Drug Manufacturing December 8, 2025 Viatris signs agreements with Biocon on $815m stake sale By Salong Debbarma Viatris will sell all of its convertible preferred equity in Biocon Biologics. The deal value comprises $415m in newly issued Biocon equity shares and $400m in cash. The
Approvals October 22, 2025 Portal Therapeutics receives FDA orphan, fast track designations for PORT-77 By PBR Staff Writer In preclinical and Phase I studies in healthy participants, PORT-77 demonstrated a substantial reduction of plasma protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) through rapid ABCG2 inhibition. This outcome has the potential
Drug ManufacturingCentral Nervous System March 25, 2025 NeuroNOS secures funding for autism treatment development By PBR Staff Writer The treatment, designed to be administered either as an injectable or an oral medication, utilises the regulation of the brain’s nitric oxide (NO) levels to influence neurological function.
Drug ManufacturingMetabolic Disorders March 24, 2025 Duke-NUS and NUS Medicine launch centre for metabolomics research By PBR Staff Writer The centre will focus on the early detection of diseases and design treatments for improved patient outcomes using precision medicine. Metabolomics, the study of small molecules or metabolites,
Drug Discovery March 21, 2024 Evommune expands EVO756 collaboration with Maruho in Asia By PBR Staff Writer EVO756 is a highly selective small molecule antagonist targeting mas-related G-protein coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2), a receptor implicated in various inflammatory conditions. This partnership builds on a previous
Approvals September 20, 2023 ViiV Healthcare receives European Commission approval for Apretude By PBR Staff Writer Cabotegravir is indicated for use in high-risk adults and adolescents aged a minimum of 12 years weighing at least 35 kg. It is claimed to be the first
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development September 14, 2023 Synaffix, ABL Bio partner to develop bispecific ADCs By PBR Staff Writer Under the agreement, Synaffix will be eligible for an upfront payment, milestone payments along with tiered royalties on net sales of resulting products. The company will also produce
NeurologyApprovals July 12, 2023 TGA grants provisional approval to Hansa’s Idefirix as desensitisation treatment By PBR Staff Writer The provisional approval comes with a duration of two years. It is based on the data from Phase II studies that enrolled highly sensitised patients who received imlifidase
Production & SalesMarketing & SalesDrug Manufacturing March 29, 2023 OncoVent signs agreement with Orient EuroPharma for oregovomab By PBR Staff Writer As per the terms of the deal, OEP will receive exclusive rights from OncoVent to commercialise oregovomab in Taiwan. The licence will also cover related regulatory applications and
RegulationApprovals March 28, 2023 Daiichi Sankyo receives approval for ENHERTU in Japan By PBR Staff Writer ENHERTU, which is a HER2 directed ADC, features a HER2 monoclonal antibody attached to a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload through a stable tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker. The approval of