Category: Boehringer Ingelheim
Roche’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) therapy Esbriet is already being squeezed by its main rival in the market, and could come under renewed pressure if another competitor from PureTech Health gets approved. PureTech is developing a modified version of the active ingredient in Esbriet (pirfenidone) that has just been shown to be less likely to […]
Fresh from being awarded a fast-track review from the FDA, Boehringer Ingelheim’s spesolimab has shown encouraging efficacy in a phase 2 trial in generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP), a rare and life-threatening skin disorder. GPP is very different from the more common plaque psoriasis, not least because it causes episodes (flares) of widespread eruptions of painful […]
UK digital health company Brainomix has raised £16 million ($21.5 million) that will be used to extend the use of its artificial intelligence-based medical imaging software for stroke to new therapeutic areas. The Oxford University spinout – which has said that AI and machine learning is set to become the “driving force” behind imaging diagnostics […]
An online training academy that aims to raise the digital skills of NHS health and care workers is due to open its virtual doors next March, according to the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA). The Digital Health Academy – developed with pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim – is part of a […]
New lay summary guidelines walk sponsors through their obligations under EU regulation No. 536/2014, due to come into force in February next year. Patient involvement is key, they say. The sooner patients are involved in developing and publishing lay summaries, which will soon be a legal requirement in the European Union, the better. That was […]
Eisai Presents Results of Lecanemab in P-IIb Study 201 Study for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease at CTAD 2021 Published: Nov 12, 2021 | Tags: Eisai, Lecanemab, P-IIb, Study 201 Study, Alzheimer’s Disease, CTAD 2021 Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) Receives CHMP’s Recommendation for Approval to Treat Obesity Published: Nov 12, 2021 | Tags: Novo Nordisk, […]
Shots: The sNDA is based on P-III EMPEROR-Preserved trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of Jardiance (10mg, qd) vs PBO in 5,988 patients with chronic HFpEF with/out diabetes The results showed a 21% vs 40% reduction in relative risk for the composite 1EPs of CV death or hospitalization in adults with HF with LVEF The […]
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency Biosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and the patients During the month of October, Bio-Thera expanded its partnership with Pharmapark to […]
Shots: The P-III EMPEROR-Preserved trial evaluates the safety & efficacy of Jardiance (10mg, qd) vs PBO in 5,988 patients with chronic HFpEF with/out diabetes The results showed a reduction in risk for composite 1EPs of CV death or hospitalization for HF & slowed kidney function decline in adults with HF with LVEF. The new prespecified […]
LEO Reports 16-week Results of Tralokinumab in P-III ECZTRA 6 Trial for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis Published: 22 Oct, 2021 | Tags: LEO, Tralokinumab, P-III, ECZTRA 6 Trial, Atopic Dermatitis Marinomed Biotech Signs a License Agreement with Luoxin to Commercialize Budesolv (budesonide nasal spray) in Greater China Published: 22 Oct, 2021 | Tags: […]
Boehringer Ingelheim has shown biosimilar manufacturers the way to win interchangeability with the world’s highest-grossing drug — but the company’s Cyltezo won’t come out until July 2023. Will future Humira competitors have better luck winning an earlier launch date?
