The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has granted an interim stay on an order issued by the Indian Patent Office removing a patent of Pharmacyclics for anti-cancer drug Ibrutinib.
Patent Office rules that the drug isn't an improvement over other formulations in the same space, hence not eligible to enjoy a patent
After a bumper series of private funding rounds, cancer biotech ADC Therapeutics is now looking to go public with a $150 million New York Stock Exchange IPO attempt.
As massive marketing crackdowns and kickback lawsuits circulate through U.S. courtrooms, scrutiny on pharma's financial ties to healthcare providers has never been higher. But instead of scaling back its payments to docs and hospitals last year, Big Pharma leaned in even further.
AstraZeneca’s Calquence has been battling it out in mantle cell lymphoma since it won its first approval back in late 2017, but all along, the company has had its eye on another disease: chronic lymphocytic leukemia. And that’s where it’s scored its latest win.
Last month, partners AbbVie and Roche nabbed a speedy approval for Venclexta and Gazyva in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). And Tuesday, they rolled out the data that helped get them to the finish line.
ROCKVILLE, Md., and HONG KONG, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma, a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing apoptosis-targeted therapies for cancers and other diseases, today announced the appointment of Jeff Kmetz as Chief Business Officer. Mr. Kmetz has over 25 years of global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience, most recently serving as Chief Business Officer of Pulse Biosciences and previously holding senior commercial roles at Pharmacyclics and Alexion.
Imbruvica® (Ibrutinib) : Pharmacyclics, Janssen Biotech vs. Zydus, Cadila Healthcare
Cerdelga (eliglustat) : Genzyme vs. Cipla Ltd.
Imbruvica (ibrutinib): Pharmacyclics, Janssen Biotech vs. Hetero Labs