CONTENTS

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, highlights the urgent need to elevate patients’ voices to accelerate rare disease innovation

Angelini Pharma tells Pharmafocus about the global challenge of epilepsy as well as how his company is striving to bridge the gaps in epilepsy treatment

Beckley Psytech tells Pharmafocus about the use of psychedelic medicine for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological conditions, and how this field could develop in the future

Compass Pathways explores the need for new treatments in the mental health space, as well as assessing whether psychoactives could be the way forward

Pharmafocus considers the need for sustainable practices in the pharma industry, and assesses various sustainable advances that have already been made

Top news

Page 4 – AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s BLA for datopotamab deruxtecan accepted by FDA for breast cancer treatment

Page 6 – Sanofi announces data from phase 3 LUNA 3 trial for immune
thrombocytopaenia treatment

Page 10 – Neurolentech and Kaerus Bioscience collaborate on
neurodevelopmental disorder research

Page 12 – Johnson & Johnson announces acquisition of Shockwave Medical
for $13.1bn

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