Relvar Ellipta Supported by EMA Advisors

Advisors to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have voted in support of approving GlaxoSmithKline/ Theravance’s Relvar Ellipta for both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has delivered a response recommending marketing authorisation for Relvar Ellipta, a combination of the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone

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Almirall Start Phase III trials & Announce Collaboration with BioFocus

Spain’s Almirall yesterday announced that they have linked up with UK drug discovery firm BioFocus to find new hit compounds against key targets of interest to Almirall.  These compounds will be used to support projects targeted at the treatment of respiratory and inflammatory conditions. BioFocus, the service division of Belgium’s Galapagos, will apply their screening

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