Carl Zeiss Meditec agrees to buy Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center for €1B

Dec. 19, 2023

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG reported it plans to buy Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center BV (DORC) from investment firm Eurazeo SE for approximately €985 million (US$1.08 billion).

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Blenrep misstep? ODAC cites tox, GSK dosing neglect in MM

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The rough ride presaged by briefing documents came to pass for GSK plc with the drug first approved by the U.S. FDA as Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin, bel-maf), as...

Adcom agrees with FDA: Otsuka’s PTSD treatment needs more study

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In a 10-1 vote, the U.S. FDA’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee said Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s studies of its combination post-traumatic stress...

Atai Therapeutics discovers new 5-HT2A receptor partial agonists

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Atai Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized new tetrahydro pyridine-substituted indole and azaindoles acting as 5-HT2A receptor partial agonists reported to be useful...