AstraZeneca’s experimental blood cancer drug gets US priority review
British-Swedish AstraZeneca’s drug for treatment of a form of blood cancer has been granted a Priority Review in the US by the drug
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Gilead signs six global pacts to make, sell generic HIV preventive drug
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has signed non-exclusive, royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements with six pharmaceutical makers to make and sell its generic lenacapavir drug for the prevention
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WHO reports new case of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia, risk ‘moderate’
The WHO has been notified of a human case of Middle East Respiratory coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lilly to invest $4.5 billion to build Medicine Foundry in Indiana state, US
Eli Lilly and Company will build a $4.5 billion center for advanced manufacturing and drug development in Indiana to innovate new production methods.
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Amplifica’s human trial medicine for hair growth shows 15% more efficacy
Amplifica Holdings Group Inc.’s first-in-human trial of an injectable medicine for treating hair loss has shown a more than 15% increase in non-vellus
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Brazil becomes 20th WHO-validated nation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
Brazil became the 20th country in the world that has been validated by WHO to have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health
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J&J to build $2b facility in North Carolina to make future products
HQ Team October 2, 2024: Johnson & Johnson will invest $2 billion to build a biologics manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina, anticipating
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ADNOC to buy Germany’s chemical producer Covestro for $13 billion
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates, will buy Germany’s chemicals maker Covestro AG
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AstraZeneca, Daiichi’s Enhertu drug gets FDA’s priority review in US
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo got a priority review from the Food and Drug Administration for their Enhertu drug to treat a form of
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Marburg virus disease kills 8 people in Rwanda, 26 others confirmed
Eight people have died in Rwanda due to Marburg virus disease and 26 others were confirmed to be infected by the illness —