Aston University celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a packed programme of events and initiatives for its alumni, staff, students and
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Argenx in cancer drug licensing deal
For up to US$685m (€606m), Dutch ArgenX has outlicensed its human antibody programme ARGX-115 to AbbVie. The pre-clinical immuno-oncology candidate
US tasks Basilea with antibiotics launch
The US government is forking out up to US$100m to get Basilea Pharmaceutica’s broad-spectrum antibiotic ceftobiprole on the US market.
Rewarding children with food could lead to emotional eating
An Aston study reveals parents who use very overly controlling feeding practices with their children could be unintentionally teaching their
British antibody alliance
British drug developer Heptares Therapeutics and mAb maker Kymab Ltd have partnered up in yet another immuno-oncology collaboration. The companies
Swiss biotech continues to do well
Despite political disturbances, 2015 was a good year for the biotech scene in Switzerland. Net sales increased by 5.1% to
Pfizer’s EU inversion falls through
Pfizer and Allergan have called off their merger, cancelling plans to relocate the US pharma giant to Ireland to avoid
GSK’s strikes lucky with gene therapy
In early April, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) gave GSK recommended approval for its gene therapy
Antibody discovery alliance
British CRO Fusion Antibodies and German MAB Discovery, a specialist in the discovery of unique antibodies, have joined forces to
Vectura and Skyepharma to merge
Two major UK biotechs are about to consolidate after respiratory drugmaker Vectura has agreed to acquire drug delivery specialist SkyePharma