The Latest Breaking News on Pharma

Cancer Drug Maker BeiGene Takes Action to Mitigate Delisting Risk

Key Takeaways: BeiGene has switched auditors for its New York listing to a U.S. company from a Chinese one in a move to comply with U.S. law The change could reduce the company’s threat of being forcibly delisted from the Nasdaq By Doug Young

Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022

Biden's looming prescription drug pricing dilemma

Pressure is increasing on the administration to go after drug patents.

Axios · Mar 31, 2022

New Cancer Immunotherapy Fails in First Roche Trial

A highly anticipated new cancer immunotherapy by Roche failed to slow the progression of an aggressive form of lung cancer, the Swiss drug maker said on Wednesday, boding ill for a range of rival drug developers working on similar compounds. The Skyscraper 2 trial was the first to produce results…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

Pharma campaign cash delivered to key lawmakers with surgical precision

The Biden administration and Congress are embroiled in high-stakes haggling over what urgent priorities will make it into the ever-shrinking social spending bill. But for the pharmaceutical industry there is one agenda: Heading off Medicare drug price negotiation, which it considers an existential threat to its business model.

Tribune News Service · Oct 28, 2021

Portugal scraps quarantine for Brits who had Indian-made Astra Zeneca jab

Portugal is expected to lift quarantine requirements for Britons who have had an Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine.

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2021

WA Premier says under-40s should not get Astra Zeneca based on expert health advice

WA Premier Mark McGowan joins Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in saying people under 40 should not get the AstraZeneca COVID vaccination, based on health advice.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2021

Astra Zeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines are effective and saving lives says NI Chief Medical Officer

Dr McBride moves to allay any doubts over Astra Zeneca claims and says there are no confirmed cases of South Africa variant of the virus in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live · Feb 8, 2021

Oxford Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK

It paves the way for a more rapid rollout of the vaccine

Wales Online · Dec 30, 2020

South Korea pharma Celltrion's COVID test gets U.S. emergency use authorisation

South Korea's Celltrion Inc 068270.KS said on Monday it has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) for its rapid COVID-19 testing kit Sampinute, which boosted shares of the company and its affiliates.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2020

Astra Zeneca shares surge on hopes of positive covid vaccine from project with Oxford University

Shares in drugs giant AstraZeneca surged 4% today on hopes of a breakthrough in its attempts to find a vaccine for covid-19.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2020