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Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim Introduces Vaxxitek HVT+IBD+H5 Vaccine Against Marek’s Disease, Infectious Bursal Disease and H5 Avian Influenza
Shots: BI has launched Vaxxitek HVT+IBD+H5, a trivalent poultry vaccine against marek’s disease, infectious bursal disease & H5 avian influenza; commercially available in Egypt by Feb 2025 Trivalent vaccine uses BI's COBRA tech to create unique antigen for protection against prevalent H5 clades & is administered at the hatchery for early chick protection to avoid…
Innovent
Innovent Reports the NMPA’s NDA Acceptance & Priority Review of Neoadjuvant Ipilimumab + Sintilimab for Colon Cancer
Shots: China’s NMPA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to ipilimumab (IBI310) + sintilimab as neoadj. treatment of operable microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colon cancer Submission was based on P-III (NeoShot) trial assessing safety & efficacy of ipilimumab + sintilimab vs direct radical surgery in MSI-H/dMMR colon cancer pts …
bluebird Bio
Carlyle & SK Capital to Acquire Bluebird Bio
Shots: Carlyle & SK Capital have entered into definitive agreement to acquire Bluebird Bio for $3/share in cash, delisting it from public market. Acquisition will fund Bluebird’s commercial delivery of gene therapies for SCD, β-thalassemia, & cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, with closing expected in H1’25 As per the deal, Bluebird stockholders will get $3/share & contingent…
Biocon Biologics
Biocon Biologics Launches Yesintek (Biosimilar, Stelara) in the US
Shots: Biocon Biologics has launched Yesintek (ustekinumab- kfce), a biosimilar to Stelara, to treat psoriatic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, pediatric plaque psoriasis, and pediatric psoriatic arthritis across the US. The available presentations are 45 mg/0.5 mL PFS, 90 mg/mL PFS, 45 mg/0.5 mL vial, and 130 mg/26 mL vial The approval was…
Celltrion
Celltrion Secures the EC’s Approval for Avtozma (Biosimilar, RoActemra)
Shots: Following the US FDA approval, the EC has approved Avtozma (biosimilar, RoActemra) to treat mod. to sev. rheumatoid arthritis (RA), active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), and giant cell arteritis (GCA) Approval was based on the P-III trial of Avtozma (tocilizumab-anoh) vs RoActemra (tocilizumab) in mod. to sev.…