Jubilant HollisterStier gets $17.7 million Canadian funding
Jubilant HollisterStier, a subsidiary of India's Jubilant Pharmova, has got Canada's nod for a partially repayable loan of CAD 23.8 million ($17.7 million).
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Sanofi lowers Lantus insulin costs by 78% in U.S. market
Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical major, announced it would slash the price of insulin, Lantus, by 78% for all U.S. patients with commercial insurance.
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Glenmark gets FDA nod for trials in US on tumour, cancer patients
Glenmark Specialty SA, a subsidiary of India’s Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, has got investigational new drug clearance from the FDA to conduct clinical trials in.
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Mediar bags $105 mn from big pharmas to pursue fibrosis treatments
Mediar Therapeutics gets $105 million financing from Novartis, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers to advance portfolio of first-in-class fibrosis therapies.
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Fifty-five nations facing a shortage of health workers: WHO
he WHO has identified 55 nations vulnerable to a shortfall in health workers needed to fulfil the UN’s charter for universal health coverage.
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FDA nod for Pfizer-Biotech vaccine booster for children
The FDA cleared the emergency use of bivalent Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for a single dose booster in children aged six months to four.
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Sanofi acquires Provention Bio for $2.9 billion to boost its diabetes portfolio
Sanofi acquires Provention Bio, and its TZIELD, the first disease-modifying treatment for the delay of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Leukaemia drug effective in treating breast cancer metastatic relapse
A mice study showed promising results in treating secondary recurrence of breast cancer in lungs
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Pfizer to buy Seagen for $43 billion to fortify cancer portfolio
Pfizer will acquire Seagen for $43 billion to beef up its cancer portfolio, with COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast to plummet.
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Dim lights hours before sleep to avoid gestational diabetes mellitus
Exposure to bright lights before sleep can induce gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women, a study by Northwestern Medicine, an affiliate of Northwestern.