AstraZeneca to advance AZD7442 into phase 3 Covid-19 trials

pharmanewsdaily- October 11, 2020

AstraZeneca said that AZD7442, which is being developed for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19, will move into two phase 3 clinical trials. AZD7442 is ... Read More

AstraZeneca gets FDA breakthrough status for Farxiga in CKD

pharmanewsdaily- October 4, 2020

AstraZeneca has been granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) for Farxiga (dapagliflozin) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with ... Read More

AstraZeneca acquires oral PCSK9 inhibitors from Dogma Therapeutics

pharmanewsdaily- September 19, 2020

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has signed a deal to acquire a preclinical oral PCSK9 inhibitor asset from Dogma Therapeutics, a portfolio company of Viva Biotech. The ... Read More

AstraZeneca finalizes AZD1222 Covid-19 vaccine candidate deal with EC

pharmanewsdaily- August 15, 2020

AstraZeneca said that it has finalized a deal with the European Commission (EC) for the delivery of up to 400 million doses of the AZD1222 ... Read More

AstraZeneca strikes $6bn worth deal for Daiichi Sankyo’s DS-1062

pharmanewsdaily- July 27, 2020

AstraZeneca has signed a deal potentially worth up to $6 billion with Daiichi Sankyo for the global development and commercialization for the latter's DS-1062, a ... Read More

COV001 clinical trial results : Oxford vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 triggers strong immune response

pharmanewsdaily- July 20, 2020

COV001 clinical trial results : AstraZeneca and Oxford University said that interim results from the phase 1/2 COV001 clinical trial showed the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine ... Read More

Farxiga : AstraZeneca gets FDA fast track status for heart failure after MI

pharmanewsdaily- July 20, 2020

AstraZeneca has secured fast track designation for Farxiga (dapagliflozin) in the US for its use in reducing the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) ... Read More

ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine : Russia’s R-Pharm signs deal with AstraZeneca

pharmanewsdaily- July 17, 2020

Russian pharma company R-Pharm has reportedly signed an agreement with AstraZeneca for manufacturing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine being developed by the latter in collaboration with ... Read More

Ascentage, Acerta to evaluate APG-2575, CALQUENCE combo in r/r CLL/SLL

pharmanewsdaily- June 22, 2020

Ascentage Pharma has entered into a clinical collaboration with Acerta Pharma, the hematology research and development center of excellence of AstraZeneca to assess the combination ... Read More

Catalent wins contract to manufacture AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine candidate

pharmanewsdaily- June 16, 2020

US-based Catalent said that its subsidiary Catalent Biologics has bagged a contract to provide vial filling and packaging capacity to AstraZeneca at its manufacturing facility ... Read More