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27 Apr

Aston celebrates 50 years as a university

Aston University celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a packed programme of events and initiatives for its alumni, staff, students and

22 Apr

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

21 Apr

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.

21 Apr

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

20 Apr

British antibody alliance

British drug developer Heptares Therapeutics and mAb maker Kymab Ltd have partnered up in yet another immuno-oncology collaboration. The companies

14 Apr

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

08 Apr

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

07 Apr

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

03 Apr

Antibody discovery alliance

British CRO Fusion Antibodies and German MAB Discovery, a specialist in the discovery of unique antibodies, have joined forces to

22 Mar

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