Shots: OXB to receive $4.83M as an option exercise fee & ~$37.96M in development, regulatory & sales milestones along with royalty on sales of a CF gene therapy product under an option & license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim as reported in Aug’18 Boehringer Ingelheim has also exercised its option to license IP from IP & […]
Biosimilar competition to AbbVie’s big-selling Humira drug in the US has just been ratcheted up by the FDA approval of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo – which can be substituted for the reference drug without any prescriber intervention. Cyltezo has been approved in the US since 2017 for several of the approved indications for Humira (adalimumab) but […]
18 months after saying “no” to regular NHS funding for Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for severe asthma in initial guidance, NICE has now backed the drug. The final appraisal document for Dupixent (dupilumab) has given the green light to use of the drug as an add-on maintenance therapy for people aged over 12 with […]
Shots: The approval is based on the P-III VOLTAIRE-X trial evaluates the effects of multiple switches b/w Humira and Cyltezo in patients with multiple chronic inflammatory diseases The study showed that Cyltezo was equivalent to Humira & demonstrated that switching several times b/w Cyltezo and Humira resulted in no clinical differences in PK, efficacy, immunogenicity, […]
BMS Reports EMA’s Validation of MAA for Relatlimab and Nivolumab as 1L Treatment for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma Published: Oct 1, 2021 | Tags: BMS, EMA, MAA, Relatlimab, Nivolumab, Metastatic Melanoma Merck and Ridgeback Report Interim Results of Molnupiravir in P-III MOVe-OUT Trial for the Treatment of COVID-19 Published: Oct 1, 2021 | Tags: Merck, […]
The third quarter of 2021 highlights the approvals, clinical data & acquisitions. The new alliance observed in third quarter includes AzurRx signed a reverse triangular merger agreement to acquired First Wave Bio for ~$229M The key highlights of the big acquisition in this quarter includes Merck acquired Acceleron for ~$11.5B, Baxter acquired Hillrom for ~$10.5B, […]
Shots: The companies collaborate to develop novel species-specific mAb biotherapeutics targeting a wide range of diseases in the veterinary species with an initial focus on dogs and cats The collaboration will utilize Invetx’s discovery platform, optimization technologies, and Ab expertise to develop veterinary biotherapeutics against selected targets for chronic & serious diseases in animals Boehringer […]
Everest’s SPR206 Receives the NMPA’s IND Approval for the Treatment of MDR Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Published: Sept 24, 2021 | Tags: Everest, SPR206, NMPA, IND, Approval, MDR Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections GE Healthcare to Acquire BK Medical for ~ $1.45B Published: Sept 24, 2021 | Tags: GE Healthcare, Acquire, BK Medical, ~ $1.45B Roche Presents Results […]
Boehringer Ingelheim says it has agreed to buy US biotech Abexxa Biologics, its second acquisition in the cancer immunotherapy area in the space of a year. Texas-based Abexxa has been on the Boehringer’s radar since it was set up, as it provided seed funding for the preclinical-stage company in 2016, buying into its approach of […]
Shots: The acquisition includes upfront, milestones, and other consideration payments. Abexxa will continue to operate in the Arlington The acquisition will allow Boehringer to access Abexxa’s expertise and capabilities in targeting cancer-specific proteins by using its technology to develop cancer immunotherapies and Abs for solid cancers The acquisition also bolsters Boehringer’s commitment to identifying the […]
Amgen has made progress with its plans to expand the use of its first-in-class KRAS inhibitor Lumakras, reporting encouraging results when the drug is used alongside its EGFR drug Vectibix in colorectal cancer (CRC). The phase 2 study due to be reported at the ESMO cancer meeting – in patients KRAS G12c-mutated CRC – is […]
Shots: The companies collaborated to evaluate the synergistic effects of BI 1701963 (SOS1::pan-KRAS inhibitor) + Lumakras (KRAS G12C inhibitor) in a P-I trial for adult patients with LA or metastatic NSCLC The companies will jointly share costs & manage the clinical development for combined therapy. Amgen will sponsor the trial The preclinical data showed that […]
Shots: Twist to receive an up front for each program and $710M in clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestones for the multiple target discovery programs Boehringer Ingelheim obtains global exclusive rights to develop and commercialize any therapeutic Ab discovered under the collaboration The collaboration will utilize Twist’s Ab libraries that derived from human sequences to discover […]
