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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc announced that Bristol Myers Squibb received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Opdivo Qvantig™ (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) co-formulated with Halozyme's ENHANZE® drug delivery technology for subcutaneous use in most previously approved adult, solid tumor intravenous (IV) Opdivo® indications as monotherapy, monotherapy maintenance following completion of Opdivo plus Yervoy® (ipilimumab) combination therapy, or in combination with chemotherapy or cabozantinib.

The scan method has enabled the team, led by researchers at Newcastle University, UK, to see how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and patients who have received a lung transplant.

Mankind Pharma Limited and Innovent Biologics have announced a groundbreaking partnership to exclusively license and commercialise sintilimab, an advanced PD-1 immunotherapy, in the Indian market. This strategic collaboration aims to address the critical challenges in cancer treatment and improve patient access to innovative therapeutic options in the region.

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement with one of Leading Global Pharma Company for Manufacture and Supply of selected pharmaceutical formulations in the European Market. Akums group will manufacture and supply Oral Liquid Formulation to be marketed in multiple European countries.

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has created a platform, called SIMPL2, that revolutionizes the study of protein-protein interactions by simplifying detection while improving measurement accuracy.

Microtech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medinol Inc., a leader in global MedTech research and development, announced that it has initiated human clinical trials of their microsensor platform, in a trial to measure atrial pressures important for the treatment of heart failure. The first implantation was recently performed by Prof. Erez Sharoni at Beilinson Medical Center in Petah-Tikva, Israel.