Novartis to Acquire Tourmaline Bio for ~$1.4B, Complementing its Cardiovascular Portfolio

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Tourmaline Bio, incl. its asset pacibekitug, expanding its cardiovascular portfolio As per the deal, Novartis, through its subsidiary, will acquire Tourmaline for $48/share, representing an aggregate of ~$1.4B, & will merge the subsidiary into Tourmaline upon completion, making it an indirect wholly owned unit of Novartis; closing…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 9, 2025

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Bio-Thera Secures the EC’s Approval for Usymro (Biosimilar, Stelara)

Shots: The EC has approved Usymro (BAT2206), a biosimilar version of J&J’s Stelara (ustekinumab) for all indications of the reference product In Oct 2024, Bio-Thera & Gedeon Richter entered a licensing & commercialization deal under which Bio-Thera will develop & manufacture Usymro, while Gedeon will commercialize it post-approval & MA Holder transfer in the EU,…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 27, 2025

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Lupin Collaborates with Sandoz to Commercialize Ranibizumab Biosimilar

Shots: Lupin has entered into a licensing agreement with Sandoz to market & commercialize Lupin’s ranibizumab biosimilar in multiple regions As per the deal, Sandoz will commercialize the product in the EU (excl. Germany), Switzerland, Norway, Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, & Malaysia, while holding exclusive rights in most markets & semi-exclusive rights in France, Australia,…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 12, 2025

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Junshi Biosciences Reports the NMPA’s sNDA Acceptance of Toripalimab + Disitamab Vedotin for Urothelial Carcinoma

Shots: China’s NMPA has accepted sNDA of toripalimab + disitamab vedotin for the treatment of HER2+ locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (LA/M UC) sNDA was backed by P-III (RC48-C016) trial assessing toripalimab + disitamab vedotin vs gemcitabine + cisplatin/carboplatin across 74 centres in systemic-treatment-naïve Chinese pts with HER2+ LA/M UC Toripalimab is an anti-PD-1…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 12, 2025

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CSL Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Shots: Health Canada has approved Andembry (garadacimab) for HAE pts (≥12yrs) Approval was based on P-III (VANGUARD) trial assessing Andembry (n=39) vs PBO (n=25) for 6mos., which showed 62% pts remained attack-free, with reduction in overall HAE attacks by >99% median & 89.2% mean; data was published in The Lancet Interim analysis of the ongoing OLE…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 11, 2025

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Polpharma Biologics Collaborates with Fresenius Kabi to Commercialize PB016 (Biosimilar, Entyvio)

Shots: Polpharma has entered into a global licensing agreement with Fresenius Kabi to commercialize PB016, a biosimilar version of Takeda’s Entyvio (vedolizumab) for the treatment of mod. to sev. ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s disease As per the deal, Fresenius will obtain global commercialization rights to PB016, excl. Middle East & North Africa, while Polpharma will…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 5, 2025

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AstraZeneca Reports P-III (CARES) Trial Findings on Anselamimab for Light Chain Amyloidosis

Shots: AstraZeneca has reported P-III (CARES) trial findings assessing anselamimab (QW for 4wks. then Q2W till completion) + SoC vs PBO + SoC in pts (N=406) with stage IIIa (n=281) & stage IIIb (n=125) light chain (AL) amyloidosis Trial did not meet its 1EP of time to all-cause mortality & frequency of CV hospitalisations. However,…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 16, 2025

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Galderma Initiates P-II Studies of Nemolizumab for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and Chronic Pruritus of Unknown Origin (CPUO)

Shots: Galderma announced the initiation of two P‑II clinical studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of nemolizumab in pts with SSc and CPUO Patient enrollment for both studies is planned to start in H2’25, with expected completion in 2028 for SSc and in 2026 (US) for CPUO Nemolizumab is a mAb targeting the IL‑31 receptor…

ByDipanshu DixitJune 26, 2025

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Omeros Reports the US FDA’s Acceptance of Resubmitted BLA for Narsoplimab to Treat TA-TMA

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the Class 2 BLA resubmission of narsoplimab for the treatment of HSCT-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA), with PDUFA goal date assigned in late Sept 2025; EMA’s MAA filing expected by late Q2’25 The BLA resubmission incl. primary set of survival analyses, showing improved OS in TA-TMA pts, along with survival…

ByRidhi RastogiMay 7, 2025

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Unlocking Approval: Chris Gasink from Johnson & Johnson in an Enlightening Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots: Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Tremfya recently received its third approval from the US FDA, supported by the pivotal QUASAR study, which demonstrated significant remission after one year of treatment in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis Tremfya is a dual-binding monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin 23 (IL-23), a cytokine responsible for inflammation At…

BySaurabh ChaubeyFebruary 3, 2025

Novartis to Acquire Tourmaline Bio for ~$1.4B, Complementing its Cardiovascular Portfolio

Bio-Thera Secures the EC’s Approval for Usymro (Biosimilar, Stelara)

Junshi Biosciences Reports the NMPA’s sNDA Acceptance of Toripalimab + Disitamab Vedotin for Urothelial Carcinoma

CSL Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Polpharma Biologics Collaborates with Fresenius Kabi to Commercialize PB016 (Biosimilar, Entyvio)

AstraZeneca Reports P-III (CARES) Trial Findings on Anselamimab for Light Chain Amyloidosis

Galderma Initiates P-II Studies of Nemolizumab for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and Chronic Pruritus of Unknown Origin (CPUO)

Omeros Reports the US FDA’s Acceptance of Resubmitted BLA for Narsoplimab to Treat TA-TMA

Unlocking Approval: Chris Gasink from Johnson & Johnson in an Enlightening Conversation with PharmaShots

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