The EMA approved 7 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 4 Biologic Drugs in Sept 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In September 2022, the major highlights drugs were Imcivree approval for bardet-biedl syndrome, Opdualag for unresectable or metastatic melanoma, Ultomiris for generalised myasthenia gravis
PharmaShots has compiled a list…
The third quarter of 2022 highlights the approvals, clinical data & acquisitions. There are major alliances in this quarter which include CVS Health acquired Signify Health for ~$8B, Amgen acquired Chemocentryx for ~$4B
The third quarter of the year also showcases multiple approvals of the therapies which include Incyte's Opzelura US FDA's approval for Vitiligo,…
The EMA approved 5 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 4 Biologic Drugs in August 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In August 2022, the major highlights drugs were Lynparza’s approval for breast cancer, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Sunlenca (lenacapavir) for HIV Infection
PharmaShots has compiled a list…
The US FDA approved 4 NDAs and 1 BLA in August 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry. The CDER and CBER approved 47 novel products in 2022
In August 2022, the major highlights drugs were Calquence's approval for blood cancer, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for chronic graft versus host disease in…
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Oncology focuses on the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer based on the treatment option and it’s divided into 3 major areas including medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology
The advancements in cell and gene therapies have provided pharmaceutical companies with a unique set of ground-breaking tools for the development of more…
The second quarter of 2022 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with multiple approvals. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) meet its primary endpoints for heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction
Starting with the latest acquisitions, Pfizer acquire Biohaven for ~$11.6B, GSK acquire Affinivax for ~$3.3B. The second quarter of the year…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Jon Heinrichs, Associate, Vice President, and the Head of Innovation and Emerging Sciences at Sanofi Pasteur & Tonya Villafana, Vice President, Global Franchise Head, Infection at AstraZeneca share their views on the data of Nirsevimab in P-III (MELODY) trial to protect infants against Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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The P-III (MELODY) trial evaluates nirsevimab (50/100mg, IM) vs…
While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the healthcare space for the last two years, some biopharma companies were involved in multiple deals, M&A, and the development of various drug candidates in other areas to diversify their portfolios
While top Biopharma companies remain on the chart, however, in 2021, new players like Moderna, BioNTech, Viatris also…
The first quarter of 2022 highlights the approvals, clinical data & acquisitions. There are major alliances in this quarter which include Biocon acquired Viatris’ biosimilars assets for ~$3.335B, Stryker signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vocera Communications for ~$3.09B, Biohaven acquire Channel Biosciences for ~$3B
The first quarter of the year also showcases regulatory events…
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The life science industry saw high deal activity in 2021 staying in the range of an even busier 2020.
Fourth-quarter 2021 set the tone with Recursion’s development and commercialization deal with Roche and Genentech for a total value of $12.7B, followed by Poseida Therapeutics’ development and commercialization deal with Takeda for $3.73B.
This article is based on the 2021…

