Nichi-Iko has revealed its choice of new leadership, looking to Sandoz Japan for its next president and CEO. Meanwhile, Ethypharm and Krka have made fresh appointments in the UK and Centrient has named a new chief quality officer.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended pan-EU marketing approval for four medicines but turned down Ipsen’s treatment for an ultra-rare bone disorder. It has also OK’d new uses of seven already-approved drugs and is reviewing efficacy concerns regarding Novartis’ sickle cell medicine.

Troubled Japanese firm Nichi-Iko has currently has ¥55.8bn of debt forgiveness, which may expand to ¥98.5bn in the future. It currently faces regular payments until 2033 to settle all of its debts.

Alongside CSL/Behring/uniQure’s Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the European Medicines Agency has given the green light to new drugs for liver cancer, NSCLC, Pompe disease and multiple sclerosis. But it turned down omburtamab for treating the rare cancer, neuroblastoma.