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Active Biotech AB today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tasquinimod Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of myelofibrosis. “The Orphan Drug Designation awarded by the FDA for tasquinimod in myelofibrosis represents an important step forward for Active Biotech”, said Helén Tuvesson, CEO Active Biotech. “It opens an important regulatory pathway and provides us with the potential to rapidly advance the development of&

Biotage is pleased to announce the launch of Biotage® Extrahera™ HV-5000, an automated workstation dedicated to column-based sample preparation that is able to aspirate and dispense high volume samples. Automation reduces reliance on human interaction, enabling laboratories to increase sample throughput and integrity. Like its predecessors the Biotage® Extrahera™ HV-5000 maintains the family’s small footprint, intuitive software, and precision engineering f

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals (‘EpiEndo’), the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disease-modifying therapeutics for chronic respiratory disorders, has completed its Phase I First Time in Human (FTIH) study with EP395 in healthy subjects. EP395 is the first of EpiEndo’s orally available, non-antibiotic macrolides or ‘Barriolides™’ to enter clinical development and will be targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). EpiEndo i

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) to include a booster dose after completion of the primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in children 5 through 11 years of age. The booster dose is given at least five months after the second dose of the two-dose primary series and is the same 10-µg dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. To date, more than 8 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. and Abeona Therapeutics Inc. announced an exclusive license agreement for AAV gene therapy ABO-102 (now UX111) for the treatment of Sanfilippo syndrome type A (MPS IIIA). Under the terms of the agreement, Ultragenyx will assume responsibility for the ABO-102 program and in return Abeona is eligible to receive tiered royalties of up to 10% on net sales and commercial milestone payments following regulatory approval. “Based on promising data from A

WPD Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, is excited to announce that it has signed Annex No. 2 into its License Agreement with Wake Forest University Health Sciences. On April 22, 2022 WPD Pharmaceuticals Sp. z o.o., the Polish subsidiary of the Company, signed Annex No 2. into the License Agreement. Previous to Annex No. 2, WPD signed Annex No. 1 to the License Agreement on June 30, 2019. The original License Agreement with WFUHS has been in place since November 28,

Albert Labs International Corp., a research and drug development company using advanced culture technology to create pharmaceutical-quality medicines for mental health treatments, is pleased to report it has been granted a Health Canada License dated 05-05-2022 for its research and production facility in Burnaby, Canada. This approval permits the legal possession, production, assembly, sale, and delivery of psilocybin and other psychoactive controlled substances within the confines of the reg

Cullinan Oncology, Inc. and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Taiho) today announced an agreement through which Taiho will acquire Cullinan Pearl Corp. (Cullinan Pearl) and co-develop and co-commercialize Cullinan Oncology’s lead program, CLN-081/TAS6417 (development code in Cullinan Oncology: CLN-081, development code in Taiho: TAS6417), an orally available, differentiated, irreversible EGFR inhibitor that selectively targets cells expressing EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations while sparin

Incannex Healthcare Limited, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing unique medicinal cannabinoid pharmaceutical products and psychedelic medicine therapies for unmet medical needs, advises that it has entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital in APIRx Pharmaceuticals USA, LLC (APIRx) (Acquisition). The stakeholders in APIRx (Sellers) will be issued a total of 218,169,506 new Shares at a value of $0.573 per Share the sale

SciRhom GmbH, a therapeutic antibody developer, announced today that Dr. Jan Poth has joined its management team as new Chief Executive Officer. He will take over this role from Dr. Jens Ruhe, co-founder of SciRhom. Dr. Ruhe will remain with the company as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Poth brings a wealth of international experience to his new position at SciRhom. His career includes more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, where he held various positions across the pharma