Shots:EVOQ Therapeutics has entered into a collaboration & license agreement with Sanofi to advance EVOQ’s NanoDisc tech in immunologyAs per the deal, both companies will jointly lead research activities, with Sanofi responsible for global development & commercialization efforts. In exchange, EVOQ will receive over $500M, incl. upfront, preclinical, development & sales milestones, with tiered…
Shots:The CHMP has recommended Gobivaz (50mg/0.5mL & 100mg/mL in PFS & autoinjector), a biosimilar version of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, PsA, ankylosing spondylitis & ulcerative colitis in adult pts & juvenile idiopathic arthritis across 30 EEA statesIn trials, Gobivaz demonstrated comparable efficacy, safety, & immunogenicity to Simponi in pts…
Shots:The US FDA has approved the SetPoint System to treat adults with mod. to sev. rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are inadequately managed by or intolerant to existing advanced therapies, incl. biologics & targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)Approval was based on RESET-RA study evaluating SetPoint System vs sham device in 242 pts, which…
Shots: Xbrane Biopharma will reclaim full rights of BIIB801 from Biogen after the termination of their commercialization and license agreement. BIIB801 is a biosimilar version of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), under non-clinical development The agreement was signed b/w Xbrane & Biogen in Feb 2022, under which Xbrane received a non-refundable $8M upfront. It has been terminated…
Shots: The submission was based on the results from the P-III clinical trials evaluating the equivalence & similarity of CT-P47 vs Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients (n=471) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Moreover, based on these results the company also expects to accelerate its marketing authorization application across Canada & other countries. The company expects to receive…
Shots:In continuation of our previous series on the top-performing drug of the month, based on 2021 revenue, this month we have covered Enbrel as the top-performing drug of the monthEnbrel is a biologic drug classified as a TNF inhibitor used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and other autoimmune diseasesPharmaShots…
The first quarter of 2019 has marked with major events in the pharma & biotech industries. We have gathered the key highlights of the quarter, which was starting with the blockbuster news, where Celgene had acquired BMS for $74B. Moving to the next news, acquisition of Loxo Oncology for $8B, in addition to Spark Therapeutics…

