PLIVA Enters Oncology Business in Germany
PLIVA d.d. announced that its German subsidiary AWD.pharma GmbH & Co. KG. ("AWD") has signed an agreement to acquire O.R.C.A.pharm GmbH ("ORCApharm"), a privately owned specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the oncology market in Germany. Upon closing of the transaction, AWD will pay a fixed purchase price of EUR 21m and up to an additional EUR 13m based on the achievement of profitability milestones for 2007 and 2008. Strategic Acquisition of MedPointe Inc Completed
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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
- 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
- A new technology offers treatment for HIV infection through a single injection
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