Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for the conditional approval of WELIREG® (belzutifan). This oral…
Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. has entered into a license agreement with EA Pharma Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Newron’s innovative glutamate modulator, evenamide, for the treatment of schizophrenia in Japan and other Asian…
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) recently announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a positive opinion for the approval of seladelpar in treating primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). This treatment, which can…
Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on blood cancer treatments, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of RYTELO™ (imetelstat)…
Galderma has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending the marketing authorization of nemolizumab for the treatment of both atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis in the European…
Klick Health has announced the Grand Prize winner of the $1,000,000 Klick Prize, following the submission of several hundred AI ideas from employees for life sciences clients. The company shared key insights from its year-long internal contest and discussed the…
Nintx (Next Innovative Therapeutics), a Brazilian biotech company focused on developing treatments for multifactorial diseases using Brazil’s rich biodiversity, has raised an additional US$ 10 million following a US$ 3 million seed investment in 2022. This new funding will support…
Sensome, a leader in microsensing technology for real-time intra-operative tissue analysis, has announced promising results from two studies of its Clotild® Smart Guidewire System. The system effectively identified “fresh” clot—thrombus rich in red blood cells (RBCs)—in peripheral artery disease (PAD)…
PHC Corporation’s Biomedical Division (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President: Nobuaki Nakamura) has been awarded the 2024 Innovation Award by The Analytical Scientist for its live-cell metabolic analyzer, LiCellMo™. Launched in Japan in September and in select regions, including the US,…
Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD), a leader in accessible and inclusive financial products powered by technology and data, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Brigit, a top financial health technology company, for up to $460 million. The deal will…