Qdenga’s approval is supported by the data obtained from 19 clinical trials, and follows similar decisions in other countries. The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) in Brazil has granted approval for Takeda’s tetravalent dengue virus vaccine, Qdenga. The vaccine, previously known as TAK-003, has received approval for preventing dengue disease in people aged four years to 60 years. Qdenga has been developed based on a live-attenuated dengue serotype 2 virus that offers the genetic backbone for four dengue virus serotypes and is designed to provide protection against any of these. Qdenga is purported to be the only dengue vaccine approved in Brazil for use in people without the need for pre-vaccination testing and regardless of previous exposure. ANVISA’s approval follows similar decisions by the European Commission in December, and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last month. The company continues to advance regulatory filings in other dengue-endemic countries in Asia and Latin America. In ...
HiFiBiO Therapeutics is aspiring to work on antibody therapies for different gastrointestinal diseases, cancers and other disorders by signing a pact with Japanese Pharma and biotech company Takeda.
Takeda CEO Christophe Weber aspires to make China its second most important market in the long run, accepting it as a major task in the future.
On Monday Takeda Pharmaceutical confirmed to acquire Shire for £45.3 billion ($61.50 billion). The final deal will be 46 percent cash and 54 percent stock.
New collaboration to explore the potential clinical benefits of two novel and complementary immuno-oncology mechanisms
Takeda has upped its offer to buy Shire $SHPG for a mix of stock and cash worth close to $65 billion, which is good enough for the Lexington, MA-based biotech to extend the deadline on their talks to May 8 after determining they were close to finalizing a pact.
Three of Takeda’s anticipated Shire buyout bids have already been rejected—and now, the Japanese drugmaker might just lose out to a competing bidder. Allergan, for instance, is already in talks for a buy.
Takeda is considering making a bold move for Shire, after announcing, as per UK regulations, that it may make an approach for the company.
First allogeneic stem cell therapy to receive central marketing authorization approval in Europe. Alofisel offers a new treatment option for patients who do not respond to current available therapies and may be subject to numerous invasive surgeries1
Takeda's inflammatory bowel disease treatment Entyvio has already been delivering blockbuster-plus sales, and the Japanese drugmaker sees fertile territory for more growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
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