Ipsen gets Bylvay FDA approval for cholestatic pruritus in Alagille syndrome

Ipsen gets Bylvay FDA approval for cholestatic pruritus in Alagille syndrome

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen for Bylvay (odevixibat) for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in Alagille syndrome (ALGS) patients aged 12 months and older. This once-daily, non-systemic ileal bile acid transport inhibitor (IBATi) primarily acts in the small intestine and has minimal systemic exposure. Already […]

Ipsen to acquire American biopharma company Epizyme for $247m

Ipsen to acquire American biopharma company Epizyme for $247m

French pharma company Ipsen has agreed to acquire Epizyme, a Massachusetts-based commercial-stage biopharma company for an initial consideration of $247 million. Epizyme, which is listed on Nasdaq, is focused on developing and delivering therapies against novel epigenetic targets for patients with different types of cancer. Through the deal, Ipsen gets access to Tazverik (tazemetostat), the […]