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CureVac and EU Discuss Advanced Purchase Agreement
contractpharma
August 21, 2020
CureVac, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and the European Commission have concluded exploratory talks outlining an Advanced Purchase Agreement (APA) for CureVac’s potential mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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EU, CureVac may sign deal for 225 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
August 21, 2020
CureVac said it could start large-scale human trials on its vaccine in the last quarter of this year based on results of its current trials.
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EU approves new indication for Novartis’ Xolair
pharmatimes
August 07, 2020
The European Commission has approved a new indication for Novartis’ Xolair (omalizumab) as an add-on therapy for the treatment of adults with sever chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
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EU regulators approve Novartis' breast cancer combo
pharmatimes
July 31, 2020
European regulators have approved Novartis' Piqray (alpelisib) in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of a certain type of breast cancer.
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Eleven medicines backed for EU approval
pharmatimes
July 27, 2020
The European Medicines Agency human medicines committee (CHMP) has backed eleven medicines for approval at its July 2020 meeting, including a medicine for use in countries outside the region and a novel treatment for multiple myeloma.
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EU raises its bet on blood plasma in search for COVID-19 therapy
expresspharma
July 13, 2020
The move also highlights the more assertive approach being taken by the 27-nation union in the race to find effective drugs and vaccines against the new coronavirus.
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EU secures potential COVID-19 drugs from Roche, Germany’s Merck – source
expresspharma
July 10, 2020
The deals cover Roche’s arthritis drug RoActemra and Merck’s multiple sclerosis drug Rebif - both seen as potential COVID-19 therapies - and will secure supplies for any of the 27 European Union member states wanting to buy them.
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EU nod for Lynparza in pancreatic cancer
pharmatimes
July 09, 2020
AstraZeneca and MSD's Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in the EU for patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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CureVac nets EU funding to ramp up vaccine production
expresspharma
July 07, 2020
CureVac, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a pioneer in the so-called messenger RNA approach, which is also being pursued by BioNTech and its partner Pfizer as well as Moderna.
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Eight medicines leap towards EU approval
pharmatimes
June 29, 2020
The European Medicines Committee's human medicines committee (CHMP) has backed approval of eight new medicines across a range of indications.