Ozempic® (once-weekly semaglutide 1.0 mg) shown to improve walking distance and quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery…
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Bagsværd, Denmark, 29 March 2025 – Novo Nordisk today presented the full results from STRIDE, a phase 3b peripheral artery disease (PAD) outcomes trial investigating the effects of once-weekly injectable Ozempic® (semaglutide 1.0 mg) in adults with type 2 diabetes and PAD, at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, US1. These new data from the phase 3 trial were featured during a late-breaking clinical trial session at the ACC and simultaneously published today in The Lancet2.
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Mineralys Therapeutics Announces Late-Breaking Data from Advance-HTN Pivotal Trial of Lorundrostat in Uncontrolled and Resistant Hypertension…
By Dr. Matthew Watson
– Lorundrostat 50 mg dose achieved a 15.4 mmHg absolute reduction and 7.9 mmHg placebo-adjusted reduction (p=0.001), assessed by 24hr ABPM at week 12, with favorable safety and tolerability profile –
Novo Nordisk A/S: Rybelsus® (oral semaglutide 14 mg) demonstrates superior reduction in cardiovascular events in the SOUL trial at ACC 2025
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Bagsværd, Denmark, 29 March 2025 – Novo Nordisk today presented the full results from the SOUL cardiovascular outcomes trial, demonstrating that Rybelsus® (oral semaglutide) significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD)1. These new data from the phase 3b trial were featured during a late-breaking clinical trial session at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, US and simultaneously published today in New England Journal of Medicine2.
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Novo Nordisk A/S: Rybelsus® (oral semaglutide 14 mg) demonstrates superior reduction in cardiovascular events in the SOUL trial at ACC 2025
Reviva to Present Brilaroxazine Topline Data for Long-Term OLE Portion of RECOVER Study in Schizophrenia at 2025 SIRS Congress
By Dr. Matthew Watson
CUPERTINO, Calif., March 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVPH), a late-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies that seek to address unmet medical needs in the areas of central nervous system (CNS), inflammatory and cardiometabolic diseases, announced today topline data from the long-term open label extension portion of the Phase 3 RECOVER study evaluating brilaroxazine in schizophrenia will be presented as part of an oral presentation at the 2025 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) taking place March 29 to April 2, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Vaxcyte to Host Webcast and Conference Call to Present Topline Results from VAX-24 Infant Phase 2 Study
By Dr. Matthew Watson
SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxcyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCVX), a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, today announced it will hold a webcast and conference call tomorrow, March 31, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to present topline results from the VAX-24 infant Phase 2 study. This study is evaluating the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of VAX-24, the Company’s 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) candidate designed to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), compared to Prevnar 20® in healthy infants.
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First Three Children to Commence Treatment With Ryoncil®
By Dr. Matthew Watson
United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mandates Ryoncil® Coverage United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mandates Ryoncil® Coverage
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Opthea Announces Decision to Discontinue Wet AMD Trials
By Dr. Matthew Watson
ShORe Phase 3 topline results accelerated; trial did not meet primary endpoint of mean change in BCVA from baseline to week 52
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BioVersys Announces Important BV100 Patent Granted by Chinese Patent Office
By Dr. Matthew Watson
BASEL, Switzerland, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR
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Novartis appoints Karen Hale, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, as Klaus Moosmayer, Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer, steps down from the…
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Basel, March 31, 2025 – Novartis announced today the appointment of Karen Hale to the expanded role of Chief Legal and Compliance Officer for Novartis, effective April 14, 2025. She will continue to report to Vas Narasimhan, M.D., CEO of Novartis and remain on the Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN). Klaus Moosmayer, currently Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer of Novartis, has decided to leave the company and will step down from the ECN to pursue his next chapter of leadership outside Novartis. The current Ethics Risk & Compliance (ERC) function will move under the leadership of Karen Hale. “Klaus has been integral to building trust with society by solving our legacy compliance topics and putting an ethics, risk and compliance system in place, which is regarded highly internally and externally. The impact he has had on our company, our people and our reputation will be long-lasting,” said Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis. “I want to thank Klaus for his extraordinary leadership since he joined the company and ECN and wish him the very best as he pursues his next chapter. I have confidence that Karen will continue the strong commitment and rigor we have around ethics, risk management and compliance at Novartis.” Karen joined Novartis as Chief Legal Officer in May 2021, bringing almost 30 years of experience in resolving legal and compliance issues in the global pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Novartis, she held a succession of senior roles at AbbVie including vice president, deputy general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer.