EMA recommends approval of Bimervax as a COVID-19 booster vaccine

30 March 2023 - The EMA’s CHMP has recommended authorising the COVID-19 vaccine Bimervax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine HIPRA) as a ...

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Libtayo (cemiplimab) in combination with chemotherapy approved by European Commission for the first-line treatment of advanced PD-L1 positive non-small-cell lung cancer

29 March 2023 - Approval marks second first-line indication in non-small-cell lung cancer and fifth indication for Libtayo in the ...

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DARWIN EU has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners

28 March 2023 - DARWIN EU, the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network, has accomplished its first year of establishment. ...

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Amicus Therapeutics announces European Commission approval for Pombiliti in patients with late-onset Pompe disease

27 March 2023 - CHMP opinion for miglustat, the oral enzyme stabiliser component of AT-GAA, on track for 2Q, 2023. ...

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EMA validates marketing authorisation application for Henlius' Hansizhuang (serplulimab)

23 March 2023 - Hansizhuang (serplulimab) is the first anti-PD-1 mAb for the first-line treatment of small cell lung cancer. ...

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Advancing regulatory science in the EU – mid-point report published

22 March 2023 - The EMA has published a report summarising the mid-term achievements of its regulatory science strategy to ...

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Dupixent (dupilumab) approved by European Commission as first and only targeted medicine for children as young as six months old with severe atopic dermatitis

21 March 2023 - Milestone marks third Dupixent European Commission approval in the past four months. ...

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EMA-FDA parallel scientific advice program has ‘limited’ uptake

14 March 2023 - A review of the last five years of the parallel scientific advice program between the FDA ...

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Genethon given PRIME status by EMA for gene therapy to treat Crigler-Najjar syndrome, a rare liver disease

7 March 2023 - Genethon today announced that the EMA has granted PRIME (Priority Medicines) status to the gene therapy, ...

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In Amsterdam, EU drugs regulator doesn’t want brothel moving in next door

7 March 2023 - Sex and drugs don’t mix, argues the EMA. ...

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Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval of Reblozyl (luspatercept) for anaemia in adult patients with non-transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia

3 March 2023 - Third authorised indication in Europe for Reblozyl, a first in class treatment for patients with diseases ...

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Replacing RCTs with real world data for regulatory decision-making: a self-fulfilling prophecy?

2 March 2023 - Real world data are advocated as an alternative approach to randomised clinical trials for closing knowledge gaps ...

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Nubeqa (darolutamide) receives EU approval for additional indication in prostate cancer

1 March 2023 - Approval is based on Phase 3 ARASENS trial data. ...

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US FDA accepts Bristol Myers Squibb’s supplemental biologics license application and EMA validates application for Opdivo (nivolumab) as an adjuvant treatment for patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma

28 February 2023 - The applications are based on results from the Phase 3 CheckMate-76K trial, in which Opdivo demonstrated a ...

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EMA pilots scientific advice for certain high risk medical devices

27 February 2023 - The EMA has launched a pilot to give scientific advice on the intended clinical development strategy ...

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