Pfizer has announced that the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended the company’s bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Abrysvo, for maternal immunisation.

Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced that the FDA has approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10mg tablets to reduce risk of sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR), end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death and hospitalisation in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ojjaara (momelotinib) for the treatment of intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis in adults with anaemia.

The Menarini Group and its subsidiary Stemline Therapeutics have announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Orserdu (elacestrant) as a monotherapy for the treatment of post-menopausal women and men with oestrogen receptor (er)-positive, her2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (mbc) with an activating esr1 mutation who have experienced disease progression following at least one prior endocrine therapy.

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have shared positive high-level results from the tropion-breast01 phase 3 trial, which showed datopotamab deruxtecan demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared to chemotherapy in patients with inoperable or metastatic hormone receptor (hr)-positive, her2-low or negative breast cancer.

BioNTech and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have announced a partnership to advance the development of mRNA-based vaccine candidates for the prevention of mpox.

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) recently held a research and development day in New York, US, in order to discuss the company’s R&D strategy and capabilities while providing insights into its pipeline and long-term growth plans.

Exscientia has announced a new collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, with a focus on the discovery of novel small molecule drug candidates for the treatment of various indications across oncology, neuroinflammation and immunology.

Novo Nordisk and UNICEF have announced an extension to their long-term partnership aiming to prevent global childhood obesity, which is now deemed a public health crisis affecting millions of children worldwide.

Pharmanovia has announced that it will expand its neurology portfolio with the acquisition of a selection of central nervous system (CNS) brands from Sanofi.

Astellas pharma has announced that it is preparing to submit a planning application to build a new state-of-the-art facility at an estimated cost of €330m in tralee, county kerry, ireland.

GSK and Save the Children have announced that they will be renewing their partnership for an additional five years.