BioSpace News Archive

FDA

Celltrion and Teva Snag Second Biosimilar Approval of a Genentech Drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved another biosimilar. On Friday, the regulatory agency approved Herzuma, a biosimilar to Genentech’s Herceptin developed by South Korea-based Celltrion, Inc. and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals.

December 17, 2018
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Alex Keown
Business

Genentech Licenses Non-CF Compound From Proteostasis in $100 Million-Plus Deal

Proteostasis Therapeutics, based in Boston, signed a worldwide, exclusive license deal with Genentech for rights to a possible small molecule modulator within the proteostasis network.

December 17, 2018
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

HIV Vaccine in Monkeys Suggests Human Vaccine on the Horizon

So far, a vaccine for HIV has been elusive. However, researchers with Scripps Research Institute recently published positive data about its HIV vaccine in the journal Immunity that suggests one might be on the horizon.

December 17, 2018
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Mark Terry
Policy

New Industry Report Finds Most Orphan Drugs Aren’t Successful

Generally speaking, the Orphan Drug Act has worked. More companies are willing to invest the millions of dollars needed to develop a drug that has a very small market.

December 17, 2018
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Mark Terry
Business

Commemorating a quarter century as a continuing partner of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ), implores all to join its mission to provide miracles for children stricken with life-threatening illnesses.

Horizon Discovery Group plc (AIM: HZD), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that it has entered into an exclusive target discovery partnership with C4X Discovery Holdings plc (AIM: C4XD)(“C4XD”), a pioneering drug discovery company.

December 17, 2018
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Ministry of Health and Prevention announces Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah awarded international accreditation by JCI

UAE remains number 1 globally with highest number of accredited health facilities

December 17, 2018
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Flu vaccinations can work as effectively in the active healthy elderly compared to the young

Clinical trial results also suggest that immune responses to flu vaccinations in independent elderly individuals are not affected by their levels of frailty

December 17, 2018
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Business

Arrogance, Ambition and Sloppiness: More Details Behind the CRISPR Babies Story

In an in-depth investigation, STAT reported on behind-the-scenes activities at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing at the University of Hong Kong, where He made his announcement.

December 17, 2018
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Mark Terry
Business

Seer Launches to Develop Protein-Based Liquid Biopsies

Yet another company has launched to develop liquid biopsies. Founded and headed by Omid Farokhzad, formerly a professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Seer is based in San Francisco.

December 17, 2018
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Mark Terry
Policy

More Woes Continue for J&J and Its Iconic Talc Product as Report Details a History of Contamination

A Reuters analysis of company documents reveals that Johnson & Johnson knew about levels of asbestos contamination in its talc products, but did not report it to the FDA.

December 17, 2018
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Alex Keown