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BMS obtains FDA approval for Opdivo as bladder cancer treatment
The US FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS) Opdivo (nivolumab) as an adjuvant therapy for urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients at increased risk of recurrence following radical resection.
A programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor, Opdivo can specifically harness the...
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McMaster, Sartorius Enter Biomanufacturing Partnership
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, an international partner of the biopharmaceutical industry, has entered into a partnership with McMaster University to improve manufacturing processes of antibody and virus-based treatments for diseases such as COVID-19, cancers and genetic disorders.
Using a state-of-the-art multi-column...
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Zydus partners with CHEMI of Italy to launch Enoxaparin Sodium Injection in the United States
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA (a 100% subsidiary of Cadila Healthcare Limited (Zydus Cadila), a leading innovation-driven, global healthcare provider, has signed a license and supply agreement with CHEMI SpA (“CHEMI”) of Italy, a subsidiary of Italfarmaco Group, to launch...
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SomaLogic and Twist Bioscience Corporation announce partnership to discover novel therapeutic targets and antibodies
CM Life Sciences II and SomaLogic, Inc., a leader in AI-data driven proteomics technology, and Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced a collaboration...
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Gritstone and CEPI Announce Agreement to Advance Second-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine Program Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern
Gritstone bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next generation cancer and infectious disease immunotherapies, announced that the company entered into a funding agreement of up to $20.6 million with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance...
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Exelixis and Invenra expand partnership to develop cancer antibodies
Exelixis and Invenra have extended their discovery and licensing partnership to include 20 more oncology targets for multi-specific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and the development of other biologic candidates.
In May 2018, the companies collaborated to discover and develop mono-specific and...
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Sinopharm signs with Bangladesh to jointly produce COVID-19 vaccines
Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has signed an agreement with Bangladesh over the co-production of COVID-19 inactivated vaccines. Five million vaccines will be finished and dispensed monthly in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka if everything goes to plan.
The chairman of Sinopharm,...
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