Tag: SLEEP PHARMACEUTICALS

quviviq Daridorexant dual orexin receptor antagonist
Pharmaceuticals & Therapuetics Product & Vendor Updates

QUVIVIQ Wins Best Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Product

Idorsia Ltd announces that its novel treatment for insomnia disorder QUVIVIQ (Daridorexant) has been awarded the inaugural Prix Galien Bridges Award in the category of “Best Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Product”. The award recognizes groundbreaking medicines, including biologics, gene therapies, and traditional pharmaceutical compounds, that advance patient care through scientific innovation. […]

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Business & Industry News Product & Vendor Updates

The Sleep Wire 

EnsoData Raises $20M to Accelerate Commercialization of AI-powered Sleep Solutions EnsoData, an innovator in AI healthtech solutions, announced a $20 million Series B financing led by Questa Capital. This new capital will enable EnsoData to accelerate adoption of its AI-powered sleep medicine solutions, improving the sleep care pathway for, in […]

Takeda Unveils Positive Phase 3 Oveporexton (TAK-861) Results in Narcolepsy Type 1 at World Sleep 2025
Pharmaceuticals & Therapuetics Business & Industry News Narcolepsy

Takeda Presents Orexin Data from Landmark Oveporexton (TAK-861) Phase 3 Program in Narcolepsy Type 1 at World Sleep 2025

Takeda will present data from two global Phase 3 double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of oveporexton (TAK-861)1, a potential first-in-class investigational oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R)-selective agonist in narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), during multiple oral presentations at the World Sleep 2025 Congress in Singapore.   Both the FirstLight (TAK-861-3001) and RadiantLight (TAK-861-3002) […]

Avadel Strengthens Portfolio with Exclusive License of Valiloxybate
Pharmaceuticals & Therapuetics

Avadel Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Sleep Medicine Portfolio with Exclusive License of Valiloxybate from XWPharma Ltd

Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming medicines to transform lives, and XWPharma Ltd. (“XWPharma”) together announced today that Avadel has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with XWPharma to develop and commercialize valiloxybate, a GABAB receptor agonist, for all indications, including the treatment of sleep disorders, such […]

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Harmony Strengthens Patent With ANDA Settlement

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc., today announced a settlement agreement with Lupin Limited, resolving the patent infringement litigation related to Lupin’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of WAKIX® (pitolisant hydrochloride). As part of the agreement, litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware will […]

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Pharmaceuticals & Therapuetics Obstructive Sleep Apnea

FDA Approves Zepbound for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Obesity

Eli Lilly and Company announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity.1 Zepbound may help adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity improve their sleep disorder. It should be used with […]