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2025 EMA Drug Approvals Outlook: A Year of Intentional, Biology Led Medicine Across Europe 

Shots:  EMA approvals in 2025 reinforce a biology-first regulatory standard, favoring mutation-exact, genotype-defined, and severity-weighted therapies that narrow indications, elevate rare diseases, and reward durability of benefit over rapid market expansion  Convenience at the EMA is no longer cosmetic, it is integral to benefit–risk assessment, with oral, subcutaneous, and low-burden dosing strategies increasingly tied to adherence, long-term outcomes,…

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IntraBio’s Aqneursa Receives the EC Approval for Treating Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)

Shots: The EC has approved Aqneursa (levacetylleucine), available as 1g granules for oral suspension, with or without miglustat for treating adults & pediatric pts (≥6yrs.; ≥20kg) with NPC Approval was backed by P-III (IB1001-301) crossover study assessing Aqneursa vs PBO in NPC pts, which showed improved neurological symptoms & function after 12wks. as measured by…

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Ionis and Otsuka

The EC Approves Ionis and Otsuka’s Dawnzera (Donidalorsen) as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Shots: The EC has approved Dawnzera (SC autoinjector; Q4W/Q8W) for the routine prevention of HAE attacks in pts (≥12yrs.) Approval was based on P-III (OASIS-HAE) trial & OASISplus study, showing improvements across multiple domains, incl. sustained reduction in mean monthly HAE attack rate, with 94% overall mean monthly reduction at 1yr. in the OASISplus OLE study Approval…

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Sobi Reports the EC Approval of Aspaveli for C3 Glomerulopathy and Primary IC-MPGN

Shots: The EC approved Aspaveli (pegcetacoplan) for pts (≥12yrs.) with C3 glomerulopathy or primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN), to be used with a RAS inhibitor unless such therapy is contraindicated or not tolerated Approval was based on P-III (VALIANT) trial assessing Aspaveli(twice weekly) vs PBO in C3G or primary IC-MPGN pts (≥12yrs., n=124) for…

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Alvotech Reports the European Launch of Gobivaz (Biosimilar, Simponi)

Shots: Alvotech has reported the launch of Gobivaz (AVT05), a biosimilar version of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of several chronic inflammatory diseases, with commercialization led by Advanz Pharma In the UK, Gobivaz’s launch is supported by an NHS England tender award, while rollout across EEA markets will advance in line with country-specific pricing, reimbursement…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Reports EC Approval of Saphnelo for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Shots: The EC has approved AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo (anifrolumab; 120mg, SC, QW, PFS) for the treatment of adults with SLE in combination with SoC; regulatory review is ongoing in the US & Japan Approval was based on the P-III (TULIP-SC) trial assessing Saphnelo vs PBO in 367 pts (18-70yrs.) with mod. to sev. active, autoantibody-positive SLE while receiving SoC,…

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