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  • PCI Pharma Services Announces Major Manufacturing Expansion with 100 Million USD Investment in New England

    PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) announced a major expansion of capabilities and capacity in aseptic liquid fill-finish and sterile lyophilization technology, an important manufacturing process commonly used with injectable and biologic therapies, with the investment of 100 Million USD into the construction and enhancement of world-class facilities, at its Bedford, New Hampshire campus.

  • Saladax Biomedical, Inc. Acquires Intellectual Property Portfolio for Antipsychotic Drug Tests

    Saladax Biomedical, Inc. (Saladax) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a patent portfolio for antipsychotic drug testing from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This intellectual property (IP) portfolio includes 17 patent families and has resulted in 33 U.S. patents and 296 patents in ex-U.S. countries. This IP, along with the current Saladax IP, covers the major antipsychotic drugs that are prescribed worldwide and places Saladax in a premier position in the antipsychotic drug testing field.

  • Glucophage the First Oral Diabetes Treatment Approved in Europe for Use During Pregnancy

    Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced in a European worksharing procedure (WSP) an extension to the label for metformin products in the EU - Glucophage (metformin hydrochloride [HCL] immediate release), Glucophage XR (metformin HCL extended release) and Stagid® (metformin embonate immediate release) - for use throughout pregnancy.

  • Taro to acquire Alchemee From Galderma

    Galderma and Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Taro to acquire Alchemee, formerly The Proactiv Company (TPC), from Galderma. The agreement between Galderma and Taro includes Alchemee’s business and assets around the world, including the Proactiv® brand.

  • Parexel Extends Strategic Partnership with Medidata to Enhance Delivery of Decentralized Clinical Trials

    Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, announced today that Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) focused on development and delivery of innovative new therapies to advance patient health, is extending their 15-year global strategic partnership. This builds upon the trusted relationship between the two companies and sets the goal of jointly pioneering a new era of decentralized clinical trial technology (DCT) for the life sciences industry.

  • Dr. Reddys Lab to acquire German firm, Nimbus Health

    Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nimbus Health GmbH. Nimbus Health is a privately owned, licensed pharmaceutical wholesaler from Germany focusing on medical cannabis in Germany. Dr. Reddy's will acquire Nimbus Health for an upfront payment plus performance and milestone-based earn-outs over the next four years.

  • VFMCRP receives EU approval for Tavneos for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis

    Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma announced that the European Commission has approved Tavneos in combination with a rituximab or cyclophosphamide regimen for the treatment of adult patients with severe, active granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), the two main forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis. The approval is consistent with expectations and overall follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Tavneos in October 2021 for the same indication.

  • New Drug Molnupiravir Get DCGI Approval, Can It Be the Solution for the Fight Against COVID-19

    As countries prepare themselves to fight a possible ‘next wave’. The new variant – Omicron has been making headline and a surge in Covid 19 cases are evident. According to a study based on population-level evidence, the recently identified Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a substantial ability to evade immunity from prior Covid-19 infection. Omicron is also considered to be three times more transmissible than the Delta variant.

  • ViiV Healthcare announces USFDA approval of Apretude

    ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), with Pfizer Inc and Shionogi Limited (Shionogi) as shareholders, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apretude, the first and only long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1. The long-acting injectable was approved for use in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg who are at risk of sexually acquiring HIV and who have a negative HIV-1 test prior to initiation.

  • Merck Expands Neuroinflammatory Pipeline with Acquisition of Chord Therapeutics

    Merck, a leading science and technology company announced a strategically focused expansion of its neurology pipeline with the acquisition of the rights to develop cladribine for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Merck entered into an agreement to secure the global rights by acquiring Chord Therapeutics, a Swiss-based biotech company focused on rare neuroinflammatory diseases.

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