The Pink Sheet's list of EU centralized approvals of new active substances has been updated to include three new products, including GlaxoSmithKline's Jemperli (dostarlimab), which is the first anti-PD-1 therapy approved for recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer. 

Novartis, Arvelle, AstraZeneca and Incyte are among a raft of drug sponsors who should find out shortly whether the European Medicines Agency will vote in favor of approving their products for use in the EU.

2020 has kicked off with a major European biotech deal that will see the Italian conglomerate Angelini take over Switzerland's Arvelle which is on the verge of getting EU approval for an anti-epilepsy drug licensed from SK Bio that got the green light in the US two years ago.

Following last year’s license pact with Arvelle in Europe and a US launch earlier this year, SK Biopharmaceuticals’ sizable deal with Ono now paves the way for the South Korean company to enter the Japanese market and further expand antiepileptic cenobamate’s global presence.