Shots: The designation is based on the P-III EMPEROR-Preserved trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of empagliflozin (10mg, qd) vs PBO in 5,988 patients with chronic HFpEF with/out diabetes The results demonstrated a 21% reduction in risk for the composite 1EPs of CV death or hospitalization for adults with HF. The results were presented at […]
Forte’s FB-401 Fails to Meet Primary Endpoints in P-II Clinical Trial For the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis Published: Sept 3, 2021 | Tags: Forte, FB-401, P-II, Clinical Trial, Atopic Dermatitis Novartis Cosentyx (secukinumab) Receives NICE Recommendation for Patients with Plaque Psoriasis Published: Sept 3, 2021 | Tags: Novartis, Cosentyx, secukinumab, NICE Recommendation, Plaque Psoriasis Pfizer […]
Forte’s FB-401 Fails to Meet Primary Endpoints in P-II Clinical Trial For the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis Published: Sept 3, 2021 | Tags: Forte, FB-401, P-II, Clinical Trial, Atopic Dermatitis Novartis Cosentyx (secukinumab) Receives NICE Recommendation for Patients with Plaque Psoriasis Published: Sept 3, 2021 | Tags: Novartis, Cosentyx, secukinumab, NICE Recommendation, Plaque Psoriasis Pfizer […]
Shots: The P-III EMPEROR-Preserved trial evaluates the safety & efficacy of empagliflozin (10mg, qd) vs PBO in 5988 patients with chronic HFpEF The results demonstrated a 21% reduction in risk for composite 1EPs of CV death or hospitalization for HF. The 2EPs showed a 27% reduction in risk of first & recurrent hospitalizations for HF […]
Janssen Presents Results of Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) in P-I CHRYSALIS Study for Advanced NSCLC with METex14 Mutations at WCLC Published: Aug 20, 2021 | Tags: Astellas, FibroGen, Evrenzo, Roxadustat, EC, Approval, Symptomatic Anemia, Chronic Kidney Disease Astellas and FibroGen’s Evrenzo (roxadustat) Receive EC’s Approval for Symptomatic Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Published: Aug 20, 2021 […]
Shots: The approval is based on the P-III EMPEROR-Reduced trial evaluating the effect of Jardiance (10 mg, qd) vs PBO in 3730 adults with HFrEF with/out T2D The results demonstrated a 25% reduction in the relative risk of the primary composite EPs of time to CV death or hospitalization for HF. The 2EPs demonstrated 30% […]
Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim have claimed FDA approval for their diabetes therapy Jardiance in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFreF), setting up a market tussle with AstraZeneca’s Farxiga. The US regulator has cleared a 10mg daily dose of Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death plus hospitalisation for heart failure in […]
AstraZeneca’s Forxiga has become the first SGLT2 inhibitor to be approved in Europe for use in people with chronic kidney disease, extending its lead over rival drugs in the class. The European Commission has cleared Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for CKD in adults with or without diabetes, and the drug becomes the first new drug treatment for […]
Boehringer Ingelheim’s latecomer antibody therapy for COVID-19 has been side-lined, as the company focuses its attention on its thrombolytic drug alteplase, heading into a phase 3 programme later this year. The decision to discontinue development of BI 767551, an inhaled antibody, has been taken because of the “evolving landscape” in managing the pandemic including the […]
Shots: ImaginAb to receive license fees for providing ongoing technical, clinical, and regulatory support to facilitate the successful implementation of its CD8 ImmunoPET technology Following the new agreement, ImaginAb will supply clinical doses of 89Zr CD8 Immuno-PET technology to Boehringer Ingelheim for use in the clinical development of its novel oncology therapeutics throughout North America […]
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have the results they were hoping for in a large-scale study of Jardiance therapy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a form of chronic heart failure associated with high hospitalisation rates, poor quality of life and increased mortality. The results of the much-anticipated EMPEROR-Preserved trial found that SGLT2 […]
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Carinne Brouillon tells us how the company co-created its recent Global Patient Partnership Summit with patients and how the meeting brought representatives together to design actionable projects for pharma-patient engagement. This article appears in our free digital magazine Deep Dive: Market Access 2021. Read a preview below: As pharma seeks new and better […]
