Press Releases

Alvotech today welcomed the positive opinion of the European Medicines Agency’s  Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommending the approval of Alvotech‘s high-concentration AVT02 (100 mg/mL), a proposed biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). The CHMP’s positive opinion will now be referred to the European Commission (EC) for the decision to grant a marketing authorization for AVT02. If approved, a centralized marketing authorization for AVT02, woul

PharmaZell, the German producer of highly resilient and specialty APIs, and France-based Novasep, a leading CDMO focused on complex small molecules and ADCs have entered into exclusive negotiations to create a leading European platform in the attractive API manufacturing and CDMO space with a complementary set of differentiated technologies and highly diversified base of blue-chip pharma and biotech customers. Novasep is a leading CDMO player developing and manufacturing complex sma

Nouscom, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized cancer neoantigen vaccines, today announced initial results from the Phase 1 trial of NOUS-209, the first clinical results for the company. NOUS-209, an off-the-shelf cancer vaccine based on shared neoantigens, in combination with the anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab, was shown to be safe, highly immunogenic, and demonstrated promising early signs of clinical efficacy with no dose-limiting

 Leading healthcare investors Avista Capital Partners and Nordic Capital  today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Acino ("Acino" or "the Company"), a Swiss pharmaceutical company headquartered in Zurich with a global platform that promotes affordable healthcare in key emerging markets through contract manufacturing and out-licensing. The acquirer, ADQ is one of the region's largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of

ADQ, one of the region's largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of large companies from all of Abu Dhabi's major and diversified economic sectors , has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Acino-based headquarters in Switzerland, a leading supplier of high-quality pharmaceuticals with a focus on high-growth markets in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine and the CIS region. Acino is a leader with high-quality pharmaceutical products in novel

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today highlighted a new analysis suggesting that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against circulating variants of concern, including in a vaccine effectiveness study conducted in partnership with Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) and in a separate recent publication by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, the Company shared a new anal

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. today announced strategic actions to focus on leveraging its expertise in developing and commercializing respiratory therapeutics in order to maximize shareholder value. These changes follow a comprehensive scenario planning exercise led by the Board and Management with the assistance of outside advisors. In order to implement this plan, Theravance Biopharma will immediately initiate a significant cost reduction program: Headcount will be reduced b

AUSTRALIAN patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer (metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer) can now access a new therapy that may improve outcomes. The therapy, ZEPZELCA (lurbinectedin) has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) "for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that has progressed on or after prior platinum-containing therapy".1 This means patients who have failed other existing treatment options

bioAffinity Technologies, a privately held biotech company advancing innovative cancer diagnostics, announced that Precision Pathology Services, a CAP/CLIA-certified anatomic and clinical pathology laboratory, has fully validated the clinical performance of CyPath® Lung, a non-invasive flow cytometric test for early-stage lung cancer. Precision Pathology licensed bioAffinity’s intellectual property for development of CyPath® Lung as a laboratory developed test (LDT). &

IQVIA™, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry, today announced a transformative collaboration with NRx Pharmaceuticals (NRx) (Nasdaq: NRXP). NRx is a company dedicated to creating innovative, life-saving treatments and bringing hope to those facing life-altering conditions with no approved disease-modifying therapies or cures. IQVIA is excited to collaborate with NRx as its designated partner, t