Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is paying $14.50 per share to acquire rare disease drug developer Amicus Therapeutics Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at about $4.8 billion. The deal will bolster ...

The Trump administration has made known that it intends to foster rapid adoption of AI, starting with a repeal of an executive order (EO) issued by the Biden administration. Now, the White House has ...

Using C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) antagonists as cell mobilization agents has resulted in some FDA approved agents, such as Plerixafor, for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and ...

Amira Therapeutics SL has announced new preclinical findings for its lead compound AMI-463, which is being developed primarily for rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.

Neok Bio Inc. made a moderate splash by emerging from stealth mode in November with a $75 million series A financing led by Abl Bio Inc. – and one aspect of its drug development is gaining momentum in ...

Daiichi Sankyo Inc. told BioWorld it voluntarily placed a partial hold in recruitment and enrollment in the phase III IDeate-Lung02 study of antibody-drug conjugate ifinatamab deruxtecan because of a ...

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Accendra, Biotronik, Curasight, Envue, Medipost, Owens & Minor, Soin Neuroscience, Teikoku ...

The U.S. FDA approved 18 drugs in November, down from 20 in October, bringing the total number of clearances to 199 through the first 11 months of the year. The number is about 5% lower than the 209 ...

Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. followed up its May takeover of Inozyme Pharma Inc. with a much larger agreement to acquire Amicus Therapeutics Inc. for $14.50 per share in an all-cash transaction, ...

During aging, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) undergo functional decline affecting their ability to regenerate the hematopoietic system and support lymphoid cell production. This functional decline ...

Ehrlich Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has described antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody targeting EGFR (HER1; erbB1) covalently linked to a camptothecin derivative through a linker reported to be ...

Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos SA has synthesized compounds acting as β2-adrenoceptor (ADRB2) agonists and muscarinic M3 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of asthma, ...