Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Sanofi and AZ ink €600m deal for RSV jab

Sanofi’s vaccine arm Sanofi Pasteur has inked a deal with AstraZeneca’s biologics subsidiary MedImmune totaling €615m to acquire co-development rights for MEDI8897, a jab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, the most common cause of lung inflammation in infants.

Nestle researchers link IBS to anxiety

Researchers at Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne and Canadian collaborators have found that the microbiome of irritable bowel syndrome patients affects their susceptibility for anxiety disorders.

FDA grants Priority Review to avelumab

Avelumab, Merck KGaA’s and Pfizer’s Phase III checkpoint inhibitor, has been granted Priority Review from the US Food and Drug Administration in urothelial carcinoma patients who progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.

Big Pharma pushing up orphan drug prices

The times in which biotechs dominate the orphan drug market are over. A report from business intelligence provider Evaluate Ltd. concludes that only three in ten OD developers are still biotech SMEs.

European dynamics in AMR

Around 130 antibiotics experts joined the 10th Berlin Conference on 24th February to highlight high dynamics of European AMR activities. 

Funding: ENABLE goes pre-clinical

Several promising antibiotic candidates, developed by ENABLE and its partners, are rapidly approaching the pre-clinical development stage. The European consortium is now seeking new partners to proceed with non-clinical studies.

Kick off for BaseLaunch accelerator

BaseLaunch, a new life sciences accelerator in Basel, has been kicked off. Its mission: to bring the most promising healthcare projects and ventures to Europe’s leading life sciences hub.

Roche extends antibiotics collaboration

While governments worldwide discuss to pay premiums to pharma companies offering novel antibiotics that fight multiresistant pathogens, Roche has extended  its discovery deal with British Discuva Ltd.

Bioplastics market growth drops

Growth of the bioplastics market in the EU is being hampered by lack of political support. According to market analysis from nova-institute, production capacity for bio-based polymers in 2016 dropped by 6% compared to previous years.