Pharmaceuticals

Nouvelle alliance pour le développement d’une formulation sublinguale d’ocytocine destinée à prévenir les hémorragies du post-partum

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Nouvelle alliance pour le développement d’une formulation sublinguale d’ocytocine destinée à prévenir les hémorragies du post-partum

Les résultats de l’essai clinique pourraient aider à sauver la vie de plus de 70 000 femmes enceintes dans le monde chaque année Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), l’hémorragie puerpérale ou post-partum (HPP) est l’une des principales causes de mortalité maternelle dans le monde. Le laboratoire espagnol Insud Pharma va recevoir un financement de la … Read more

UK, Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment

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UK, Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment

LONDON — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K. The weight-loss treatment firm and creator of Zepbound announced Monday that it would commit £279 million ($364 million) to help tackle Britain’s significant health challenges — including obesity. … Read more

Novo and Lilly contender Zealand Pharma targets ‘next generation’ of obesity drugs

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Novo and Lilly contender Zealand Pharma targets ‘next generation’ of obesity drugs

Danish biotech Zealand Pharma is targeting the “next generation” of weight loss drugs as competitors pile into a market dominated by heavyweights Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. CEO Adam Steensberg told CNBC Thursday that early-stage trials of its experimental obesity injection point to higher-quality weight loss — with reduced muscle loss and fewer side effects — … Read more

Aetna recommended for new D-SNP contract by the State of Michigan

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Aetna recommended for new D-SNP contract by the State of Michigan

Aetna to support more Michigan residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid DETROIT, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aetna®, a CVS Health® company (NYSE: CVS), announced the State of Michigan has recommended the company for a new contract to serve MI Coordinated Health beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Aetna was selected … Read more

Foreign Journalists Explore High-Quality Development in Daxing

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Foreign Journalists Explore High-Quality Development in Daxing

By China Report ASEAN BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On September 19, a foreign journalists’ tour themed “High-Quality Development at the New Border Gate,” which was hosted by the Center for Asia-Pacific under the China International Communications Group, took place in the Daxing District of Beijing. A delegation of 19 journalists and vloggers from the … Read more

Spyre Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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Spyre Therapeutics to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYRE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company utilizing best-in-class antibody engineering, rational therapeutic combinations, and precision medicine approaches to target improved efficacy and convenience in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (“IBD”), today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat and investor meetings at … Read more

AstraZeneca shares fall 5% on disappointing lung cancer drug trial

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AstraZeneca shares fall 5% on disappointing lung cancer drug trial

An illustrative image of a person holding a medical syringe and a Covid-19 vaccine vial in front of the the AstraZeneca logo displayed on a screen. On Wednesday, January 12, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images AstraZeneca shares fell more than 5% Tuesday … Read more

Weight loss drugs cut Covid-19 deaths, study finds

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Weight loss drugs cut Covid-19 deaths, study finds

People taking the key component of blockbuster weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were less likely to die of Covid-19 or suffer adverse effects from the virus, researchers found in a new study. People who were already being treated with a 2.4 mg dose of the drug semaglutide — the active ingredient in pharma titan … Read more

Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

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Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 14: Roundup weed killing products are offered for sale at a home improvement store on May 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. A jury yesterday ordered Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, to pay a California couple more than $2 billion in damages after finding that the weed killer had caused their cancer. … Read more

ISM® Expanding Offerings in Mexico and Latin America

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ISM® Expanding Offerings in Mexico and Latin America

TEMPE, Ariz. and MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — To support the growing needs of the global supply chain management community, Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) will expand its offerings in Mexico and Latin America as of September 2024. This will include providing supply chain skill-building courses, ISM certification preparation programs, and executive-level events. … Read more