Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Array BioPharma (NASDAQ:ARRY) today announced a collaboration agreement for the discovery and development of novel drugs for autoimmune disorders. The undisclosed target and lead inhibitors were discovered through Array's proprietary platform that leverages Array's expertise in chemistry and early lead development.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the winners of its seventh Biopharma Innovation Cup. The winning team received €20,000 for its innovative idea around the role of Natural Killer (NK) cells in cancer immunology. The Biopharma Innovation Cup is designed to support the professional development of post-graduate students and to foster innovation from a promising new generation of academic talent.

Novartis, a global leader in Immunology & Dermatology, confirmed today positive 5 year efficacy and safety results for Cosentyx® from a Phase III long-term extension study in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis[1]. Data will be presented at a key medical congress in the second half of 2017.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted that the results of ALFA-0701 demonstrated a favorable risk:benefit profile for MYLOTARG (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) 3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4 and 7 added to chemotherapy for patients with newly-diagnosed CD33-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) unanimously (10-0) recommended approval of CTL019 (tisagenlecleucel), an investigational chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (r/r) pediatric and young adult patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and QB3@953 today announced that Darmiyan and Enable Biosciences have won the Amgen Golden Ticket at QB3@953. Each company receives one year of lab space at the QB3@953 life sciences incubator, additional facility benefits and connections to Amgen's scientific and business leaders to help advance their scientific programs.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that data from HAVEN 1, a phase III study evaluating once-weekly subcutaneous emicizumab prophylaxis (preventative) in adults and adolescents with haemophilia A with inhibitors, were published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).