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Mayank Mamtani, managing director and group head of healthcare research at B. Riley Securities, told BioSpace he believes Altimmune’s pemvidutide still shows promise despite safety concerns.
Following recent meetings with the FDA and European Medicines Agency, Mereo Biopharma is designing a Phase III study of alvelestat to treat alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated lung disease.
With some proactive measures, you can make it more likely your stocks will remain yours in the event of a layoff.
Peter Marks described the steps the agency is taking to advance the development of gene therapies for rare disorders. This could spell good news in the near future for Sarepta Therapeutics.
BioNTech inked an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement with OncoC4 to develop and commercialize its investigational anti-CTLA-4 antibody ONC-392 for solid tumors.
Takeda will advance its experimental drug for plaque psoriasis, TAK-279, to Phase III later this year after the TYK2 inhibitor met its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase IIb study.
Karuna Therapeutics released data Monday from the Phase III EMERGENT-3 trial showing that KarXT met the primary endpoint, significantly improving symptom severity.
As demand for biotech talent increases, the need to offer competitive pay to the average employee puts financial pressure on companies to increase CEO pay as well.
Biomarkers as a surrogate endpoint in ALS will go on trial on March 22 as Biogen and Ionis’s tofersen faces the FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee.
Sangamo Therapeutics lost two powerhouse partners Friday after it reported that both Novartis and Biogen discontinued focusing on gene regulation therapies in the neurology space.
On Feb. 28, Novavax issued a candid warning to investors: it may not be able to continue operations beyond February 2024. BioSpace takes a deep dive into the vaccine maker’s prospects.
For Daiichi Sankyo, recent results from the Phase III CLEAR trial of Esperion Therapeutics’ Nexletol (bempedoic acid) were not convincing enough to trigger a milestone payment.
An advisory committee will meet March 22 to discuss the fate of Biogen and Ionis’ ALS hopeful tofersen. For that and more, see inside.
Pfizer and Astellas announced positive topline Phase III results Thursday for Xtandi plus leuprolide in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
Amgen is terminating 450 workers in hopes of weathering dropping drug prices and rising inflation. This is Amgen’s second round of job cuts this year.
The FDA will hold an advisory committee meeting for Sarepta’s investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ahead of its May 29, 2023 action date.
Real estate development firm Sterling Bay launches life sciences division starting with Lincoln Yards, a 320,000 square foot site on the Chicago River.
The new financing will help the Boston-based biotech accelerate the development of its siRNA-based therapies for immuno-dermatology indications.
Seamless Therapeutics launched Wednesday with $12.5 million in seed financing to develop its programmable recombinases for gene editing.
In spite of a tumultuous economy, many life science companies have started the year off strong. With plans to expand its team and pipeline in the coming year, Takeda is one of them.