Recent News Releases

SEATTLE and KING of PRUSSIA, Pa. – June 02, 2020 - Seattle Children’s Research Institute, one of the top pediatric research institutions in the world, and global biotechnology leader CSL...

Applications are now open for the 2021 CSL Centenary Fellowships, which are offered to outstanding mid-career scientists seeking to undertake world-class medical research at an Australian academic...

WALTHAM, Mass. and KING OF PRUSSIA, Penn. 27 May 2020 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, and global biotechnology company, CSL Limited...

Redmond, Wash., USA, and New York 26 May 2020 A coalition of world-leading medical and research institutions, blood centers, life science companies, technology companies, philanthropic...

ST GALLEN, CH and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 18 May, 2020 – Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) and ChemoCentryx, Inc., (NASDAQ: CCXI) today announced topline data from a forty-six...

Shareholders agreed to the Board of Directors’ recommendations for all proposed resolutions Election of Jacques Theurillat as new Chairman of the Board of Directors Etienne Jornod appointed...

Osaka, JAPAN, and King of Prussia, PA, USA – 7 May 2020 – The CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance, an unprecedented plasma industry collaboration recently established to accelerate the development of a...

Plasma-derived therapeutic with potential to treat serious complications of COVID-19. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – CSL Behring Australia, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, today announced that it will...

Statistically significant improvement in primary endpoint of proportion of patients with three point or greater reduction in mean worst itching intensity NRS score vs. placebo (p=0.02)...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – April 21, 2020 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that a clinical study examining faster infusion rates and higher volumes than currently approved...

King of Prussia, Pa. and Sioux Falls, S.D. 08 Apr 2020 Global biotherapeutics leader, CSL Behring and innovative human antibody development company SAB Biotherapeutics (SAB) announced today their...

Osaka, JAPAN, and King of Prussia, PA, USA 06 Apr 2020 Biotest, BPL, LFB, and Octapharma have joined an alliance formed by CSL Behring (ASX:CSL/USOTC:CSLLY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company...

GLOBAL PLASMA LEADERS COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL COVID-19 HYPERIMMUNE THERAPY −Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and...

Safeguarding our people and communities remains our top priority. 03 Apr 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we are continuing to take steps to ensure the health and safety of our workforce and...

AGM will take place as planned on 14 May, 2020 under extraordinary conditions Shareholders are not allowed to attend in person and are requested to vote via independent proxy St Gallen, 31 March...

This news release is intended for medical and pharmaceutical trade media and financial media only 31 Mar 2020 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, today announced that its adjuvanted...

To speed treatments, global biotech leader CSL offers to lend the company’s expertise in science and manufacturing. By Anthony Farina – Chief Communications Officer, CSL Limited | 23 Mar 2020...

To speed treatments, global biotech leader CSL offers to lend the company’s expertise in science and manufacturing. Anthony Farina – Chief Communications Officer, CSL Limited 18 Mar 2020 As...

Net sales and EBITDA exceeded raised full-year guidance as a result of continued execution of the three strategic growth drivers Etienne Jornod to step down as Executive Chairman. Jacques...

St Gallen, 3 March 2020 - Vifor Pharma today announced that Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has initiated coverage of Vifor Pharma with an investment grade BBB- credit rating and a stable outlook. This...

Partnership brings together Vifor Pharma’s world-class iron deficiency portfolio with Fresenius Kabi’s market-leading patient access in China Gives Vifor Pharma access to largest iron...

St Gallen, 17 February 2020 – Vifor Pharma today announced that it has agreed to purchase a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) priority review voucher (PRV). A PRV entitles the holder to...

Universities awarded $250,000 research grants as part of the CSL Behring-Science Center Research Acceleration Initiative 13 Feb 2020 PHILADELPHIA – February 13, 2020 – Researchers at the...

CSL Limited's statement on Coronavirus Coronavirus is quite different to influenza virus so it is not a core area of focus for CSL or Seqirus. However, we have investigated possible adjacencies in...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.– February 11, 2020 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Privigen® (Immune Globulin...

