Press Releases

Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur Research and Development Agreement with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) on the co-development of a Zika vaccine candidate.    According to the terms of...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Epclusa , the first all-oral, pan-genotypic, single tablet regimen for the treatment of adults with genotype 1-6 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Epclusa is also...

Novartis announced that The New England Journal of Medicine published data for PKC412 demonstrating an overall response rate, defined as a major or partial response, of 60% (95% confidence interval , 49-70%; P<0.001) in patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis...

Merck and Premier Inc , a leading healthcare improvement company, have agreed to collaborate on the co-development of solutions to help improve population health. Initially, the companies will focus on reducing fracture rates for at-risk osteoporosis patients. ...

Novo Nordisk announces the EMA marketing approval of the mylife(TM) YpsoPump® insulin pump for use with prefilled pump cartridge NovoRapid®PumpCart®. The approval is a key milestone for the collaboration between Novo Nordisk and Ypsomed and their goal to deliver...

Pfizer Inc. announced two additional Phase 3 bococizumab trials, SPIRE-HR and SPIRE-FH , met their primary endpoint, demonstrating a significant reduction in the percent change from baseline in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at 12 weeks compared to placebo among...

AstraZeneca announced that the EC has granted marketing authorisation for Zavicefta , a new combination antibiotic for the treatment of patients with serious Gram-negative bacterial infections requiring hospitalisation. The approval includes intravenous use of Zavicefta for...