PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (Nov 02-06, 2020)

AstraZeneca’s Brilinta (ticagrelor) Receives the US FDA’s Approval to Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Patients with an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High-Risk Transient Ischemic Attack

Published: Nov 6, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Brilinta, ticagrelor, Receives, US FDA, Approval, Acute, High,Risk, Transient, Ischaemic, Stroke

Novo Nordisk to Acquire Emisphere Technologies for $1.8B

Published: Nov 6, 2020 | Tags: Novo Nordisk, Acquire, Emisphere Technologies, $1.8B

AstraZeneca’s Forxiga (dapagliflozin) Receives EC’s Approval for Heart Failure

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca’s, Forxiga, (dapagliflozin), Receives, EU, Approval, Heart Failure

AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) Receive EU’s Approval as 1L Maintenance Treatment for HRD-Positive Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, MSD, Lynparza, Olaparib, Receives, EU, Approved, HRD, Positive, Advanced, Ovarian, Cancer

Merck KGaA Collaborates with Iktos to Deploy AI in New Drug Design

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: Iktos, Signs, Agreement, Merck, KGaA, AI, New, Drug, Design

Formycon Reports BLA Resubmission Strategy for FYB201 (biosimilar, ranibizumab)

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: Formycon, Reports, BLA, Resubmission, Strategy, Lucentis, Biosimilar, FYB201

Novartis Reports Results of Cosentyx (secukinumab) in P-IIIb ULTIMATE Study for Psoriatic Arthritis

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: Cosentyx, Novartis, P-IIIb, patients, Psoriatic Arthritis, reports, results, secukinumab, study, ULTIMATE

Merck to Acquire VelosBio for $2.75B

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: $2.75B, Acquire, Merck, Oncology Pipeline, VelosBio

Innovent and Lilly Report Results of Tyvyt (sintilimab) in Seven Clinical Studies to be Presented at the ESMO ASIA Congress 2020

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: 2020, 7, Asia, Clinical, Congress, ESMO, Injection, Innovent, Lilly, Presents, results, Sintilimab, Studies, Tyvyt

Coloplast Acquires Nine Continents Medical

Published: Nov 4, 2020 | Tags: Coloplast, Acquires, Nine Continents Medical

Novavax Collaborates with Commonwealth of Australia to Supply 40M doses of NVX-CoV2373 for COVID-19

Published: Nov 4, 2020 | Tags: Novavax, Collaborates, Commonwealth, Australia, Supply, 40M, Doses, NVX-coV2373, COVID-19

BioInvent Presents New Clinical and Preclinical Data of BI-1206 at ASH Annual Meeting

Published: Nov 5, 2020 | Tags: ASH Annual Meeting, BI-1206, BioInvent, Follicular Lymphoma Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Marginal Zone Lymphoma, P-l/lla Study, reports, results

Jounce Stops Enrollment in P-II EMERGE Study Evaluating Vopratelimab for Lung Cancer

Published: Nov 4,2020 | Tags: Jounce Therapeutics, P-II EMERGE trial, Program, reports, Update, Vopratelimab

Biomarin Reports the US FDA’s Acceptance of Vosoritide’s NDA to Treat Children with Achondroplasia

Published: Nov 4, 2020 | Tags: Acceptance, Achondroplasia Regulatory, BioMarin, Children, FDA, NDA, reports, US, Vosoritide

CEPI to Invest ~$328M in Clover’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: CEPI, Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Covid-19 Vaccine, Expand, Fund, Partnership

Abbott to Launch its Cardiac Mapping Platform in Europe and Australia

Published: Nov 2,2020 | Tags: Abbott, approval, CE Mark, EnSite X EP System, receives, TGA

BMS’ Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) Demonstrate Superiority Over Amgen’ Otezla (apremilast) in P-III POETYK PSO-1 Study for Plaque Psoriasis

Published: Nov 4,2020 | Tags: BMS, BMS-986165, Deucravacitinib, Moderate, P-III, patients, Plaque, POETYK PSO-1, Positive, Psoriasis, reports, results, Severe, study

Boston Scientific’s Ranger DCB Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Peripheral Artery Disease in the SFA and PPA 

Published: Nov 4,2020 | Tags: approval, Boston Scientific, DCB, patients, Peripheral Artery Disease, PPA, Range, receives, SFA, Treatment, Us FDA

Novartis Reports Results of Kisqali (ribociclib) in P-III MONALEESA-7 Study in Women with HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

Published: Nov 3,2020 | Tags: Advanced, breast, Cancer, HR+/HER2, Kisqali, MONALEESA-7, Novartis, P-III, reports, results, ribociclib, study, Women

Tetra Therapeutics Reports Positive Results of BPN14770 in P-II Study for Fragile X Syndrome

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: BPN14770, FXS, P-II, patients, Positive, reports, results, study, Tetra Therapeutics

Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) + Avastin (bevacizumab) Receive the EC’s Approval for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: (atezolizumab), (bevacizumab), Aavastin, EU Approval Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), receives, Roche’s, Tecentriq

Celltrion Presents Results of CT-P17 (biosimilar, adalimumab) in P-III Study for RA at ACR 2020

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: 2020, ACR, Celltrion Healthcare, Convergence, CT-P17, P-III, Positive, Presents, RA, results, study, Treatment

Janssen Reports sNDA Submission of Paliperidone Palmitate 6-Month (PP6M) to the US FDA for Schizophrenia

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: (PP6M), Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza, Janssen, NDA submission, reports, Us FDA

AstraZeneca and Fusion Collaborate to Develop and Commercialize Radiopharmaceuticals and Combination Therapies for Cancer

Published: Nov 3, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Cancer, Collaborate, Combination Therapies, Commercialize, Develop, Fusion, Next-Generation Radiopharmaceuticals

Novartis Reports Results of Aimovig (erenumab) in P-lV Study for Episodic and Chronic Migraine

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: Aimovig, Episodic and Chronic Migraine (HER-MES), erenumab, Novartis, P-lV Study, positive results, Report

Sun Pharma Reports Five Year Results of Ilumya (tildrakizumab-asmn) in P-III Studies for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: 5-year, Ilumya, Moderate, P-III, patients, reports, results, reSURFACE 1, reSURFACE 2, Severe, Studies, Sun Pharma, tildrakizumab-asmn

 Regeneron Pauses Dosing of Garetosmab (REGN2477) in P-II LUMINA-1 Study for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Garetosmab, LUMINA-1 Trial, P-ll, patients, Regeneron, REGN2477, Report, results

UCB Reports Results of Bimekizumab in P-III BE SURE Study for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: BE SURE, Bimekizumab, Moderate, P-III, patients, Psoriasis, reports, results, Severe, study, UCB

Sanofi to Acquire Kiadis for ~$358M

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: $358.76M, Acquire, Kiadis, Offers, Sanofi

Medtronic Expands ENT Portfolio with the Acquisition of Ai Biomed and the Approval of NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System

Published: Nov 2, 2020 | Tags: Acquires, Ai Biomed Corp., ENT Portfolio, Medtronic’s, NIM Vital, Parathyroid Detection System, receives, US FDA’s Approval

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