Researchers target metastasesItalian oncologists have found a more effective tumour angiogenesis blocker which curbs metastasis and tumour growth. more ➔
Vifor Pharma in €70m pruritus drug dealVifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma has licenced ex-US/Japanese/Korean rights to commercialise CR845 (difelikefalin) from Cara Therapeutics for the treatment of chronic kidney disease-associated … more ➔
Evotec signs US$65m deal with CelgeneEvotec AG and Celgene Corporation have entered into a strategic drug discovery and development partnership to identify new therapeutics in oncology. more ➔
Biomaterials growth and crash side by sideBioeconomy industry experts gave a mixed outlook for biomaterials in mid-May in Cologne where about 200 stakeholder joined the 11th International Conference on Bio-based Materials. more ➔
Cell type switch helps colon cancer evade...Researchers at LMU Munich have unraveled a new strategy of colon cancers to evade targeted therapies. more ➔
Kite expands cell therapy manufacturing in...CAR-T cell therapy specialist Kite Pharma, now part of Gilead Sciences, has expanded its cell therapy manufacturing footprint in Europe. A 117,000 square-foot facility in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, … more ➔
bluebird bio expands US$1bn deal with Medi... CAR-T cell developer bluebird bio Inc. has extended its potential US$1bn deal with cancer neoantigen TCR specialist MediGene by two new targets adding US$500m potential revenues to the licence agreement. … more ➔
AZ COPD drug fails in Phase III studyBritish drug maker AstraZeneca’s IL-5Ralpha blocker benralizumab did not reduce exacerbations significantly compared to placebo in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … more ➔
3-D printed device delivers drugs in human... A research team headed by Jean-Christophe Leroux from ETH Zurüch has created the first-ever 3-D printed mouth guard that could deliver drugs to the wearer and is highly customizable, in terms of drug … more ➔
Shire accepts €52.4bn takeover bid by Ta...Following weeks of negotiations and four rejected bids, British neurology and orphan drug giant Shire has agreed to Takeda’s latest take-over offer of £46bn (€52,38bn). more ➔
