Controlled-release ADHD drug wins FDA approval
Neos Therapeutics (NSDQ:NEOS) won FDA approval yesterday for its controlled-release formulation of an old ADHD drug, methylphenidate. The company touts its product, Cotempla XR-ODT, as the 1st...
View ArticlePamplona Capital to acquire Parexel in $5B deal
Parexel said today that it would go private after Pamplona Capital agreed to buy the pharmaceutical research services company in a deal valued at $5 billion. Pamplona is slated to pay $88.10 per share...
View ArticleRubius snags $120m for red blood cell therapeutics
Rubius Therapeutics, a biotech engineering red blood cells as drug carriers, said today that it raised $120 million in an oversubscribed private financing round. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company...
View ArticleGlaukos touts iStent study with topical travoprost
Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) touted data today from a 53-patient glaucoma study showing that its iStent device combined with topical travoprost reduced mean intraocular pressure by 35% after 18 months of...
View ArticleNovartis trial results could spell trouble for Regeneron
Head-to-head late-stage clinical trials published on Tuesday showed that a Novartis (NYSE:NVS) drug to treat patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration doesn’t need to be injected as...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic spinout Infuseon inks deal with OncoSynergy
Infuseon Therapeutics inked a deal this week with OncoSynergy to evaluate a glioblastoma therapeutic with the Cleveland Clinic spinout’s novel delivery device. The alliance hopes to demonstrate...
View ArticleAnother extended-release ADHD drug wins FDA nod
Days after Neos Therapeutics (NSDQ:NEOS) nabbed U.S. regulatory approval for its controlled-release formulation of methylphenidate, Shire (NSDQ:SHPG) said it won a nod from the FDA for its long-acting...
View ArticleTriReme Medical touts Chocolate Heart drug-coated balloon data
QT Vascular subsidiary TriReme Medical touted angiographic data today from a 24-month follow-up of patients treated with its Chocolate Heart drug-coated balloon. The Chocolate Heart device is a...
View ArticlepSivida seeks European regulatory nod for Durasert
pSivida (NSDQ:PSDV) is looking to market its Durasert 3-year treatment for posterior segment uveitis in the European Union. Today, the Watertown, Mass.-based company submitted a marketing authorization...
View ArticleFDA committee supports Nordisk’s cardiovascular risk claim for Victoza label
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) shares ticked up 1% earlier this week after an advisory committee for the FDA voted to recommend that the company’s cardiovascular risk reduction claim be added to its Victoza...
View ArticleMylan shareholders vote against executive pay package, but re-elect board
At the company’s annual meeting, Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) shareholders re-elected the drugmaker’s board despite a campaign spearheaded by major investors to do otherwise. The campaign hoped to encourage...
View ArticleIndivior touts late-stage trial for monthly buprenorphine depot
Indivior (LON:INDV) touted data today from its pivotal Phase III trial for RBP-6000, a once-monthly injectable buprenorphine depot for the treatment of adults with opioid use disorder. The 24-week...
View ArticleMedtronic warns on button glitch with MiniMed 640G insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) issued a field safety notice in May, warning users that keypad buttons on its MiniMed 640G insulin pump may become temporarily stuck when the atmospheric pressure around the pump...
View ArticleOcular Therapeutix founder & CEO Sawhney to step down | Personnel Moves –...
The president & CEO of Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL), Amarpreet Sawhney, is slated to step down from the company that he helped start in 2006. He will serve as the board’s executive chairman for 1...
View ArticleNanobiotix seeks to boost cancer care with nanoparticle-radiotherapy combo
Increasingly, pharma and biotech companies are looking towards personalized medicine to guide their portfolios, developing therapies designed to address the needs of individual patient populations....
View ArticleBioDelivery wins Health Canada approval for Belbuca pain relief product
BioDelivery Sciences International (NSDQ:BDSI) said today that Health Canada approved its buprenorphine hydrochloride buccal film, Belbuca, for the management of pain severe enough to necessitate...
View ArticleFDA approves diagnostic that simultaneously screens for multiple lung cancer...
The FDA said today that it awarded premarket approval to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s (NYSE:TMO) next-gen sequencing-based test that can simultaneously screen tumor samples for biomarkers associated with...
View ArticleCamarus, Braeburn tout Phase II data for long-acting buprenorphine depot
Camarus AB (STO:CAMX) and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals touted data yesterday from a Phase II trial of its long-acting buprenorphine depot. The 47-patient trial found that CAM2038 blocks the effects of...
View ArticleTiny bubbles get past blood-brain barrier for targeted drug delivery
The blood-brain barrier plays an important role in protecting the human brain from harmful toxins. But it also stops potentially helpful drugs from reaching the brain. Now, researchers believe that...
View ArticleSemnur touts Phase I/II trial of non-opioid pain-killer
Semnur Pharmaceuticals touted data today from a Phase I/II pharmacokinetic trial of its injectable, non-opioid pain-killer, SP-102. The trial enrolled 12 patients with radicular pain. The trial met its...
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