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Novo Nordisk Secures Global Licensing Agreement with Ascendis Pharma for TransCon Technology
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Denmark-based healthcare giant Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO; CPH: NOVO-B) has entered into a licensing agreement with compatriot firm Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND), a specialist in rare diseases. The collaboration grants Novo Nordisk exclusive rights to utilize Ascendis’ TransCon technology platform globally for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of proprietary…
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Ascendis Pharma’s Hypoparathyroidism Therapy Yorvipath Wins FDA Nod, Fills Market Gap
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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market approval to Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND), a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company specializing in rare diseases, for its hypoparathyroidism treatment, palopegteriparatide. The therapy, to be marketed as Yorvipath, is a once-daily prodrug of parathyroid hormone (PTH[1-34]) designed to address the…
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Visen Pharmaceuticals’ TransCon hGH Accepted for Review by China’s NMPA
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Visen Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Denmark-based Ascendis Pharma and Chinese healthcare-focused investment firm Vivo Capital, has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted for review a marketing approval filing for its lonapegsomatropin, TransCon hGH, a once-weekly long-acting growth hormone. This drug, which is the first long-acting…
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WuXi Biologics Partners with Visen Pharmaceuticals for Lonapegsomatropin Manufacturing
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China-based Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) WuXi Biologics (HKG: 2269) has entered into a partnership agreement with Visen Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Denmark’s Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND) and Chinese healthcare investment firm Vivo Capital. Under the terms of the deal, Visen Pharmaceuticals will entrust WuXi Biologics…
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Visen Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase II Results for TransCon CNP in Achondroplasia
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Visen Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Denmark-based Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND) and Chinese healthcare investment firm Vivo Capital, has announced topline results from the ACcomplisH China Phase II trial. The study assessed the safety and efficacy of once-weekly TransCon CNP (navepegritide) in children with achondroplasia (ACH) aged 2 to…