Forbes Magazine named CSL among its Best Employers for Diversity 2020. The annual rankings, which measure diversity across six different categories, are based on an independent survey of more than...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., 21 January 2020 – Forbes Magazine today named CSL Behring among its Best Employers for Diversity 2020. The annual rankings, which measure diversity across six different...

Melbourne, Australia 10 Jan 2020 Melbourne researchers have determined the molecular basis for how an important component of the immune system, called gamma-delta T cells, detects infections and...

King of Prussia, Pa. 09 Jan 2020 Global biotechnology giant CSL Limited, parent company of biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring and world-leading influenza provider Seqirus, will present at the 38th...

The Honourable John Brumby AO today formally opened the new ‘Nancy Millis’ building, an expansion of the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne,...

Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, announced today that its cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) has received approval from Health Canada for use in people 9 years of...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.– December 9, 2019 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring announced today that Hizentra received orphan-drug exclusivity from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Study highlights lower hospitalization rates in adults 65 years and older living in U.S. nursing homes who received an adjuvanted influenza vaccine versus standard trivalent influenza vaccine...

Sydney, Australia 04 Dec 2019 CSL Limited (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) is steadily advancing its Research & Development (R&D) pipeline and capabilities to deliver a highly differentiated product...

For a fifth consecutive year, Iron Deficiency Day aims to inform about the impact and symptoms of iron deficiency Iron Deficiency Day 2019 encourages people to ‘take iron seriously’ Supported...

Achieved both primary endpoints of clinical remission at weeks 26 and 52 with statistical superiority of avacopan over standard of care at 52 weeks Significantly reduced glucocorticoid toxicity...

St Gallen, 18 November 2019 – Vifor Pharma today announced the appointment of Lee Heeson as President International and member of the Executive Committee as of February 1st, 2020. Lee Heeson...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – 23 October 2019 – Harvard Business Review (HBR) today named CSL Limited CEO and Managing Director Paul Perreault among the Top 100 Best Performing CEOs in the world for...

CSL statement in response to media reports on case against Joseph Chiao The Sydney Morning Herald on 18 October 2019 reported that former CSL employee Dr Joseph Chiao ‘stole patient data’. CSL...

Global biotechnology leader, CSL, celebrated the Company’s 25th Anniversary of listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), commemorating the occasion with a ceremonial bell ring at...

Two Australian scientists have each been awarded AUD$1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships over five years to improve treatments for two of the world’s biggest health challenges: malaria and...

MADRID, Spain – 27 September 2019 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring will host a patient-focused symposium about Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) on Monday, 30 September, during the

The Executive Order represents a significant step towards accelerating access to more effective technologies, such as cell-based platforms, immunity-enhancing adjuvants, and other innovative...

New laboratory and office space will enhance influenza vaccine research and development and help the company prepare for Brexit. 23 Sep 2019 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, has...

This news release is intended for Health Professional media only. 17 Sep 2019 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, and Laboratoire Arrow, a fast growing player in the pharmaceutical...

St Gallen, 11 September 2019 – Vifor Pharma today announced changes to its management. Dr Klaus Henning Jensen will join the company as Chief Medical Officer and Member of the Executive...

St Gallen, 9 September 2019 – Vifor Pharma announced today that Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned a BBBcredit rating with stable outlook to Vifor Pharma. This inaugural investment grade credit...

This news release is intended for Health Professional media only. Maidenhead, 5 September 2019 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, announced today that it has started on-time...

Expanded licence creates opportunity for vadadustat to be provided to up to 60% of U.S. dialysis patients, subject to FDA approval The Vifor Pharma Group (SIX: VIFN) and Akebia Therapeutics, Inc....

Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, today presented new scientific data at the Options for the Control of Influenza (OPTIONS X) Conference in Singapore that demonstrated circulating...

Summit, NJ – August 30, 2019 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, today presented data at the Options for the Control of Influenza (OPTIONS X) Conference in Singapore from clinical...

Seqirus announced it will feature data in 3 presentations and 24 posters on the company’s adjuvant and cell-based vaccines for seasonal and pandemic influenza at the Options for the Control of...

