prevention in Infants
Shots: The CHMP has recommended Enflonsia to prevent RSV lower respiratory tract disease in newborns & infants entering their first RSV season, with potential approval valid in all 30 EEA states Opinion was based on P-IIb/III (CLEVER) study assessing Enflonsia in preterm & full-term infants (≤1yr.), plus P-III (SMART) study of Enflonsia vs palivizumab in high-risk…
Medtronic’s Altaviva Device Receives the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Urge Urinary Incontinence
Shots: The US FDA has approved the Altaviva device, an implantable tibial neuromodulation therapy to treat urge urinary incontinence Altaviva device is placed under the skin above the fascia & near the ankle in a minimally invasive, sedation & imaging-free procedure to restore bladder–brain communication & improve bladder control by delivering electrical impulses to the tibial…
Henlius & Organon
Henlius and Organon Receive the EC’s Approval for Bildyos & Bilprevda (Biosimilars, Prolia & Xgeva)
Shots: The EC has approved Bildyos (60mg/mL) & Bilprevda (120mg/1.7mL), biosimilar versions of Amgen’s Prolia & Xgeva (denosumab) for all indications of the reference product Approval was based on extensive clinical data, incl. analytical, PK & clinical studies, which showed comparable immunogenicity, efficacy & safety of Bildyos & Bilprevda to reference denosumab In 2022, Henlius…