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Carinne Brouillon tells us how the company co-created its recent Global Patient Partnership Summit with patients and how the meeting brought representatives together to design actionable projects for pharma-patient engagement. This article appears in our free digital magazine Deep Dive: Market Access 2021. Read a preview below: As pharma seeks new and better […]
A north-south divide has emerged in UK medicines access after the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) okayed Kyowa Kirin’s Poteligeo for two rare blood cancers, a few weeks after the drug was turned in England by NICE. Poteligeo (mogamulizumab) has been backed by the SMC for adults living with mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS), […]
Seelos’ SLS-005 (Trehalose) Receives EC’s Orphan Drug Designation to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Published: May 28, 2021 | Tags: Seelos, SLS-005, Trehalose, EC, Orphan Drug Designation, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis The US FDA’s EMDAC Supports Provention Bio’s Teplizumab in Delaying Diabetes Published: May 28, 2021 | Tags: US, FDA, EMDAC, Provention Bio, Teplizumab, Delaying Diabetes uniQure […]
Shots: The BTD is based on P-II 1346.9 clinical trial, which demonstrated that BI 425809 improved cognition in adult patients with schizophrenia Moreover, the company has initiated the P-III CONNEX program assessing the safety and efficacy of BI 425809 vs PBO for improving cognition in adults with schizophrenia over a 26wks. treatment period Additionally, Boehringer […]
Shots: Boehringer Ingelheim has accepted a GalXC RNAi candidate (DCR-LIV2) for advancement under the existing agreement b/w the companies for the discovery and development of novel therapies for chronic liver diseases Dicerna will receive $170M as development and commercial milestones related to DCR-LIV2 and is eligible to receive royalties on net sales of the therapy […]
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency Biosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and the patients During the month of April, Biocon and Viatris received EC’s approval for […]
AstraZeneca is already seeing sales rocket for its SGLT2 inhibitor Farxiga in heart failure, and is expected to gather even more momentum after claiming FDA approval in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The US regulator has cleared Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to reduce the risk of kidney damage, end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular, death and hospitalisation for heart failure […]
It’s fair to say this is the most interesting time ever for market access. Not only has COVID forced companies, governments and healthcare systems to work towards approving drugs and vaccines in record times, the sector is also facing an influx of digital therapeutics and advanced drugs that don’t fit neatly into existing access frameworks. […]
ThermoFisher to Acquire PPD for ~$17.4B Published: Apr 16, 2021 | Tags: ThermoFisher, Acquire, PPD, ~$17.4B Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Adults and Children Published: Apr 16, 2021 | Tags: Roche, Evrysdi (risdiplam), Receives, Health Canada, Approval, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Adults, Children GSK Discontinues the P-II Trials of […]
Shots: Boehringer Ingelheim and MD Anderson expand their 2019 joint VRDC to explore new molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim’s KRAS and TRAILR2 portfolios for lung cancer, particularly NSCLC The joint research will continue for 5 additional years. The extended collaboration follows successful preclinical studies in GI cancers via joint VRDC The expanded agreement allows the partners […]
Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have extended and expanded a collaboration exploring medicines targeting lung cancer with KRAS mutations. The collaboration was launched in 2019 and in its next phase will explore new molecules from Boehringer’s KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma) and TRAILR2 (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2) portfolios, with a […]
Despite having the global pandemic, the biopharma companies were involved in multiple M&A, licensing deals. The major focus of the year remains the production and distribution of vaccines to combat the COVID-19 globally All the companies on our list are on the front line to combat this global crisis. The top 20 companies on the […]
Boehringer Ingelheim invested €3.7 billion on R&D last year, the highest spend in its history, as it mobilised its scientists to seek out new therapies for COVID-19. Not all those efforts have been successful. Boehringer abandoned BI 764198, an inhibitor of TRPC6 in phase 2 for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients hospitalised for […]
