Weekly News Recap #Phispers
Gilead buys Arcellx for US$ 7.8 billion; FDA approves Vanda’s antipsychotic pill for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

Gilead buys Arcellx for US$ 7.8 billion; FDA approves Vanda’s antipsychotic pill for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

In this week’s news, Gilead Sciences has entered into an agreement to acquire its cancer therapy partner Arcellx for US$ ...

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Royalty Pharma inks US$ 2 bn cancer drug deal with Revolution; Astra-Daiichi’s Datroway wins US approval for lung cancer

Royalty Pharma inks US$ 2 bn cancer drug deal with Revolution; Astra-Daiichi’s Datroway wins US approval for lung cancer

In news this week, Royalty Pharma committed up to US$ 2 billion to Revolution Medicines for their promising pancreatic and lung...

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Roche announces US$ 50 bn investment in US to avoid tariffs; Regeneron signs US$ 3 bn onshoring deal with Fujifilm

Roche announces US$ 50 bn investment in US to avoid tariffs; Regeneron signs US$ 3 bn onshoring deal with Fujifilm

After Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis, Roche has announced plans to manufacture in the US to avoid tariffs. The Swiss...

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FDA panel votes against Intercept’s liver med Ocaliva; Lilly’s Ebglyss wins approval for eczema

FDA panel votes against Intercept’s liver med Ocaliva; Lilly’s Ebglyss wins approval for eczema

Intercept Pharmaceuticals faced a major setback as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted against the confirmato...

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GSK’s COPD, long-acting asthma drugs score late-stage wins;  Novo’s weight-loss drug Saxenda found to be safe in kids

GSK’s COPD, long-acting asthma drugs score late-stage wins; Novo’s weight-loss drug Saxenda found to be safe in kids

GSK scored a significant late-stage win with its asthma drug Nucala in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I...

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Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA nod; GSK buys rights to mRNA vaccines from Curevac for US$ 1.56 bn

Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA nod; GSK buys rights to mRNA vaccines from Curevac for US$ 1.56 bn

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally approved Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab after ...

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Gilead acquires CymaBay for US$ 4.3 billion; Exscientia sacks founder CEO Andrew Hopkins

Gilead acquires CymaBay for US$ 4.3 billion; Exscientia sacks founder CEO Andrew Hopkins

In this week’s Phispers, Gilead boosted its liver portfolio with the US$ 4.3 billion acquisition of CymaBay Therapeutics....

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China to work with EU on aligning API standards; Lupin stumbles with FDA yet again

This week, Phispers has news from China, where its drug regulator said it would work with European Commission’s drug regu...

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After sartans, diabetes drug metformin being tested for cancer causing impurities; FDA’s overseas inspections drop

This week in Phispers, we bring you the major announcements made by Sanofi’s new CEO Paul Hudson at its strategy meet. ...

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FDA releases GDUFA II fee for FY20; Teva to recover settlement charge from execs

This week, the USFDA released its GDUFA II user fee for fiscal 2020. Unlike last year, when the fees were hiked significantly...

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