Roche company Genentech announced that the Phase III IMvigor010 trial of Tecentriq as a post-surgery monotherapy did not hit the primary endpoint in muscle-invasive urothelial cancer (MIUC).
Brain-disease focused Cerevance and Takeda Pharmaceutical forged a research collaboration to tackle gastrointestinal disorders that have their roots in the central nervous system.
The new global pharmaceutical company combines Mylan N.V. with Upjohn, Pfizer Inc.’s off-patent branded and generic established medicines business.
Novartis, Amgen and the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute announced they are halting two pivotal Phase II/III clinical trials in the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative Generation Program.
A new discovery at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research could have implications in the way diabetes is treated in the future.
FDA Greenlights Soliris for Rare Autoimmune Disease
Anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody, Approvals, Biomarkers, Central Nervous System, European Medicines Agency (EMA), FDA, FDA/Regulatory, Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG), Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Immune System, Japanese Ministry of Health, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), New Indications, Paralysis, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Vision problemsThe U.S. FDA gave Alexion Pharmaceuticals a thumbs-up for Soliris (eculizumab) to treat neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in adults that express a specific biomarker.
Newron must delay a trial of the Swiss-listed drugmaker’s prospective schizophrenia medicine evenamide after the U.S. FDA raised concerns about CNS events that emerged in rats and dogs.
Wave Life Sciences and Takeda Form Global Strategic Collaboration to Advance Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Biotechnology, Central Nervous System, CNS Disorders, Collaboration, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Genes, Huntingtin (HTT) Gene, Huntington’s disease, Issue Archives, Parkinson’s disease, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)Wave Life Sciences Ltd. announced the formation of a global strategic collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. to discover, develop and commercialize nucleic acid therapies for disorders of the central nervous system.
The good news … is that innovation is addressing diseases with high-unmet need such as oncology, autoimmune diseases, and central nervous system (CNS) disorders. But, there is a complicating factor in the economic story: the patient population benefiting from launch brands is becoming smaller.
Boehringer Ingelheim Will Invest 11 Billion Euros in Research and Development in the Next Five Years to Accelerate the Discovery of Next Generation Medical Breakthroughs
Biomedical, Cardimetabolic, Central Nervous System, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Innovation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Oncology, Partnership, Partnerships, R&D, Respiratory, Start-Ups, Start-ups, Startups11 billion euro R&D programme through 2020, with 5 billion euro dedicated to pre-clinical R&D and 1.5 billion euro planned for cooperation with external partners New partnerships with the […]