Daiichi Sankyo
Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical products to address diversified, unmet medical needs of patients in both mature and emerging markets. With over 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 17,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. In addition to its strong portfolio of medicines for hypertension, dyslipidemia, bacterial infections, and thrombotic disorders, the Group’s research and development is focused on bringing forth novel therapies in cardiovascular-metabolic diseases, pain management, and oncology, including biologics.
Business & Industry
- GSK completes acquisition of Sierra Oncology
- Pfizer and BioNTech announce new agreement with U.S. government to provide additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine
- Bayer opens new Research & Innovation Center in Boston-Cambridge demonstrating its commitment to precision oncology
- New Novartis extension phase data show nearly 80% of RMS patients treated with Kesimpta® (ofatumumab) had no evidence of disease activity (NEDA-3)
- Pfizer and BioNTech announce Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrate high immune response against Omicron
Research & Development
- Inhalable COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in rodent model
- Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
- Oral antiviral drug effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) identified by researchers
- Biomarkers found that could be drug targets against a deadly form of brain cancer
- COVID-19 rebound after taking Paxlovid likely due to insufficient drug exposure
- Novel drug combo activates natural killer cell immunity to destroy cancer cells
- Broadly neutralizing antibodies could provide immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Conferences & Events
- New approach to treatment of deadly kidney cancer
- SAE Media Group proudly presents the 2nd Annual Aseptic Processing Conference
- Pharma join together to achieve new standards in digital and patient innovation for clinical transformation
- SMi's 22nd Annual Pain Therapeutics Conference
- SMi Group Introduces the 4th Annual Injectable Drug Delivery Conference 2022
- SMi's 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology East Coast Conference
- SMi's 3rd Annual AI in Drug Discovery Conference
Regulatory Affairs
- FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata
- FDA urges drug manufacturers to develop risk management plans to promote a dtronger, resilient drug supply chain
- FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals
- EMA establishes Cancer Medicines Forum with academia to optimise cancer treatments in clinical practice
- FDA approves first generic of Symbicort to treat asthma and COPD