Ice Bucket Challenge

News round-up for 3-7 October by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer This week has brought new trial results and regulatory approvals shedding light and bringing hope into therapy areas of unmet need. The University of Birmingham and King’s College London have furthered our understanding of difficult to treat cancers, while Janssen has revealed encouraging results […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AMX0035, a new treatment for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Development of the drug was funded by $2.2 million from the ALS Association, raised by the 2014 social media craze the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’. Another 40 potential new treatments are being investigated.  […]