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European Commission bolsters defences against critical medicine shortages

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC announced new initiatives to tackle critical medicine shortages in winter, introducing more flexibility to strengthen supplies.

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Roche bets on Ionis RNA medicines with neuroscience deal

Bio Pharma Dive

The Swiss drugmaker is restocking its pipeline by buying into preclinical Ionis medicines for Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases.

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EMA issues guidance amidst European medicine shortage

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published recommendations to increase communication and planning efforts in a bid stop the current medicine shortages becoming even worse. The EMA set up a task force in 2016 in light of issues concerning medicine availability and supply chain.

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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Traditional medicine refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that indigenous and different cultures use to maintain health, encompassing forms such as herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. Studying the behaviour of animals can aid in drug discovery research too.

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Regenerative medicine: new focus on VEGF target?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Regenerative medicines in early-stage development (preclinical, discovery, or investigational new drug [IND]/ clinical trial application [CTA] filed status) have seen a change in drug targets compared to therapies in late-stage development (Phase II to pre-registration stage).

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CARsgen and Huadong Medicine to commercialise CT053 in mainland China

Pharmaceutical Technology

CARsgen Therapeutics has announced a col labor ation with Huadong Medicine to commercialise zevorcabtagene autoleucel (zevor-cel), CT053, in mainland China. Under the collaboration, Huadong Medicine will have the exclusive right to commercialise CARsgen’s CT053 in mainland China.

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Everest Medicines gains NMPA approval in China for IgAN therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Everest Medicines has received approval from China's NMPA for its Nefecon to treat primary IgAN in adult patients.

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