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BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Attruby™ (acoramidis), an orally-administered near-complete (≥90%) stabilizer of Transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of adults with ATTR-CM to reduce cardiovascular death and cardiovascular-related hospitalization. The FDA approval is based on positive results seen in the ATTRibute-CM Phase 3 study, where Attruby significantly reduced death and cardiovascular-related hospitalization, and improved quality of life.

On 28 June 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a third ustekinumab biosimilar, Pyzchiva (ustekinumab-ttwe). This product has been developed by Samsung Bioepis and is commercialised by Sandoz. It is a biosimilar of reference product Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Stelera.