The positive opinion is supported by data from the Phase 3 M20-350 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of MAVIRET® in adults with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. MAVIRET is a direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment currently approved in the European Union for chronic HCV infection in adults and children aged 3 years and older. Acute HCV infection is often asymptomatic, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to help reduce transmission, long-term liver-related

Sartorius, a life sciences equipment and services company headquartered in Göttingen, Germany, has opened a new competence center in Freiburg, Germany, dedicated to the development and production of quality-critical materials for the cell and gene therapy market, including cytokines and growth factors. The facility covers approximately 18,000 square meters — roughly 194,000 square feet — and can accommodate up to 180 employees, according to the announcement. The site meets GMP quality standards

PYRUKYND is the only medicine approved in the EU for adults with transfusion-dependent and non-transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia Mitapivat is now approved for thalassemia in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and EU Avanzanite Bioscience B.V., a specialty pharmaceutical company, will continue to distribute and commercialize PYRUKYND in Europe May 22, 2026 -- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering

PharmaEssentia USA Corporation, a subsidiary of PharmaEssentia Corporation (TWSE: 6446), a global biopharmaceutical innovator based in Taiwan leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver new biologics in hematology and oncology, today announced five upcoming presentations at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and European Hematology Association (EHA) 2026 Congress. The ASCO annual meeting will be held May 29-June 2 in Chicago, and the EH

The FDA has approved the TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate Datroway as a first-line option for triple-negative breast cancer, giving Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca a leg up over their competitor Gilead. The approval marks Datroway’s third, after it secured prior approvals in certain HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and lung cancer patients. The latest approval is for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients who aren’t candidates for checkpoint inhibitors. The decision was

May 20, 2026 -- Mabwell (688062.SH, 02493.HK), an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with a fully integrated industry chain, announced that the supplemental application for MAIWEIJIAN (Denosumab Injection, R&D code: 9MW0321), which was independently developed by its wholly-owned subsidiary T-mab, has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for additional indications of bone metastases from solid tumors and multiple myeloma (for the treatment of patients wit

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a renewed five-year collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), committing funding, strategic support and product donations to accelerate progress toward eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar. VL, the second deadliest parasitic disease after malaria, is a sandfly-borne illness that attacks internal organs and can be fatal if untreated. The expanded agreement aims to improve access to life-saving diagnost

May 21, 2026 -- Genethon, the French pioneer in the discovery and development of gene therapies for rare diseases, and Ampersand Biomedicines, a Flagship Pioneering multi-product platform company developing smarter medicines that act specifically at the site of disease and nowhere else, announce an exclusive collaboration to engineer a new generation of AAV capsids with superior tissue specificity. This strategic partnership brings together two highly complementary R&D teams with synergistic sci

May 20, 2026 -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global healthcare technology leader, today announced its intent to acquire SPR Therapeutics, Inc. (SPR), a privately held medical technology company and a recognized leader in temporary, percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) therapies for chronic pain management. The transaction consists of an upfront cash payment of approximately $650 million for all the outstanding equity in SPR. The acquisition continues Medtronic's momentum in driving st