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Main Results of 2025 Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting
REYKJAVÍK, Iceland and LUXEMBOURG, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2025 Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting (the "2025 AGM") of Alvotech (the "Company") was held on June 25, 2025, at Arendt House, 41A Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-2082...
Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Results
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the 16-week fourth quarter and the 52-week fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. Net...
BlueCat appoints Kevin Shone as Chief Financial Officer
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlueCat, a leading provider of Intelligent Network Operations Solutions that help organizations modernize, optimize, and secure their network infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Kevin...
argenx Announces European Commission Approval of VYVGART Subcutaneous Injection for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
VYVGART® SC, first-and-only IgG Fc-antibody fragment which specifically targets the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), now approved for use in Europe for CIDP Approval based on ADHERE clinical trial, the largest study of CIDP patients to date First...
Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s Enter into Collaboration to Co-Develop Biosimilar Candidate to Keytruda® (pembrolizumab)
HYDERABAD, India and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide (“Alvotech”), and Dr....
European Commission Approves Duvyzat for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Now approved in the EU, Duvyzat offers an important treatment option for delaying Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) disease progression Duvyzat is an orally administered treatment for DMD in patients 6 years and older who are able to walk The...
Alvotech’s Private Placement Completed with Delivery of SDRs and Shares to Investors
Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVO-SDB, the “Company”), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced the completion of a private placement that was carried out...
Oculis Upsized Loan Facility to Access up to CHF 100 million
ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS; XICE: OCS) (“Oculis” or the “Company”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovations addressing ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases with...
Alvotech Announces Webcast of First Quarter 2025 Financial Results on May 8, 2025, at 8:00 am EDT
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specialized in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, announced today that it will release financial...
Krystal Biotech Announces European Commission Approval of VYJUVEK® for the Treatment of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
VYJUVEK approved for the treatment of DEB from birth in Europe Approval allows for dosing at home or in a healthcare setting, as well as patient or caregiver administration if deemed appropriate by a healthcare professional PITTSBURGH, April 28,...
Oculis to Participate in Upcoming June Investor Conferences
ZUG, Switzerland, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS / ICX: OCS.IC) (“Oculis”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovations addressing ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases with significant unmet...
The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 9 June, 2025
Back to Publications Quebec Authorities Monitoring Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Nunavik As reported by CBC News on June 10, Quebec’s public health service stated that it is closely monitoring the increasing number of tuberculosis cases in Nunavik....
Alvogen Completes Comprehensive Refinancing with Longer-Dated Maturity Profile and Reduction of Debt
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvogen Pharma US, Inc. (“Alvogen” or the “Company”), a privately owned US-based pharmaceutical company, has completed a comprehensive refinancing of its capital...
Autolus Therapeutics Announces Positive CHMP Opinion for Obecabtagene Autoleucel for Adult Patients (age 26 and older) with Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (R/R B-ALL)
Positive CHMP opinion based on FELIX clinical trial of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) in adult patients with r/r B-ALL, demonstrating high and durable response rates and low toxicity Opinion follows FDA approval and MHRA conditional marketing...
Alvotech Appoints Dr. Balaji V. Prasad as Chief Strategy Officer
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, or the “Company”), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced the...
Oculis to Present its Innovative Late-Stage Pipeline Candidates at Upcoming Ophthalmology Conferences
ZUG, Switzerland, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculis Holding AG (Nasdaq: OCS / ICX: OCS.IC) (“Oculis”), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovations addressing ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic diseases with significant unmet...
Bionano Recaps Global Momentum Behind Optical Genome Mapping at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Genetics Held Recently in Milan, Italy
SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ: BNGO) recently participated in the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference held in Milan, Italy, from May 24-27, 2025. The event highlighted the use of optical...
Alvotech Acquires Xbrane’s R&D Operations in Sweden and Further Affirms its Global Leadership Position in Biosimilars Development and Production
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and STOCKHOLM, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced the acquisition...
