The Latest Breaking News from Novartis

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Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) announced results from the Phase 3 RATIONALE 306 trial of tislelizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable, locally advanced recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) said that in early June, it restarted radioligand therapy (RLT) production at its sites in Ivrea, Italy, and Millburn, New Jersey. It also resumed delivering doses to patients in a phased approach, ahead of the expected six-week timeframe.  The company has remediated the issues that led to a temporary, voluntary suspension…

Key Takeaways: Laekna is seeking a Hong Kong IPO to raise funds to accelerate the commercialize two core products licensed from Novartis The company currently is not generating any sale, with most of its products in early stages of development By Tina Yip

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) is pledging $250 million into R&D for new treatments of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) and malaria, with an aim to eliminate these diseases. "Over the past decade, great progress has been made against NTDs, but there is still a lot more work to be done," CEO Vas Narasimhan said. Novartis…

The FDA granted accelerated approval to Novartis AG's (NYSE:NVS) pairing of Tafinlar and Mekinist for any advanced solid tumors with the BRAF V600E mutation.  The patient must have progressed following prior therapy and have no alternative treatment options. The combo is already approved for BRAF mutated non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, and thyroid cancer.…

Precision BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ:DTIL) has entered into an exclusive worldwide in vivo gene editing research and development collaboration and license agreement with Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS)  Precision will develop a custom ARCUS nuclease that will be designed to insert, in vivo, a therapeutic transgene at a "safe harbor" location in the genome as a potential one-time…

The U.S. Trade Representative highlighted IP challenges in India in its annual Special 301 report released last month

Businesses adopted cost reduction, increased productivity, and emphasised environmental standards to cope with the pandemic and global challenges stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, panellists told the Forbes Thailand 2022 Forum on Monday.