France's Adocia Completes 2012's First Euro Biotech IPO

French drug delivery company, Adocia, raises $33 million to develop new formulations of therapeutic proteins for wound healing, diabetes

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European First As Vertex’s CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy Casgevy Gets English Funding

 

Casgevy, the world’s first CRISPR gene editing therapy, is the second drug to be accepted onto a managed access scheme via England’s Innovative Medicines Fund, offering a new treatment for patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

Enhertu Snub From England’s NICE Not ‘In Line’ With Other Countries

 

England’s NICE has “misclassified” HER2-low metastatic breast cancer as a medium severity disease, say AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, the co-developers of Enhertu. NICE said it would consider a rapid re-appraisal if the companies offered a “fair price” for the drug.

Another Funding Win For Chiesi In Europe As Scotland OKs Elfabrio

 

Scotland’s health technology assessment body has agreed to reimburse Chiesi’s Elfabrio for Fabry disease, mirroring the decision from several other European countries – however, France turned down the rare disease drug, while Germany questioned its benefit.

French To Review The ‘Gamble’ Of Early Access Decisions

 
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The Haute Autorité de Santé says that the risk of granting early access may only be justifiable if uncertainties over the clinical benefit of a drug can be addressed within a “reasonable” timeframe.

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EU Biosimilar Filings, Opinions And Approvals

 
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<p>Executive Summary</p> <p>A list of EU biosimilar filings, CHMP opinions and EU marketing authorizations, including details of the biosimilar company, the brand name/INN, indication(s), the reference product/company, and the date and type of event.</p>

UK Expedites Cost Negotiations For Companies Conducting ATMP & Early Phase Trials

 

Companies dealing with commercial costings or contracts with the National Health Service for early phase clinical trials or trials of advanced therapy medicinal products should soon be able to conclude their negotiations more quickly.

How To Decarbonize Pharma R&D

 

As the planet heats up and sea levels rise, the need to reduce carbon emissions is becoming ever more urgent. The life sciences industry is just one of many that are looking to cut the carbon it produces.