Eli Lilly and Incyte Report Results of Olumiant (baricitinib) in P-III BRAVE-AA2 Study for Severe Alopecia Areata Published: Mar 5, 2021 | Tags: Eli Lilly and Incyte, Report, Results, Olumiant (baricitinib), P-III, BRAVE-AA2, Study, Severe, Alopecia Areata Takeda Reports NDA Submission to Import and Distribute Moderna’s mRNA-1273 in Japan Published: Mar 5, 2021 | Tags: […]
Shots: On Feb 12, 2021, the US FDA has approved Cosela to decrease the incidence of CT induced myelosuppression in adult patients when administered before a platinum/etoposide-containing regimen or topotecan-containing regimen for ES-SCLC The launch is supported by the “One Patient Support Program” which is designed to provide access and affordability solutions to eligible patients […]
RedHill Signs a Manufacturing Agreement with Cosmo for Movantik and RHB-204 Published: Feb 19, 2021 | Tags: RedHill, Signs, Manufacturing, Agreement, Cosmo, Movantik, RHB-204 Astellas and Seagen Reports Submission of Two BLA to the US FDA for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Published: Feb 19, 2021 | Tags: Astellas, Seagen, Reports, Submission, […]
COVID-19 has already proved to be a digital accelerant for the pharmaceutical industry, sparking new ideas into life and lighting a fire underneath existing plans that had, in retrospect, yet to burn brightly. After a year in which the need for digital transformation in pharma reached white heat levels, the sector mustn’t cool off in […]
Shots: The Pawru will accelerate the expansion of Boehringer Ingelheim’s digital animal healthcare platform, k/a PetPro Connect. PetPro portfolio will transition to Pawru branding The Pawru explores the strategic partners to expand its commercial offerings. PetPro Connect provides the service as a mobile app that links them with their veterinarians for telemedicine appointments, prescription refills, […]
The biopharma industry saw numerous deal terminations in 2020. Clinical and regulatory results, change in control limitations, and strategic reprioritizations were among the most common reasons for deal termination. Sanofi and Hanmi’s agreement in 2015 ranked first under which Hanmi regained WW rights to its protein/peptide discovery technology, lapscovery. The second position goes to the […]
This year J.P. Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference was conducted virtually and we witnessed multiple announcements from numerous Biopharma companies An analysis of events and catalysts that were announced at the conference during these days are included in the report. Most of the deals occurred in the first two days of the conference Our PharmaShots […]
Takeda’s Alunbrig (brigatinib) Receives MHLW’s Approval as a 1L and 2L Treatment for ALK+ Advanced or Recurrent NSCLC Published: Jan 22, 2020 | Tags: Takeda, Alunbrig, (brigatinib), Receives, MHLW, Approval,1L and 2L, Treatment, ALK+ Advanced or Recurrent NSCLC MTPA and Aquestive Sign a License and Supply Agreement for Exservan (riluzole) to Treat ALS in the […]
Shots: The companies collaborated to develop AAV vectors deploying Cure Genetics’ VELP platform to develop next-generation gene therapies The focus of the pact is to provide new AAV serotypes for patients. The collaboration integrates Boehringer Ingelheim’s experience in disease biology and gene therapy development with Cure Genetics’ AAV expertise in library construction and in vivo […]
The fourth quarter of 2020 contains multiple initiations of clinical trials, big approvals, and numerous deals. COVID-19 related news remains at the peak in this quarter Multiple companies received regulatory bodies’ EUA for their vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Initiating with, Regeneron sought the US FDA’s EUA for REGN-COV2 Ab combination while Health Canada accelerated […]
Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a strategic collaboration with UK biotech Enara Bio, focused on finding ways to fight cancer using “dark antigens” in a deal worth up to €876 million ($1.07bn). Dark Antigens represent a new class of cancer-associated antigens that derive from the genomic “dark matter” – the portion of the human genome that […]
Boehringer and Eli Lilly have moved closer to a heart failure indication for their SGLT2 inhibitor Jardiance, as the FDA starts a fast-track review of the drug in its first use beyond diabetes. The US regulator is looking at data from the EMPEROR-Reduced trial of Jardiance (empagliflozin), which found that the drug achieved a 25% […]
Biopharma merger and acquisition activity in 2020 was mainly filled with late-stage, bolt-on acquisitions, which were orders of magnitude smaller than the mega M&A deals of prior years. AstraZeneca holds the top rank by acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals among the top 20 acquisitions with a total deal value of $39B at a 1-day premium of 45% […]
