All articles by Mekala ShivaramPrasad

AbbVie’s glioblastoma multiforme therapy receives orphan drug designation

AbbVie has obtained orphan drug designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US FDA for its anti-epidermal growth…
Alexion receives orphan drug designation for Soliris in Europe

The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to Alexion Pharmaceuticals' Soliris (eculizumab), a terminal complement inhibitor, to treat patients…
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Allied Minds form new research enterprise

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Allied Minds have formed a new jointly owned enterprise, Allied-Bristol Life Sciences, aimed at advancing discoveries of…
Vertex obtains receives European approval for cystic fibrosis oral medicine

The European Commission has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' oral medicine Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF).Kalydeco is for CF…
FDA approves Jardiance tablets for type 2 diabetes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) tablets, developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly…

Pfizer to acquire Baxter’s portfolio of marketed vaccines for $635m

Pfizer and Baxter have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Baxter's portfolio of marketed vaccines for…
Meda agrees to acquire Rottapharm for €2.3bn

Swedish drugmaker Meda has agreed to acquire Italy-based Rottapharm Madaus for around €2.3bn as part of its strategy to boost…
FDA approves Bayer’s Eylea to treat diabetic macular edema

Bayer has announced the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of Eylea, an aflibercept solution for injection into the…
AstraZeneca to have rights of Almirall’s respiratory franchise

Spain-based Almirall and AstraZeneca have entered into an agreement, involving Almirall transfering the rights to its respiratory franchise to Astrazeneca…
EMA committee recommends approval of Gilead Sciences’ Zydelig

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on Gilead…