“I am looking forward to leveraging the strengths of Legal and ERC to best align on risk management across the enterprise and to leading our efforts in ensuring our commitment to ethics, risk management, compliance and integrity remain unwavering,” said Karen Hale.Reflecting on his journey in ERC, Klaus Moosmayer shared, “after joining Novartis in 2018, I leave the company with a strong sense of pride on what we have accomplished together in strengthening our reputation and building a holistic integrated assurance system for Novartis.”DisclaimerThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as “potential,” “can,” “will,” “plan,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “look forward,” “believe,” “committed,” “investigational,” “pipeline,” “launch,” or similar terms, or by express or implied discussions regarding potential marketing approvals, new indications or labeling for the investigational or approved products described in this press release, or regarding potential future revenues from such products. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations regarding future events, and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. There can be no guarantee that the investigational or approved products described in this press release will be submitted or approved for sale or for any additional indications or labeling in any market, or at any particular time. Nor can there be any guarantee that such products will be commercially successful in the future. In particular, our expectations regarding such products could be affected by, among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including clinical trial results and additional analysis of existing clinical data; regulatory actions or delays or government regulation generally; global trends toward health care cost containment, including government, payor and general public pricing and reimbursement pressures and requirements for increased pricing transparency; our ability to obtain or maintain proprietary intellectual property protection; the particular prescribing preferences of physicians and patients; general political, economic and business conditions, including the effects of and efforts to mitigate pandemic diseases; safety, quality, data integrity or manufacturing issues; potential or actual data security and data privacy breaches, or disruptions of our information technology systems, and other risks and factors referred to in Novartis AG’s current Form 20-F on file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Novartis is providing the information in this press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Valneva Submits Adolescent Label Extension Application for its Chikungunya Vaccine, IXCHIQ®, to UK MHRA
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Saint Herblain (France), March 31, 2025 – Valneva SE (Nasdaq: VALN; Euronext Paris: VLA), a specialty vaccine company, today announced that it has submitted a label extension application to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom (UK) to potentially expand the use of its chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ®, currently approved in adults1, to adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in the UK. This submission follows the recent positive opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on extension of IXCHIQ® label to adolescents in the European Union (EU)2.
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Valneva Submits Adolescent Label Extension Application for its Chikungunya Vaccine, IXCHIQ®, to UK MHRA
NANOBIOTIX to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Operational and Financial Update on April 2, 2025
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Conference call and webcast scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 8:00 am EDT / 2:00 pm CEST Conference call and webcast scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 8:00 am EDT / 2:00 pm CEST
AAVantgarde and TIGEM Publish Groundbreaking Research in Science Advances
By Dr. Matthew Watson
MILAN, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AAVantgarde Bio (AAVantgarde), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, in collaboration with the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), announces the publication of their preclinical research in Stargardt’s disease in Science Advances, a prestigious peer-reviewed journal. This breakthrough study underscores the companies' joint commitment to advancing gene therapy and expanding the frontiers of scientific discovery.
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Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Center – NYU Langone Health
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Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Center NYU Langone Health
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Man Cured Of Sickle Cell Disease In New York Thanks To New Gene Therapy – Forbes
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Boost in cancer treatment: PGI working on lab for stem cell, gene therapies – The Times of India
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BioRestorative Therapies to Report 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on March 27, 2025 – The Manila Times
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BioRestorative Therapies to Report 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on March 27, 2025 The Manila Times
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FDA Approves New Prostate Cancer Imaging Agent Gozellix®
By Dr. Matthew Watson
MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Gozellix® (TLX007-CDx, kit for the preparation of gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide injection), Telix’s next-generation PSMA-PET imaging1 agent for prostate cancer.
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Rapport Therapeutics to Present Data at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
By Dr. Matthew Watson
BOSTON and SAN DIEGO, March 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAPP) (“Rapport” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of small molecule precision medicines for patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders, today announced two encore poster presentations at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, taking place from April 5 to April 9, 2025, in San Diego, California. The data from these posters was originally presented at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting in December 2024.
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Pharmaceutical industry delivers value proposition to Finnish Government: billions to be invested by 2030
By Dr. Matthew Watson
ORION CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 21 MARCH 2025 at 13:00 EET
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Pharmaceutical industry delivers value proposition to Finnish Government: billions to be invested by 2030