The third quarter of 2020 was flooded with major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with multiple approvals. Starting with the latest acquisitions, Gilead acquired Immunomedics for ~$21B, Illumina acquired GRAIL for ~$8B, J&J acquired Momenta Pharmaceuticals for $6.5B and Nestlé acquired Aimmune Therapeutics for $2.6B, Sanofi acquired Principia Biopharma for ~$3.68B. Apart from…
Immunology is an important branch of science which deals with the study of the immune system. The immune system is a highly regulated and balanced system and when the balance is disturbed- the disease can result. A lot of this work has importance in the development of new therapies and treatments that can handle or…
To remain successful in the oncology market- change is now a key to adapt to this altering market dynamics. A recent development in science and technology platforms are likely to grow faster for cancer treatment in comparison to other therapy areas. However- despite robust levels of pipeline activity- oncology remains a challenging area for research…
The US FDA has approved multiple NDAs and BLAs in Aug 2020, leading to 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 69 novel products so far in 2020, including 10 in Aug 2020. Additionally,…
In late 2019, a mysterious virus causing infection consisting of dry cough, fever tiredness, and last pneumonia first appeared in Wuhan, China. The world health organization (WHO) named the disease as Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19). Interestingly, Covid-19 and flu (caused by influenza virus) share the common disease progression asymptomatic (no symptoms), mild symptoms fever or chills,…
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 Life-sciences sector, where…
The US FDA has approved multiple NDAs and BLAs in Jun 2020, leading to 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 51 novel products so far in 2020, including 8 in Jun 2020. Additionally,…
The second quarter of 2020 has ended with big approvals in pharma and biotech industry. Moving with the latest approval of Roche's Phesgo and Enspryng & Zogenix's Fintepla. Highlights of the quarter is COVID-19 as the development of vaccines and drugs were on peak. Celltrion evaluated Remsima (biosimilar, infliximab) against COVID-19 in the UK. The…
Diagnostics has emerged as one of the largest and fastest-growing segments with evolving diseases. The segment has played a vital role in diagnosing growing and ageing global population with increasing health expenditure and more prevalent lifestyle ailments including obesity- cancer- and cardiovascular diseases. Our team at PharmaShots has compiled a list of top 20 diagnostics companies based…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a platform for cancer experts to share views on the latest advancements and new approaches in cancer research and was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Janssen highlights its oncology portfolio, Merck & Pfizer demonstrated the potential of Bavencio in GTT while AstraZeneca showcased…

