Alkermes plc (Dublin) received a US$50m milestone payment from Biogen after review of preliminary Phase III gastrointestinal tolerability data of Alkermes’ relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis candidate diroximel fumarate (BIIB098).
Austrian arenaviral vector technology specialist Hookipa Biotech AG (Vienna, Austria) has licenced its TheraT and Vaxwave technologies exclusively to Gilead Sciences Inc. to develop and globally commercialise vaccines against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
PureTech Health plc announced today that its affiliate, Gelesis, has appointed Harry Leider, MD, MBA, former Chief Medical Officer and Group Vice President of Walgreens, as Chief Medical Officer.
The US FDA has accepted a supplemental BLA to Roche’s existing market approval of the new hemophilia A treatment Hemlibra (emicizumab), which could significantly extend the patient group covered by the label.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC announces the appointment of Henriette Nielsen to the newly created role of Chief Transformation Officer.
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended nine medicines for approval, including two orphan medicines, at its May 2018 meeting.
Despite seemingly insurmountable environmental challenges ahead and the many successes’ flaunted by big biorefinery projects, the wider business community remains stubbornly sceptical about developing business within the bio-based paradigm. Now policymakers are pushing financiers to take a bigger stake in its success. New efforts are underway to drive private investment in bioeconomy ventures.
Sygnature Discovery, thas appointed Dr Bill Marathias as Vice President of Business Development for the US to assist with the company’s international growth plans.
French researchers have found a key driver of chronic epilepsy.