Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency
Mylan with its partners Lupin and Biocon received MAA for Nepexto (biosimilar, etanercept) in EU and the US FDA's Approval for Semglee (biosimilar, insulin glargine) respectively
Our team at PharmaShots has summarized 15 key events of the…
The US FDA has approved multiple NDAs and BLAs in May 2020, leading to the treatments for patients and advances in the health care industry
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have approved 43 novel products so far in 2020, including 12 in May 2020…
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…
Our planet is facing a major pandemic outbreak due to COVID-19 and health agencies are taking every measure to stop it. The COVID-19 virus has been named 'SARS-CoV-2'(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and the disease it causes has been named 'Coronavirus Disease 2019'(COVID-19). The outbreak of the respiratory disease was first detected in Wuhan…
The 2020 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was loaded with insights from key pharma companies. An analysis of events and catalysts that were announced or updated at the conference these days are included. Our PharmaShots team summarized the key deals which were presented during the updates from companies from Jan 13 to Jan 16, 2020.
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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, where…
The biopharma industry saw a significant increase in the number of deal terminations in the last two years. Clinical and regulatory results- change in control limitations- and strategic reprioritizations were among the most common reasons for deal termination. We used the DealForma database to track partnership terminations announced in 2018 and 2019. We compiled a list of…
Biopharma acquisition activity in 2018 shows a significant increase over the previous year. Takeda proved to be on top with the acquisition of Shire among the top 20 acquisitions with a total deal value of $57.17B strengthening its capabilities in gastroenterology- neuroscience- oncology- rare diseases- and plasma-derived therapies. This article is based on the 2018…
The third quarter of 2019 has ended with major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with multiple approvals. Starting with the latest acquisition where Biocon Biologics acquires Pfizer's Research Facility for expansion of its R&D footprints with the acceleration of the development of its biosimilars from lab to pilot scale. Previously, Amgen acquired…

