Bristol-Myers Squibb announces expansion of the International Immuno-Oncology Network (II-ON) with addition of Yale Cancer Center
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced that Yale Cancer Center has joined the International Immuno-Oncology Network (II-ON), a global peer-to-peer collaboration between Bristol-Myers Squibb and academia that aims to advance translational Immuno-Oncology (I-O) science.
Novartis and Pear Therapeutics to develop digital therapeutics for patients with schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis
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Novartis has entered into a collaboration with Pear Therapeutics to develop novel prescription digital therapeutics, software applications designed to effectively treat disease and improve clinical outcomes for patients. The collaboration brings together Novartis expertise in biomedical research and clinical development with Pear's leading experience in digital therapeutics design and implementation.
MedImmune to create stand-alone company for early-stage inflammation and autoimmunity biologics
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AstraZeneca today announced that its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, is spinning out six molecules from its early-stage inflammation and autoimmunity programmes into an independent biotech company, Viela Bio. The new company will focus on developing medicines for severe autoimmune diseases by targeting the underlying causes of each disease.
Inspirational patient stories reveal the challenging realities of living with devastating rare disease
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Boehringer Ingelheim unveils a new phase of "More Than Scleroderma: The Inside Story", and launches the new patient website www.morethanscleroderma.com. The global initiative highlights the importance of understanding the 'inside story' of each individual living with scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis.
Bayer announces publication of larotrectinib data in The New England Journal of Medicine
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Bayer and Loxo Oncology, Inc., (NASDAQ: LOXO), a biopharmaceutical company from Stamford (Connecticut, US) announced the publication in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) of larotrectinib data for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients whose tumors harbor Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase (NTRK) gene fusions.
Treatment with Novartis' Ultibro® Breezhaler® improved cardiac function in COPD patients with lung hyperinflation
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Novartis today announced the publication of the CLAIM* study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine, which demonstrated that treatment once-daily Ultibro® Breezhaler® (indacaterol/glycopyrronium 110/50 mcg) significantly improved lung and cardiac function, when compared to placebo, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with lung hyperinflation[1].
Roche to acquire Flatiron Health to accelerate industry-wide development and delivery of breakthrough medicines for patients with cancer
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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Flatiron Health, Inc. announced that the two partners have signed a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire all shares of Flatiron Health, following on from an existing equity stake of 12.6%. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2018.
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