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The first quarter of 2023 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with multiple approvals. Meanwhile, Selecta and Sobi reported P-III trial (DISSOLVE I & II) results of SEL-212 for chronic refractory gout
Starting with the latest acquisitions, Pfizer acquired Seagen for ~$43B. The first quarter of the year also showcases…
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The EMA approved 3 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 5 Biologic Drugs in January 2023, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In January 2023, the major highlights drugs were Xofluza’s Approval for influenza, Dupixent for eosinophilic esophagitis
PharmaShots has compiled a list of a total of 8 new drugs…
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Roche was the top dealmaker in 2022 with a completion of 31 deals with multiple pharma, biotech companies, and universities for a total deal value of $13.55B
The highest deal was secured by Roche under its development and commercialization collaboration with Poseida for the R&D of multiple existing and novel cell therapies for the…
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The fourth quarter of 2022 highlights approvals, multiple clinical trial results, and numerous deals. There are major alliances in this quarter which include Johnson & Johnson acquired Abiomed for ~$16.6B, Takeda entered into an agreement to acquire NDI-034858 from Nimbus Therapeutics for ~$6B
In the fourth quarter of the year, BeiGene’s Brukinsa received EC’s…
Active Ingredient: Nivolumab
Strength: 40 mg/4 mL, 100 mg/10 mL, & 240 mg/24 mL solution in a single-dose vial
Dosage Form: Injection
Mechanism of Action: Programmed cell death-1 receptor antagonists (PD-1)
First Approval: US (22 Dec 2014), EU (19 Jun 2015)
Revenue Analysis of Opdivo
BMS’ Opdivo gives tough competition to other drugs in the…
“Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV” -Theme of the year 2022
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HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 cause of mortality. It is a chronic, epidemic disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that infect WBC’s CD4 T-cell of the immune system.
HIV, a type of retrovirus that isn't…
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 US FDA approved 12 NDAs and 4 BLA in September 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry. The CDER and CBER approved 63 novel products in 2022
In September 2022, the major highlights drugs were Spevigo’s approval for generalized pustular psoriasis flares, Imfinzi for advanced biliary tract cancer, Retevmo…
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,…
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Immunology focuses on analyzing all aspects of the immune system in both healthy and diseased states, from its structure & function to its disorders, blood banking, immunization & organ transplant
Along with the enhanced utilization of immunotherapies for immunological & autoimmune diseases, monoclonal antibodies have also showcased a great potential to be used as…

