Birmingham, UK – Researchers at Aston Pharmacy School have found that people with severe mental illness could benefit from peer support to help them manage their medication and improve their health and quality of life. The study, which was set up to review the complexities of medication in severe mental...
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WILMINGTON, Del. — AstraZeneca today announced the initiation of a Phase III trial to investigate the potential effect of triple-combination inhaled therapy BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate, or BGF) on severe cardiopulmonary outcomes, including death*, in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have elevated cardiopulmonary risk, irrespective of...
LYON, France and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Amolyt Pharma, a global, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing therapeutic peptides for rare endocrine and related diseases, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for AstraZeneca to acquire Amolyt Pharma at a purchase price of $800 million upfront and a potential...
AstraZeneca India, a science-led biopharmaceutical company announced its entry into rare disease therapy in India. The regulatory approval of its ‘Selumetinib’ demonstrates company’s commitment to bring first in class, science-based therapies to patients in India.
United Kingdom-based global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has integrated more than 10 molecular products worldwide in the rare diseases field and is promoting more than 20 clinical research programs, said an executive of the company.
Drugmaker AstraZeneca today pushed deeper into the lucrative but high-risk rare diseases market, signing a cash deal worth up to $3.6 billion for rights to a promising treatment for an incurable liver condition. The FTSE 100’s most valuable company — which stunned investors last year with the $39 billion buy-up of rare...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has cleared AstraZeneca’s proposed acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alexion). As a result, the acquisition is expected to close on 21 July 2021. Following closing, the new AstraZeneca shares issued to Alexion shareholders will be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of...
WILMINGTON, Del. — AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc., a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, furthering the AstraZeneca cell therapy ambition. The proposed acquisition will enrich AstraZeneca’s growing pipeline of cell therapies with...
AstraZeneca’s Alexion has exercised its option to acquire all remaining equity in Caelum Biosciences for CAEL-101, a potentially first-in-class fibril-reactive monoclonal antibody (mAb) for the treatment of light chain (AL) amyloidosis. AL amyloidosis is a rare disease in which misfolded amyloid proteins build up in organs throughout the body, including...
Cambridge, England – AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Lynparza (olaparib) have been approved in the European Union (EU) as treatment for certain patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. Imfinzi plus chemotherapy as 1st-line treatment followed by Lynparza and Imfinzi has been approved for patients with mismatch repair proficient (pMMR)...