“Lockdown’ declared Collins Dictionary word of the year. The year 2020, well known as COVID-19 year has been a busy year for global pharma and biotech companies involved in M&A, option & licensing agreements, and gaining approvals. Our team has compiled a list of 30 most read life sciences news on PharmaShots in 2020. 1. […]
Roche Launches Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test to Support High-Volume COVID-19 Testing Published: Dec 11, 2020 | Tags: Antigen, COVID-19, High, Laboratory, Launch, patients, Roche, SARS-CoV-2, Support, Suspected, Test, Testing, Volume Chugai In-Licenses Roche’s Antibody Cocktail for COVID-19 in Japan Published: Dec 10, 2020 | Tags: Casirivimab, Chugai, Commercialization, COVID-19, Development, Imdevimab, In-License Agreement, Japan, Roche, […]
Shots: Boehringer Ingelheim to acquire all shares of NBE-Therapeutics for ~$1.434B which include contingent clinical and regulatory milestones. The transaction is expected to be closed in Q1’21 The acquisition will add NBE-Therapeutics’ ROR1-directed ADCs including NBE-002 which is currently in P-I studies for TNBC and other solid tumors NBE-Therapeutics’ iADC platform will add exceptional tumor-targeting […]
Boehringer Ingelheim has expanded its oncology focus for the second time this week by buying Swiss biotech NBE-Therapeutics, adding an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform led by a drug for a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer. The German pharma group is paying €1.18 billion ($1.43bn) for all the shares in privately-held NBE, based in Basel, and […]
Healthy animals contribute to the elimination of hunger and sustainable food production. The diseases that affect animal health also affect humans. Tackling them while they are present in animals not only safeguards our health, but it is also easier, more effective, and less expensive to address. Monitoring animal health and preventing animal disease outbreaks is […]
Boehringer Ingelheim and South Korea’s Bridge Therapeutics have decided to axe their collaboration over a potential new drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), BBT-877. The German pharma had hoped the drug would be a successor to Ofev (nintedanib), which is one of its most important drugs and is approved for the potentially fatal lung-scarring disease. […]
Shots: The P-II trial will assess BI 764198 (qd for ~4wks.) in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with expected enrollment initiation in Oct’2020. The 1EPs will be the percentage of patients who are alive and free of mechanical ventilation at day 29 of treatment while other EPs include clinical improvement, oxygen saturation & ICU admission The […]
Shots: The companies present the findings from a new exploratory sub-analysis of the P-III EMPEROR-Reduced study demonstrating that Jardiance (empagliflozin) reduced the risk of adverse CV by 25% and kidney events by 50% in adults with HFrEF with/out diabetes regardless of CKD status at ASN Week 2020 In all patient cohorts participating in the EMPEROR-Reduced […]
Patients with heart failure often have a dismal prognosis as the condition usually worsens over time, but a new study aims to see if digital health technologies can improve their prospects. The trial – run by Boehringer Ingelheim and Yale University – will test a smart bathroom scale device that has cardiac monitoring built in, […]
A fellowship programme is looking for digital pioneers to design and lead service transformation projects in England’s NHS as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. DigitalHealth.London opens applications to its Digital Pioneer Fellowship programme, supporting change makers employed by NHS organisations in London to design and lead transformation projects underpinned by digital innovation. Sponsored this year by […]
Shots: Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired Global Stem cell Technology (GST) focusing to strengthen its portfolio capabilities to accelerate innovation and growth The acquisition follows two years of partnership b/w the companies that brought the first-ever registered stem cell-based veterinary medicine (Arti-Cell Forte) in the EU The acquisition of GST will accelerate the development pipeline of […]
Shares in Redx Pharma were soaring this morning after it licensed its preclinical fibrotic disease drug RXC006 to AstraZeneca. The company’s shares were valued as high as 95p on the London Stock Exchange following the announcement, the highest they had been since 2015. AstraZeneca has bought an exclusive global licence to develop and market RXC006, […]
The FDA’s approval of AstraZeneca’s SGLT2 inhibitor Farxiga in heart failure was a first for the class, but Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly are closing the gap with a positive pivotal trial for their rival drug Jardiance. Top-line data from the phase 3 EMPEROR-Reduced study have shown that Jardiance (empagliflozin) beat out placebo on the […]