Transplants
Brazil's Fiocruz, through its Farmanguinhos unit, has begun fully domestic production of tacrolimus, an immunosuppressant to prevent organ transplant rejection. The milestone stems from a Product Development Partnership (PDP) with Brazilian firm Libbs, which acquired manufacturing technology from India's Biocon. Farmanguinhos now becomes the sole supplier to the SUS public health system.
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The Gregorio Marañón University Hospital has successfully performed Europe's first partial heart transplant on a seven-month-old baby. Mariami is recovering well after leaving Intensive Care just two days post-surgery. This breakthrough, endorsed by transplant authorities, combines pioneering techniques and could transform treatments for children with heart defects.