On the heels of approvals in the US, Europe and Japan, Bayer's Kerendia for chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes has been cleared for use in China, unlocking another
Pfizer and BioNTech have signed a new $3.2 billion supply contract with the US government for COVID-19 vaccines, covering 105 million doses that may include Omicron-targeted shots.
Already competing to bring the first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to market, Pfizer and GSK are also fighting a patent infringement battle in the courts.
A Swiss newspaper has said Novartis' previously announced restructuring programme could lead to 8,000 axed jobs, including up to 1,400 at its home base in Switzerland.
The revamp of French drugmaker Ipsen has continued with a takeover agreement for US counterpart Epizyme and its cancer therapy Tazverik, in a deal valued at a little under $250 million.
Novartis' two-drug regimen of Tafinlar and Mekinist has been approved by the FDA as the first therapy for solid tumours that have a BRAF V600E mutation – regardless of where they occur in t