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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Reports 11% YOY Revenue Growth in Q3 2024
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US-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) has reported its financial details for the third quarter of 2024, with revenues reaching USD 3.72 billion, marking an 11% increase year-on-year (YOY). Product sales grew by 9% YOY to USD 1.946 billion, while collaboration revenues stood at USD 1.774 billion, up 12.5% YOY. In…
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AbbVie Partners with EvolveImmune to Develop Immunotherapies for Cancer
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US pharmaceutical company AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has entered into a collaboration and option-to-license agreement with EvolveImmune Therapeutics, Inc., an immunotherapy platform company backed by industry giants including Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BMS (NYSE: BMY). The partnership will focus on leveraging EvolveImmune’s T-cell engager platform to develop novel antibody-based therapies for…
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CARsgen Therapeutics’ Suspended CAR-T Therapies Get FDA Green Light to Resume
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the suspension on clinical studies for three chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapies developed by CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd (HKG: 2171), according to the company’s statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The therapies include CT053 (zevorcabtagene autoleucel), a BCMA-targeted CAR-T therapy…
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AIM Vaccine Submits Market Filing for 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in China
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China-based AIM Vaccine Co., Ltd (HKG: 6660) has announced the submission of a market filing for its in-house developed 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Streptococcus pneumoniae disease is a high-priority target for vaccine prevention efforts. The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is designed for infants…
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Eisai and Biogen Complete BLA Submission for Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi to FDA
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Eisai Co., Ltd (TYO: 4523) and Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) have jointly announced the completion of a rolling submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for their co-developed Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi (lecanemab) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The submission seeks approval for Leqembi as a subcutaneous…
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Jenscare Scientific’s LuX-Valve Plus Shows Positive One-Year Results in TRAVEL II Study
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Ningbo-based structural heart disease device manufacturer Jenscare Scientific Co., Ltd (HKG: 9877) has announced the one-year follow-up results from the multi-center TRAVEL II study for its transjugular tricuspid valve replacement product, LuX-Valve Plus, at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2024 annual meeting in Washington. The TRAVEL II study, which assesses…
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Biogen Reports Q3 2024 Sales Dip, Raises Full-Year Guidance
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US biotechnology company Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) reported global sales of USD 2.466 billion for the third quarter of 2024, marking a 3% year-on-year (YOY) decrease in operational terms. Despite this, Biogen increased its full-year 2024 financial guidance, with non-GAAP diluted EPS now expected to range between USD 16.10 and…
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Tasly Pharmaceuticals Gets FDA Approval for Acute Ischemic Stroke Cell Therapy Clinical Study
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China-based Tasly Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 600535) has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a clinical study for its investigational therapy, NR-20201. This allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy is in development for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Preclinical study results…
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HutchMed to Receive $20 Million Milestone Payment from Takeda for Fruzaqla Sales
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China-based HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM; HKG: 0013) is poised to receive a USD 20 million milestone payment from its Japanese partner Takeda (TYO: 4502; NYSE: TAK), following the achievement of over USD 200 million in sales of Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Fruquintinib, a selective oral inhibitor…
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Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Gets New Zealand Approval for Asthma Bispecific Antibody Trial
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Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600521) has announced receiving clinical trial approval in New Zealand for its HB0056, a bispecific antibody (BsAb) targeting thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and interleukin-11 (IL-11), clearing the way for the drug to enter Phase I clinical studies for asthma treatment. HB0056 is the world’s…
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Youcare Pharmaceutical Group Gets NMPA Approval for YKYY015 Phase I Study
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China-based Youcare Pharmaceutical Group (SHA: 688658) has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a Phase I clinical study for its investigational drug YKYY015, targeting primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia characterized by elevated LDL-C levels. YKYY015, an siRNA drug, is distinctive for…
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Innovent Biologics Reports Q3 2024 Sales Exceeding RMB 2.3 Billion, Up 40% YOY
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China-based Innovent Biologics Inc., (HKG: 1801) has announced product sales exceeding RMB 2.3 billion (USD 323 million) for the third quarter of 2024, marking a 40% year-on-year (YOY) increase. The company’s competitive edge in China is attributed to its product indication expansion, extensive coverage on the National Reimbursement Drug List,…
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CStone Pharmaceuticals’ Sugemalimab Wins UK Approval for NSCLC Treatment
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China-based CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2616) has received marketing approval from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for sugemalimab, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, as a first-line treatment for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without EGFR-sensitive mutations or ALK, ROS1, RET genomic alterations. This…
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Dizal Pharmaceutical’s Q3 2024 Revenues Soar 236% YOY on Strong Product Sales
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China-based Dizal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 688192) has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024, announcing revenues of RMB 135 million (USD 18.94 million) for the quarter, marking a 236.39% year-on-year (YOY) increase. Revenues for the first three quarters reached RMB 338 million (USD 47.43 million), reflecting…
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Amgen Reports Q3 2024 Revenues of USD 8.5 Billion, Marking a 23% YOY Increase
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US biotechnology company Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, with revenues reaching USD 8.5 billion, an increase of 23% year-on-year (YOY). Product sales saw a 24% increase, with an 8% growth when excluding sales from the Horizon Therapeutics (Horizon) acquisition. In the…
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HOB Biotech Group and Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd Form Strategic Partnership in Allergy Treatments
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Jiangsu-based HOB Biotech Group Corp., Ltd (SHA: 688656) has announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd (HKG: 1177), along with controlling shareholder HOB Biotech Group Limited and John Li, chairman and general manager of HOB. The collaboration aims to explore and cooperate in the research and development, production,…
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Sandoz Q3 2024 Sales Boosted by Biosimilars and Generics, Up 12% YOY
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Switzerland-based Sandoz (SWX: SDZ) has published its financial statements for the third quarter of 2024, reporting sales of USD 2.6 billion, reflecting a 12% year-on-year (YOY) increase in constant currency terms. Chemical generics contributed USD 1.854 billion in sales, marking a 4% YOY increase, while biosimilars saw a significant surge…
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Junshi Biosciences Reports Q3 2024 Financials with Revenue Growth and Narrowed Losses
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Junshi Biosciences (HKG: 1877; SHA: 688180) has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, reporting revenues of RMB 1.271 billion (USD 178.36 million) for the first three quarters, marking a 28.87% year-on-year (YOY) increase, and a net loss of RMB 927 million (USD 130 million). The third…
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Chipsscreen Biosciences and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical End Strategic Partnership for Chiglitazar Launch
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China-based Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd (SHA: 688321) has reached an agreement with Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600267) to terminate their strategic partnership, which was initially formed in December 2020 to support the launch of the hypoglycemic drug chiglitazar (Bilessglu) for type 2 diabetes in 19 provinces, including Henan,…
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Eli Lilly Reports 20% YOY Revenue Growth in Q3 2024 Driven by Mounjaro and Zepbound
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US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, with total revenues increasing by 20% year-on-year (YOY) to USD 11.439 billion. The growth was propelled by volume increases from Mounjaro and Zepbound, as well as higher realized prices. In…
