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Sobi to acquire Dova Pharmaceuticals

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Sweden

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB is to acquire the US specialty pharmaceutical company Dova Pharmaceuticals Inc in a bid to broaden its haematology and immunology portfolios. The transaction is valued at up to $915 million and consists of a cash offer plus a contingency payment for shareholders if Dova’s lead product is approved for a new indication by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Positive opinion for Ebola vaccine

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Netherlands

The first vaccine for the active immunisation of individuals at risk of infection from the Ebola virus is being recommended for use in countries affected by the disease including the Democratic Republic of Congo where a public health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization.

CHMP recommends Evenity after re-examination

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Netherlands

The European Medicine Agency’s chief scientific committee has issued a positive opinion for Evenity (romosozumab) for the treatment of severe postmenopausal osteoporosis after initially rejecting the drug on the basis of cardiovascular safety concerns.