Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) unit Janssen Pharmaceutical announced today that it received FDA approval for its Ponvory treatment. Ponvory (ponesimod) is a once-daily, oral selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulator for treating adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s areas of treatment include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease and active secondary progressive disease, […]
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FDA approves J&J’s Tremfya self-injection pen for psoriasis
FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s patient-controlled injector for Tremfya, a treatment for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The self-injection approval may help Tremfya compete with AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) Humira pen, which was previously approved for self-injection by psoriasis patients. Made by J&J subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Horsham, Penn.), Tremfya is a biologic therapy that selectively […]
J&J inks collab deal to develop MERS vaccine
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced a new collaborative deal as it looks to develop a vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. The collaborative deal is between J&J’s Janssen Vaccines & Prevention division, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, J&J said. Through the deal, Janssen […]
J&J’s Janssen wins $45m BARDA contract for Ebola vaccine dev
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that its Janssen Pharmaceutical subsidiary Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V received a $44.7 million award and collaborative partnership from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to support its development of an investigational Ebola vaccine regimen. The deal comes with an option for BARDA to provide additional funding over 5 […]
J&J touts first-in-human data for HIV vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) touted first-in-human clinical data today for its investigational HIV vaccine in development by its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutical. The Phase I/IIa trial enrolled 393 healthy volunteers. According to the data, the vaccine was well-tolerated and triggered an HIV antibody response in 100% of participants. “Finding a preventive vaccine has proven to be one […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: May 26, 2017
From Merck’s new licensing agreement to surgical study data being touted, here are medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Merck inks exclusive licensing agreement for Alzheimer’s antibody Merck announced in a May 25 press release that it has entered an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Teijin Pharma. The […]
Ichor Medical inks $85m drug-device deal with J&J
