Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potencyBiosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and the patientsDuring the month of September, Sandoz entered into a commercialization and license…
The third quarter of 2021 highlights the approvals, clinical data & acquisitions. The new alliance observed in third quarter includes AzurRx signed a reverse triangular merger agreement to acquired First Wave Bio for ~$229MThe key highlights of the big acquisition in this quarter includes Merck acquired Acceleron for ~$11.5B, Baxter acquired Hillrom for ~$10.5B,…
Immunology deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease as well as malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disordersWith the new advancement in the immune sector- global pharmaceuticals continue to grow in the field despite the disruption during COVID-19. As in 2019- Abbvie again secured…
The US FDA has approved 6 NDAs and 2 BLAs in 2021, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the health care industryThe Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have approved 37 novel products in 2021Additionally, last year in 2020, the US FDA…
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potencyBiosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and the patientsDuring the month of Jun, Celltrion launched Remsima SC (biosimilar, infliximab) for…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Monica Mann, Head of Global Medical, Multiple Sclerosis at Biogen shares her views on the Plegridy and how it works on MS patients. She also shed light on the approval of the therapy in the US and EU.Shots:The approval of Plegridy (IM) by the EC and the US FDA is based on…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Wildon R. Farwell, M.D., MPH, Global Medical Head of Neuromuscular Diseases at Biogen shared his views on the P-IV RESPOND study that assesses the benefits of Spinraza in patients treated with Zolgensma.Shots:RESPOND is a two-year, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Spinraza (nusinersen) in infants and children with spinal muscular…
This year J.P. Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference was conducted virtually and we witnessed multiple announcements from numerous Biopharma companiesAn analysis of events and catalysts that were announced at the conference during these days are included in the report. Most of the deals occurred in the first two days of the conferenceOur PharmaShots…
Life sciences companies are gearing up to enter new markets as they look to secure their positions after a spate of M&A- licensing- and research partnerships in 2020Artios partnered with Merck with an option to license up to 8 oncology programs proving to be the highest valued deal of 2020 with a total deal…
Shots:Our planet is facing a major pandemic outbreak due to COVID-19 and health agencies are taking every measure to stop itThe outbreak of the respiratory disease was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in Dec 2019PharmaShots is keeping a track of all of the important updates in the Lifesciences sector…

