All articles by Aninda Chakraborty

1. WuXi Biologics to acquire drug manufacturing plant in Germany

   WuXi Biologics has signed an acquisition agreement to take over a Bayer’s drug product manufacturing plant in Leverkusen, Germany. The…
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   17 Jan
2. Novo Nordisk secures FDA expanded indication for Ozempic

   The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic (semaglutide). The once-weekly injection…
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   17 Jan
3. Merck closes $2.7bn acquisition of biopharmaceutical firm ArQule

   Merck (MSD) has completed its previously announced acquisition of US-based biopharmaceutical company ArQule. The $2.7bn deal closed following completion of…
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   17 Jan
4. Dermavant licences Tapinarof commercial rights in Japan

   Dermavant Sciences, a subsidiary of Roivant Sciences, has signed an exclusive agreement to licence the development and commercial rights of…
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   16 Jan
5. BMS secures FDA priority review for NSCLC treatment combination

   Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) priority review for a drug combination to…
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   16 Jan
6. Galapagos expands fibrosis research collaboration with Fibrocor

   Galapagos has expanded its research collaboration with Candian firm Fibrocor Therapeutics, which develops tissue-specific therapeutics for fibrotic diseases. Under the…
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   16 Jan
7. Takeda partners Charles River to develop preclinical candidates

   Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has teamed up with Charles River to deliver preclinical candidates across its four core therapeutic areas. Under…
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   14 Jan
8. Coherus signs in-licensing agreement for Avastin biosimilar

   Coherus BioSciences has signed an in-licensing agreement to acquire commercial rights of Innovent Biologics’ biosimilar candidate to Avastin (bevacizumab) (IBI305)…
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   14 Jan
9. FDA grants priority review for AstraZeneca’s Lynparza

   The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with bevacizumab to treat…
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   14 Jan
10. Iovance Biotherapeutics secures IOV-3001 licencing from Novartis

    Iovance Biotherapeutics has secured the licence to develop and commercialise IOV-3001, an antibody cytokine engrafted protein, from Novartis. As agreed,…
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    13 Jan