Epizyme gets FDA priority review for TAZVERIK in follicular lymphoma

pharmanewsdaily- February 17, 2020

Epizyme has been granted priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of TAZVERIK (tazemetostat) in relapsed or refractory follicular ... Read More

ALX Oncology raises $105m to advance clinical development of ALX148

pharmanewsdaily- February 14, 2020

ALX Oncology, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company based in California, has raised $105 million in a Series C equity financing round led by Vivo Capital. The ... Read More

ImmunogenX enrolls patients for Solutions for Celiac trial of Latiglutenase

pharmanewsdaily- February 14, 2020

ImmunogenX, a subsidiary of Immunogenics, has started enrollment of patients for a phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate Latiglutenase (IMGX003), its lead candidate for the ... Read More

Pinpoint Therapeutics secures funds for developing autophagy inhibitors for cancer

pharmanewsdaily- February 13, 2020

Pinpoint Therapeutics, a US biopharma company focused on developing autophagy inhibitors for cancer treatment, has secured $1 million in debt financing led by California-based venture ... Read More

Antios Therapeutics begins phase 1 trial for ATI-2173, a chronic hepatitis B candidate

pharmanewsdaily- February 13, 2020

US biopharma company Antios Therapeutics has initiated its first-in-human phase 1 clinical trial for ATI-2173, a liver-targeted, orally-administered, small molecule against hepatitis B. The phase ... Read More

Australian clinical diagnostics company SpeeDx raises $15m in Series B round

pharmanewsdaily- February 12, 2020

SpeeDx, an Australian clinical diagnostics company, to support improved patient outcomes, has secured $15 million in a Series B funding round from US-based investor Northpond ... Read More

PCI acquires Canadian pharma packaging company Bellwyck Pharma Services

pharmanewsdaily- February 12, 2020

PCI Pharma Services, a pharma supply chain solutions provider, has acquired Canada-based pharma packaging company Bellwyck Pharma Services for an undisclosed price. Bellwyck Pharma Services ... Read More

Catalent Pharma Solutions acquires cell and gene therapy CDMO MaSTherCell

pharmanewsdaily- February 11, 2020

Drug manufacturer Catalent Pharma Solutions has wrapped up its previously announced $315 million acquisition of MaSTherCell Global, a technology-focused cell and gene therapy contract development ... Read More

Olympus secures FDA clearance for TJF-Q190V duodenoscope

pharmanewsdaily- February 9, 2020

Olympus Medical Systems Group has secured clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its TJF-Q190V duodenoscope with a sterile, disposable distal endcap. ... Read More

CytoSorbents gets CytoSorb EU approval for removal of ticagrelor during CPB

pharmanewsdaily- February 9, 2020

CytoSorbents has secured approval from the European Union (EU) for its CytoSorb extracorporeal blood purification therapy for the removal of anti-platelet agent ticagrelor during surgery ... Read More