AstraZeneca Commits £650M Expansion for UK Vaccine Hub and Research Campus

AstraZeneca, £650 million investment, UK vaccine hub, Speke/ Liverpool, Renewable energy, Operationally net-zero facility, Research and Development (R&D) campus, Cambridge/ England, Job creation, Pandemic preparedness, Public health protection, Economic growth, Government support, Tax environment, Life sciences sector

NICE Rejects Coverage for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Breast Cancer Drug Enhertu Due to Cost-Effectiveness Concerns

NICE, Enhertu, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Breast cancer, Cost-effectiveness, Coverage rejection, Technology Appraisal, National Health Service (NHS)

Akero Reinforces Phase III FGF21 Analog Candidate with Enhanced Fibrosis Response Rates in MASH Data Update

Akero Therapeutics, FGF21 Analog, efruxifermin (EFX), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), Phase IIb HARMONY Study, Fibrosis Response Rate, 96 Weeks, Statistically Significant Improvements

J&J Scores First-Line Approval for Rybrevant Combination in Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Mutations

Johnson & Johnson, Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw), FDA Approval, First-Line Treatment, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations, Carboplatin-Pemetrexed Chemotherapy, Phase 3 PAPILLON Study, Reduced Disease Progression or Mortality Risk, Improved Objective Response Rate (ORR) and Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

Blooming Potential: BlossomHill Secures $100M Series B Funding for Small Molecule Cancer & Autoimmune Treatments

– BlossomHill Therapeutics, a biotech focusing on small-molecule drug design, has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round. – Led by Colt Ventures, the funding includes investors such as OrbiMed, Cormorant Asset Management, Vivo Capital, Hercules BioVentures Partners, and others. – Total capital raised by BlossomHill reaches $173 million after this round. – […]