FarmaKology Newsletter - Issue #10
Today's Startup
Avails Medical, Inc. is an in vitro diagnostics company dedicated to providing solutions for the global challenge of antibiotic resistance and health-care associated infections. As repeatedly stated by experts around the world, antimicrobial resistance could spell the end of modern medicine.
News
Pfizer's tafamidis wins blockbuster nod—and gets a lower price—to rival Alnylam, Ionis
Once rejected by the FDA, Pfizer’s tafamidis is back and ready to disrupt a rare disease field only recently tapped by Alnylam and Ionis. And the pharma giant's entrant, now dubbed Vyndaqel, comes with a much lower price tag.
Genentech’s Kadcyla Wins Second FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Twelve weeks after filing its supplemental Biologics License Application, Genentech’s Kadcyla secured approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a second breast cancer indication.
China’s war on healthcare costs lures Sun Pharma to scale up business
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is scouting for a partner in China to help it win a larger piece of the worlds second-largest drug market, where the government is on a mission to drive down healthcare costs.
Takeda Opens New Global Research Center in San Diego
Takeda has opening a new research facility in San Diego, CA. The 165,000-square-foot facility is home to more than 250 employees focused on leveraging specialized drug discovery technologies and advancing discovery research in gastroenterology and neuroscience.
Research & Study
Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Increase With Antibiotic Use in Women
Statin use lowers risk of joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis
Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies
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