The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved L’Oréal India’s acquisition of Onesto Labs, the parent company of beauty house Innovist. The clearance confirms that the deal, which was first announced in June, is on track to close in the coming months. 

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Why it matters: The decision comes shortly after the Italian biotech said it expected U.S. enrollment in ENIGMA-TRS 2 to resume “in the near future.” Newron is testing evenamide as an add-on treatment for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Ammonia and manure are two of the most effective ways to give corn the nitrogen it needs, but they come with a cost to t…

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Why it matters: Addex gets back the candidate and related intellectual property without paying Indivior. “There were no payments or financial considerations on the return and no obligations on either side,” an Addex spokesperson told European Biotechnology.

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Why it matters: The new collaboration targets monthly and quarterly injections. If that longer dosing interval works in patients, it could give Novo another way to distinguish its weekly obesity and diabetes treatments, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, in diseases where treatment convenience is becoming a growing competitive advantage.

Bavarian Nordic: Tarja Stenvall to become CEO. The Danish vaccine maker has chosen the former Sanofi executive to succeed Paul Chaplin on Oct. 15. Stenvall brings commercial and vaccine experience to a company that grew under Chaplin from a research-focused biotech into a global vaccine supplier. Go deeper.