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Biogen And Isis Strengthen Their Bond Through Third Tie-Up

 
• By Lisa LaMotta

Biogen and Isis make their third tie-up this year, this time for collaboration on the discovery of drugs for neurodegenerative diseases.

Biogen Inc. and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. have strengthened their ongoing relationship with a third deal built around antisense technology that Isis has been advancing for two decades. The deal gives Biogen further insight into the technology’s versatility, and is another step in Isis’ long road to validating claims that antisense is a broad-based drug discovery platform that can produce marketable drugs across multiple therapeutic areas.

The companies announced their third collaboration this year on Dec. 10, this time involving the earliest stage work that the...

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
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UK Initiative Steps Up Efforts To Tackle Recruitment Bottlenecks In Dementia Trials

 
• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

A government-backed program is working on improving the ability to run dementia clinical trials in the UK, and access to trials for participants.

Prasad’s Return Shelves Center Consolidation, But Maybe An Opening For OCE 2.0?

 
• By Kate Rawson

Vinay Prasad’s exit from the US FDA reignited conversations about integrating its drugs and biologics centers under George Tidmarsh. Those plans appear to be shelved, but the leadership transition could be an opportunity to fully realize the vision for the Oncology Center of Excellence.

Stealth Pushes for Faster US FDA Review Of Barth Syndrome Drug As Funds Dwindle

 
• By Sue Sutter

The Pink Sheet viewed Stealth's complete response letter and other documents indicating the FDA appears willing to grant accelerated approval to elamipretide before a confirmatory trial begins enrolling. But the company says it needs a two-month review of the NDA resubmission to survive.