Pfizer announces executive leadership to advance oncology research and development strategy
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced changes to its executive leadership team to further advance its aspirations to discover and develop new medicines and vaccines, with an emphasis on oncology.
Effective today, Chris Boshoff, M.D., PhD, will join Pfizer's Executive Leadership Team as Chief Oncology Research and Development Officer and Executive Vice President reporting to
AbbVie and Calibr expand strategic collaboration to advance several preclinical and early-stage clinical assets
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Calibr today announced an expanded strategic collaboration to advance several innovative preclinical and early-stage clinical assets across AbbVie's core therapeutic growth areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience and other areas of interest. This partnership is an expansion of the collaboration AbbVie and Scripps Research formed in 2019 to develop a broad range of potential new and novel therapeutics.
Pfizer announces New England Journal of Medicine publication on Group B Streptococcus (GBS) maternal vaccine candidate
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced data from a Phase 2 study investigating its hexavalent capsular polysaccharide (CPS) conjugate Group B Streptococcus (GBS) vaccine candidate, GBS6, being developed for maternal administration to protect infants against invasive GBS disease. In stage two of the three-part study, which enrolled 360 healthy pregnant individuals, GBS6 generated robust maternal antibody responses against the six GBS CPS serotypes included in the vaccine, and these antibodies were efficiently transferred to infants at ratios of ~0.4-1.3 depending on GBS6 group.
Novartis builds on neuroscience pipeline and xRNA platform capabilities with acquisition of DTx Pharma
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Novartis has acquired DTx Pharma, a San-Diego based, preclinical stage biotechnology company focused on leveraging its proprietary FALCON platform to develop siRNA therapies for neuroscience indications.
DTx’s lead program, DTx-1252 targets the root cause of CMT1A - the overexpression of PMP22, a protein that causes the myelin sheath that supports and insulates nerves in the peripheral nervous system to function abnormally.
Flagship Pioneering and Pfizer partner to accelerate development of innovative medicines targeting unmet needs
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Flagship Pioneering, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced the companies have partnered to create a new pipeline of innovative medicines. Under the terms of the novel agreement, Flagship and Pfizer will each invest $50M upfront to explore opportunities to develop 10 single-asset programs by leveraging Flagship's ecosystem of more than 40 human health companies and multiple biotechnology platforms.
AstraZeneca announces $400 million investment in reforestation and biodiversity in support of climate action and human health
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AstraZeneca has announced a $400 million investment in its global AZ Forest programme, raising its commitment to plant 200 million trees by 2030 and ensure their long-term survival. This includes new or expanded projects in Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ghana and Rwanda that will contribute to the Company's climate action, restore nature, promote biodiversity and build ecological and community resilience, spanning over 100,000 hectares worldwide.
AbbVie secures positive CHMP opinion for atogepant for the preventive treatment of adults with migraine
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of atogepant for the prophylaxis of migraine in adults who have four or more migraine days per month. If approved, AbbVie will be the only company to offer a once daily oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist (gepant) treatment spanning both episodic and chronic migraine in the European Union (EU).
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