Strong financial performance in H1 2019 Continued positive performance of all three strategic growth drivers Guidance raised on 2019 net sales and EBITDA On track to achieve Milestone 2020 ZURICH,...

Major landmark development will significantly increase CSL’s presence in the Parkville biomedical precinct and cement Melbourne’s place as a world-class research destination MELBOURNE,...

Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, today opened its new Italian headquarters in San Martino, Monteriggioni, just outside Siena. Monteriggioni (SI), July 19, 2019 Seqirus, a global...

This news release is intended for business and trade media only. Summit, New Jersey 15 Jul 2019 Seqirus is first to begin shipping its portfolio of seasonal influenza vaccines for the upcoming...

Melbourne, Australia - 1 July 2019 - Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring announced today that the company will support the presentation of new data from its recombinant coagulation factor...

- Eight posters including one oral presentation support ongoing research and clinical experience with Hizentra®, the first and only subcutaneous immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy approved to address...

Vifor Pharma and Evotec to create a jointly-owned drug discovery and development platform for innovative nephrology therapeutics Collaboration brings together Evotec’s best-in-class drug...

Public-private partnership is intended to safeguard Switzerland’s competitive position in pharmaceutical technologies of the future Zurich and Basel, 26 May 2019 Nanopharmaceutics promises...

ZURICH, 21 May 2019 – Vifor Pharma today announced that treatment of the first patient in their global phase-IIIb DIAMOND study has begun. The study will evaluate the potential of Veltassa® to...

16 May 2019 Marburg, Germany - 16 May 2019 - Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that the company has named five recipients of the 2019 Professor Heimburger Award for...

15 May 2019 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – May 15, 2019 - CSL today named Dr. Paul McKenzie, an accomplished global leader with diverse biotechnology experience, as Chief Operating Officer (COO),...

Veltassa® (patiromer) enables spironolactone for blood pressure management in patients with resistant hypertension and chronic kidney disease by controlling blood potassium levels. ZURICH, 10 May...

Shareholders agreed to the Board of Directors’ recommendations for all proposed resolutions Election of Dr. Sue Mahony and Kim Stratton and to the Board of Directors Confirmation of all members...

25 Apr 2019 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – 25 April 2019 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 4- and 5-gram vial...

Agreement to jointly commercialise the new diabetic kidney disease (DKD) indication for INVOKANA® (canagliflozin) in the US Only diabetes treatment indicated to slow down the progression of DKD...

Dubai, UAE - 9 April, 2019 – CSL Behring, a global biotherapeutics leader, has inaugurated its regional headquarters at Dubai Science Park (DSP), a holistic science-focused business community...

26 Mar 2019 Hizentra® [human normal immunoglobulin, 20%, subcutaneous] is the first and only subcutaneous immunoglobulin approved for the maintenance treatment of CIDP in Japan, based on findings...

MELBOURNE, Australia - CSL today announced its continued partnership with the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) signing a new three-year agreement in support of programs that encourage life-long...

VIFOR PHARMA GROUP REPORTS STRONG 2018 RESULTS, EXCEEDING RAISED GUIDANCE THE VIFOR PHARMA GROUP REPORTED A STRONG SALES AND PROFIT PERFORMANCE IN 2018 WITH CONTINUED SOLID GROWTH FROM ITS THREE...

04 Feb 2019 MONTREAL and KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – 4 February 2019 – The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) and global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that the company has...

Companies plan to file for full marketing approval to EMA and FDA in 2020 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and ZURICH, 24 January, 2019 – ChemoCentryx, Inc. and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma...

Re-analysis of the PIVOTAL data by the investigators has revealed that proactive, high-dose Venofer® compared to reactive, low-dose Venofer® resulted in: Superiority and statistically...

16 Jan 2019 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – January 16, 2019 – Forbes magazine has named global biotechnology leader CSL Limited as one of The Best Employers for Diversity in the United States. CSL,...

