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Paris-based Sanofi announced it is refocusing two of its international business units. The goal is to create more focus on mature markets and emerging markets.
Amicus Therapeutics, headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, held a Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its regulatory path for AT-GAA for Pompe Disease. The company released its plans for the drug.
Let’s take a look at who made a splash in the pharma and biotech world the past week.
Copenhagen-based Zealand Pharma is selling future royalty streams and $85 million in potential commercial milestones for two diabetes drugs, Soliqua/Suliqua and Lyxumia/Adlyxin, to New York-based Royalty Pharma.
Gilead Sciences and its partner Galapagos NV announced results from its Phase II TORTUGA clinical trial of filgotinib, a selective JAK1 inhibitor, in adults with moderately to severely active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Paris-based Sanofi settled corruption charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for more than $25 million. Sanofi is far from the first pharma company to be accused of bribery.
MannKind Corporation, based in Westlake Village, California, and United Therapeutics, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, signed a worldwide exclusive license and collaboration deal to develop and commercialize a dry powder formulation of treprostinil.
Months after partnering with Sanofi on infectious diseases, Germany-based Evotec has formed another significant partnership with Novo Nordisk. The two companies will combine their forces to develop treatments for diabetes, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other diseases.
South San Francisco-based Principia Biopharma is looking to become a publicly traded company and is aiming for a $86 million initial public offering. The company filed its prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 17.
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