Business, energy, technology, markets and global industry news from Business News Today

Pharma & Biotech

Pharma & Biotech

Hansa Biopharma files BLA for imlifidase in kidney transplant desensitization: What this changes for U.S. patients

Hansa Biopharma files for FDA approval of imlifidase to enable kidney transplants in highly sensitized patients. Find out what changes next.

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Is BRCA the new EGFR? Why germline mutations are reshaping prostate cancer treatment strategies

Rubraca’s FDA approval before chemo in BRCA-mutated prostate cancer could reshape precision treatment. See what this changes for mCRPC strategy.

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Meta-Flux and Mercury Bio team up to target intracellular CNS pathways with precision

Mercury Bio Inc., a biotechnology company focused on large-molecule therapeutics, has announced a strategic collaboration with Meta-Flux, a disease simulation company that leverages artificial intelligence, to advance drug discovery programs for Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The partnership combines Mercury Bio’s proprietary yeast extracellular vesicle (yEV) delivery technology with Meta-Flux’s disease-scale computational modeling platform, with

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Tolmar secures FDA nod for pre-chemo Rubraca use in BRCA-mutated prostate cancer

Tolmar Inc. has received expanded approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Rubraca (rucaparib), enabling its use before chemotherapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who carry BRCA mutations. The decision was based on results from the TRITON3 Phase 3 trial, which showed Rubraca to be the first and only PARP inhibitor

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Amgen adds Aimovig and Amjevita to TrumpRx platform in latest move to defuse U.S. pricing pressure

Amgen has expanded its direct-to-patient program, AmgenNow, to include Aimovig (erenumab-aooe) and Amjevita (adalimumab-atto), each now available at a flat monthly price of $299 for eligible U.S. patients. This development forms part of Amgen’s broader agreement with the Trump Administration, satisfying conditions laid out in the President’s July 31 policy letter and positioning the company

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Why Boehringer’s $10bn U.S. investment and TrumpRx deal may reshape pharma cost dynamics

Boehringer Ingelheim’s $10B U.S. investment and TrumpRx.gov deal may redefine drug pricing and supply chains. Find out what this changes for pharma now.

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

How Hansa Biopharma is targeting a transplant blind spot with Imlifidase

Hansa Biopharma AB has submitted a Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for imlifidase as a desensitization treatment in highly sensitized adult patients awaiting deceased donor kidney transplants. The submission is supported by the pivotal Phase 3 ConfIdeS trial, and the company is seeking a priority review that could lead to

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Meiji Seika Pharma’s alliance with MBC BioLabs signals a bold shift in global R&D sourcing strategy

Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. has announced a strategic partnership with MBC BioLabs, a leading biotech incubator based in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, to expand its global drug discovery initiatives. The Tokyo-headquartered pharmaceutical firm aims to deepen its open innovation approach by tapping into early-stage biotech talent in the United States, with a focus

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

Takeda’s zasocitinib hits key Phase 3 psoriasis goals, challenging oral and biologic rivals

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has reported positive topline results from two pivotal Phase 3 studies of its investigational drug zasocitinib (TAK-279), a once-daily oral tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, in adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The trials met all primary and secondary endpoints, with more than 50 percent of participants achieving near-complete skin clearance (PASI

Read More
Pharma & Biotech

PADCEV plus Keytruda meets survival endpoints in cisplatin-eligible bladder cancer patients

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have announced that their antibody-drug conjugate PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin), in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (marketed as Keytruda by Merck), met key survival endpoints in the Phase 3 EV-304 trial. In cisplatin-eligible patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), the combination significantly improved both event-free survival and overall survival

Read More