This news release is intended for Health Professional media only. Seqirus to launch its cell-based influenza vaccine in Europe for the 2019-20 season Real-world data indicates cell-based influenza...

07 Jan 2019 King of Prussia, Pa – Global biotechnology giant CSL Limited, parent company of biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring and world-leading influenza provider Seqirus, today announced that...

The Honourable John Brumby AO today formally opened the new ‘Nancy Millis’ building, an expansion of the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne,...

Vifor Pharma Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Treanor as President of Relypsa on a permanent basis. He is also appointed to the Executive Committee of Vifor Pharma Group...

06 Dec 2018 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – December 6, 2018 – Paul Perreault, CEO and Managing Director of CSL Limited, is one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs for 2018,...

CSL spotlights developments in cell-based vaccine technology at Australian Research and Development briefing CSL Limited (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) subsidiary Seqirus, today presented new real-world...

This year’s Iron Deficiency Day (26 November 2018) aims to raise awareness of the serious public health problems posed by iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia and highlight the negative...

This news release is intended for Health Professional media only. 16 Nov 2018 Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention, today released a new real-world evidence analysis indicating that...

The expansion will allow Seqirus to increase capacity for formulation, fill and finish manufacturing of cell-based and adjuvanted influenza vaccines for global markets. 16 Nov 2018 Seqirus, a...

08 Nov 2018 King of Prussia, Pa. – 08 November 2018 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring in collaboration with Health Analytics, a prominent health economics and outcomes research...

08 Nov 2018 King of Prussia, Pa. – 08 November 2018 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring in collaboration with Health Analytics, a prominent health economics and outcomes research...

PIVOTAL TRIAL CONFIRMS LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF IV IRON DOSING STRATEGY PIVOTAL TRIAL CONFIRMS LONG-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF INTRAVENOUS IRON DOSING STRATEGY ALLOWING HIGHER FERRITIN...

22 Oct 2018 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – October 22, 2018 – The University City Science Center and global biotechnology leader CSL Behring, which has its operational headquarters in King of Prussia,...

22 Oct 2018 LISBON, Portugal – 22 October 2018 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that it will host a panel of cross-specialty experts at its “Current and Emerging...

Subject to final approval by the European Commission, Seqirus plans to launch the vaccine as FLUCELVAX® TETRA1 in Europe for the 2019/20 influenza season. 19 Oct 2018 Seqirus, a global leader in...

Two Australian scientists have each been awarded an AUD$1.25 million, five-year, CSL Centenary Fellowship to further research into why so many people die from infection following stroke and how we...

09 Oct 2018 Melbourne, 9 October, 2018 – CSL, the parent company of CSL Behring, today announced an AUD$50,000 donation in support of Indonesian earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. The...

Barbara Angehrn joins Vifor Pharma as Chief Business Officer Patrick Treanor takes over from Scott Garland as President of Relypsa Vifor Pharma announced today changes to its management. Barbara...

Vifor Pharma Group increases equity stake in ChemoCentryx from 6.6% to 21.2%. Vifor Pharma Group acquires an additional 7,343,492 common shares of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI) from...

18 Sep 2018 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – September 18, 2018 – Thomson Reuters has ranked global biotechnology leader CSL Limited one of the top 100 companies in its 2018 global Diversity and...

13 Sep 2018 PARIS, France – 13 September 2018 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring will host a symposium about Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) on Monday, 17 September, during the 28th

Vifor Pharma today announced the launch of an inaugural Swiss Franc straight bond in the amount of CHF 465 million in the Swiss domestic market. The bond carries a 0.75% fixed coupon with a tenor...

23 Aug 2018 KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – 23 August 2018 – Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring today announced that IDELVION® [Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Albumin Fusion Protein...

Strong financial performance in H1 2018 Three medium-term strategic growth drivers fully on track #Strategic in-licensing deal concluded with Cara Therapeutics Inc Net sales and EBITDA guidance...

• CSL Behring is now the only company to offer a portfolio of biologics to address the unique needs of CIDP patients in the US – Hizentra®, the first and only subcutaneous immunoglobulin...