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Abiogen acquires EffRx to fortify bone disease portfolio

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Bisphosphonates are drugs that slow the progression of bone loss. EffRx has received several European regulatory approvals for drugs in its portfolio. Alkindi is one of EffRx’s three marketed drugs. In Italy, Abiogen began distributing its bisphosphonates in 2014 and has since seen some successful drug approvals.

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CSL makes $4bn+ move in mRNA vaccines with Arcturus deal

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CSL’s vaccines unit CSL Seqirus division is paying Arcturus $200 million upfront to gain access to its self-amplifying mRNA technology platform and exclusive licenses to several vaccine candidates, with another $4.3 billion on offer in milestones if the programmes meet development and commercial objectives.

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PharmaDrug Enters Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Sairiyo Therapeutics Inc. Who Recently Received Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Esophageal Cancer

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Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval. Sairiyo is advancing the clinical development of its lead drug candidate, Cepharanthine, a repurposed and reformulated naturally derived compound for the potential treatment of cancer, neurological, inflammatory and infectious diseases. PharmaDrug Inc.

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MorphoSys To Present At the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, became the first drug based on MorphoSys’ antibody technology to receive regulatory approval. In 2017, Tremfya (R) , developed by Janssen Research & Development, LLC and marketed by Janssen Biotech, Inc., In July 2020, the U.S.

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Molecular Partners Doses First Cohort in Phase 1 Trial of COVID-19 DARPin(R) Therapeutic Candidate MP0420

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MP0420 is subject to an option and license agreement with Novartis AG to develop, manufacture and commercialize Molecular Partners’ anti-COVID-19 DARPin® program. DARPin® therapeutics have been clinically validated through to the registrational stage. Chief Medical Officer of Molecular Partners. About Molecular Partners AG.

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Molecular Partners Announces Collaboration With Novartis to Develop Two DARPin(R) Therapies Designed for Potential Use Against COVID-19

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Novartis has been granted an option to in-license global rights of MP0420 and MP0423 – multi-targeted direct-acting antiviral therapeutic candidates demonstrating potential efficacy against COVID-19. During the clinical development stage, Molecular Partners will provide clinical supply.

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VTX-801 RECEIVES U.S. FDA FAST TRACK DESIGNATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF WILSON DISEASE

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Vivet Therapeutics (“Vivet”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, and Pfizer Inc. VTX-801 is a novel investigational gene therapy to be evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability, and pharmacological activity of a single intravenous infusion in adult patients with Wilson Disease. About VTX-801.