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Janssen submits EMA filing for bladder cancer treatment 

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6,7 “For patients with advanced UC, including FGFR-driven tumours, outcomes remain poor and treatment options are limited; therefore, there is a need for novel, targeted therapies,” said Martin Vogel, EMEA Therapeutic Area Lead Oncology, Janssen-Cilag GmbH. “We Erdafitinib for the treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. J Clin Med.

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Vicore initiates clinical proof-of-concept study of endothelial dysfunction 

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Vicore Pharma, a Swedish clinical-stage pharmaceutical company unlocking the potential of angiotensin II type 2 receptor agonists (ATRAGs), has dosed its first patient with C21 in a clinical study of endothelial dysfunction. Vicore Pharma states that results from the trial are expected in Q4, 2023.

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Sitting down with… Stefanie Dedeurwaerdere, UCB

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In her day-to-day role, she is responsible for the development of UCB’s epilepsy discovery strategy, working with researchers to advance understanding of epilepsies while ensuring candidates for a future clinical treatment pipeline to improve the lives of those living with the condition.

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Gannex Appoints Former Takeda Head of Liver Disease Clinical Development Melissa Palmer, MD as Chief Medical Officer

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(HKEX:1672) and fully dedicated to the R&D and commercialization of new drugs in the field of NASH, announced today that Melissa Palmer , MD, an internationally renowned Hepatologist, will join the Company as Chief Medical Officer, effective December 1, 2020. HIV/AIDS: ASC09F is a FDC treatment of HIV targeting protease.

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

21 October 2020 — ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced the positive findings of a pooled analysis of COVID-19-related impacts across the investigational long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine clinical development programme.

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Identify and Validate Innovative Peptides for the Treatment of Obesity

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Gubra today announced a new research and licensing agreement focused on the identification and validation of targets and innovative peptide compounds for the treatment of obesity. iii Current treatment options have limited efficacy in terms of weight loss or are often associated with adverse events. “We

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Drug discovery hotspots: What is the secret to Switzerland’s success? (p1)

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The centre currently has 58 pharma/biotech assets that are in pre-clinical development, alongside 29 that are being tested in clinical trials. In terms of fundraising, a number of start-ups based in the western region have obtained significant investment or been acquired by large pharmaceutical companies in recent years.

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