Health
J&J’s immune disorder drug has completed mid and late-stage studies
Johnson & Johnson’s experimental drug to treat two autoimmune diseases helped relieve symptoms when tested on adult patients in mid- and late-stage studies, the company
Vertex’s cystic fibrosis combination drug meets the primary objectives of the study
The company said that Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ experimental treatment for cystic fibrosis achieved all of its primary objectives in a late-stage study conducted in patients aged
Novo Nordisk parent company to buy Catalent for $16.5bn to boost Wegovy offering
Novo Nordisk won a victory on Monday in the race to boost production of its popular obesity drug Wegovy, and its parent company announced it
Eisai expects to launch 1,500 Alzheimer’s patients in China
Eisai plans to roll out its pioneering Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi to 1,500 people in China later this year, but expects growth to accelerate significantly
First data on Amgen weight loss drug published
Data from Amgen’s animal studies and early-stage human trials of an experimental obesity drug published in a medical journal showed it promotes significant weight loss
Valneva sold a chikungunya vaccine priority voucher for $103 million
French vaccine maker Valneva said Monday it has sold a $103 million priority review voucher it received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Valneva
Swiss hospitality school closes due to measles outbreak
The renowned Swiss hotel school Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne has closed its Lausanne campus after cases of measles were detected among its students. “We have
AbbVie raises sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion in 2027
AbbVie has raised its 2027 sales forecast for its immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq to $27 billion, up $6 billion from its previous forecast. The
Trial results show that the second malaria vaccine is highly protective
A malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and the Indian Serum Institute prevented about three-quarters of symptomatic malaria cases in young children in the first
Biogen abandons Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
Biogen will complete a post-registration study of Aduhelm for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and regain licensing rights to the drug after failing to find