Approvals
Alexion shared the news that Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) has been approved by the FDA for commercialization, adding another indication for the precedent-setting drug.
Exogene nets $2 million to propel the development of its AI platform for T-cell receptor discovery and Healome spins out to deploy a ‘pro-healing’ platform with a focus on ocular surface diseases.
AviadoBio is celebrating orphan drug designations from both the U.S. FDA and the European Commission for AVB-101, a gene therapy intended to treat frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
The FDA has now approved the first treatment for COVID-19 in young children, expanding its approval for Gilead’s Veklury to children who are at least 28 days old and weigh at least three kilograms.
Bristol Myers Squibb will hear from the FDA on April 28 about Mavacamten, while Supernus, Axsome, Coherus, Hutchmed and Incyte also await the fate of their respective drug candidates.
Ampio shares continue to fall following the company’s announcement that the FDA rejected proposed changes to a Phase III study of its treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee and other joints.
RMAT designation means a faster, more streamlined approval process and frequent communication with FDA representatives. The FDA recently granted RMAT Designations to both Direct Bio and AlloVir.
The U.S. FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee is holding a meeting on April 21, 2022, to discuss safety findings across the entire class of PI3K inhibitors for hematological cancers.
The FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for TV-46000/mdc-IRM (risperidone extended-release injectable suspension for subcutaneous use) to Teva Pharmaceuticals and MedinCell.
Axsome Therapeutics received good news regarding its NDA for AXS-05, a treatment for depression, and Aytu BioScience received Fast Track designation for its VEDS treatment.
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