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.
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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.
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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 companies
An 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 conference
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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 2020
Artios 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…
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Our planet is facing a major pandemic outbreak due to COVID-19 and health agencies are taking every measure to stop it
The outbreak of the respiratory disease was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in Dec 2019
PharmaShots is keeping a track of all of the important updates in the Lifesciences sector…
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency. Biosimilars 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 patients. Hence, the providers are more likely to adopt biosimilars as a 'reference…
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency
During the month of October, Henlius signed two agreements for its biosimilar products and presented results of HLX03 (biosimilar, adalimumab) whereas Samsung Bioepis and Biogen announced EMA filing acceptance of SB11 (biosimilar, ranibizumab)
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Immunology is an important branch of science which deals with the study of the immune system. The immune system is a highly regulated and balanced system and when the balance is disturbed- the disease can result. A lot of this work has importance in the development of new therapies and treatments that can handle or…
The global biopharma companies are developing novel therapies & devices which is- in turn- enhancing their portfolio and encouraging them in this undergoing competition to stay in the topmost position
The top 20 companies chartbusters changed their 2019 ranking- but the history of Johnson and Johnson did not change and it continued being at the…
The recent emergence of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred global healthcare and life sciences companies- as well as government agencies- to partner at an unprecedented speed to develop vaccines- treatments- and tests
This article covers last four months of deal data provided by Chris Dokomajilar of DealForma.
This first part is…

