Monday, April 6, 2020 Daily Archives

Novartis close to EU approval for Zolgensma at last

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Novartis’s AveXis unit has received a CHMP nod for the spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy at its latest meeting, sending it on the final steps to market in the EU. After several delays plus a row over a controversial lottery-style managed access program in Europe, Novartis gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) has finally been granted a positive opinion by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The committee has recommended a conditional marketing authorization of Zolgensma for the…

April 6, 2020

Growing interest in stem cells for COVID-19 ailments, says Cynata

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Stem cell therapies can treat COVID -19 complications says Cynata Therapeutics, which is in talks with potential development partners. The Australian biotech announced it was in talks in a March R&D update, telling investors industry interest in using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat patients with conditions caused by severe COVID-19 infection had increasing. CEO Ross Macdonald confirmed talks are ongoing but told us “We cannot disclose the names of any of the companies or other parties with which we…

April 6, 2020