Latest pharma industry news

• Millendo Therapeutics begins human trial of VMS drug candidate MLE-301 September 24, 2020
• J&J begins phase 3 ENSEMBLE Covid-19 vaccine trial for JNJ-78436735 September 23, 2020
• Permira to acquire Spanish pharma company Neuraxpharm from Apax Partners September 23, 2020
• Roche acquires Irish inflammasome company Inflazome for €380m September 22, 2020
• Ampersand acquires majority stake in in vitro diagnostics company ALPCO September 21, 2020
• Illumina to take full ownership of cancer screening company GRAIL in $8bn deal September 21, 2020
• AstraZeneca acquires oral PCSK9 inhibitors from Dogma Therapeutics September 19, 2020
• BioNTech to acquire Novartis’ Marburg manufacturing plant to expand production of COVID-19 vaccine candidates September 18, 2020
• Japan-based Santen acquires US ophthalmic company Eyevance Pharmaceuticals September 17, 2020
• Lilly, Amgen collaborate to boost supply of potential COVID-19 therapies September 17, 2020