France’s Servier bolstered its presence in oncology with the acquisition of the clinical and research-stage oncology business of Agios Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth up to $2 billion.
AstraZeneca is acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion, with the deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.
Defying Skeptics, Pfizer and Moderna Gun for Global Covid-19 Vaccine Approval
BioNTech, China, Clinical Trials, Covid-19 Data, COVID-19 Vaccines, Drug Distributors, Emergency Use Authorization, Europe, European Medicines Agency, FDA/Regulatory, Health Canada, McKesson, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Moderna, NPR, Oxford University, Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, Pfizer, Product Pipelines, R&D, Russia, SwissMedic, United KingdomIf all things go well, the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will receive EUA from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration around December 10 or within a few days after, and the Moderna vaccine will receive EUA around December 17 or within a few days after.
Urovant’s Irritable Bowel Drug Fails in Phase II; Genmab Abandons Cancer Drug
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BioSpace reviewed the third-quarter 2020 financial announcements from some of the biopharma industry’s leading players.
Shares of CStone Pharmaceuticals were up after Pfizer invested $200 million into the company for a nearly 10% stake to support the development of a checkpoint inhibitor aimed at the oncology market in China.
Sanofi announced the acquisition of Principia Biopharma in a deal valued at about $3.68 billion as the French company continues to transform its R&D division to more heavily emphasize oncology and other lucrative programs.
San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals is acquiring San Diego-based Pfenex for a total deal transaction of up to $516 million.
A new $1 billion fund backed by 20 drugmakers including Merck & Co. Inc. and Pfizer Inc. is aiming to bolster struggling antibiotic companies and sustain a pipeline for new treatments.
New information released by GlobalData showed that there are now more than 718 pipeline drugs associated with COVID-19.