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Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture are moving into Phase III for a combination treatment targeting the rise of artemisinin-resistant Malaria infection.
Late Monday, Arvinas Inc. was forced to divulge the contents of its upcoming breast cancer data presentation, slated for the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (“SABCS”).
The FDA granted priority review to Takeda’s Biologics License Application for TAK-003, a dengue vaccine candidate. The vaccine to date is only approved for use in Indonesia.
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The FDA approved CSL Behring and uniQure’s Hemgenix, a one-time gene therapy developed for adults with Hemophilia B,the companies announced Tuesday afternoon.
Merck is eyeing another major label expansion for its flagship anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda following an interim analysis of KEYNOTE-859 trial.
The FDA granted argenx Priority Review status for the company’s BLA for SC efgartigimod for generalized myasthenia gravis.
Following a request from the FDA, GSK is withdrawing its multiple myeloma drug Blenrep from the U.S. market while continuing to push other combination trial programs.
In a volatile year, marked with challenges, BioSpace is taking a pause to reflect on the many “wins” in biopharma.
Lysogene’s investigational gene therapy LYS-SAF302 failed to meet its primary and key secondary efficacy endpoints in mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA.
With a $1.36 billion buyout, Merck bolstered its oncology program with the acquisition of Biotech Bay-based Imago Biosciences, a company focused on chronic bone marrow cancers.
Teva Pharmaceuticals has found its new president and CEO. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Richard Francis will take the company’s reins as Kåre Schultz retires.
The FDA has a number of PDUFA dates for the remainder of November for Spectrum, ImmunoGen, Scynexis and Y-mAbs.
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will serve 11 years in prison on four counts of fraud, according to her sentencing by a federal judge in a California courtroom on Friday afternoon.
Large pharmaceutical companies are making plans to comply with sustainability and carbon net zero targets. Hear from AstraZeneca and Merck KGaA’s MilliporeSigma about their strategies.
Pfizer and BioNTech reported positive data Friday from their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster. This followed a similar announcement by Moderna Monday.
Therapeutics to halt the progression of chronic kidney disease are in Phase III trials, and others will enter that stage soon. NDAs could follow as early as 2024 with regulatory determinations in 2025.
Iovance Biotherapeutics announced the FDA’s Biologics License Application for lifileucel will likely be completed in Q1 of 2023, a short delay after the agency requested additional data.
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The FDA has approved Provention’s BLA for intravenous antibody TZIELD to delay stage 3 type 1 diabetes, making it the first disease-modifying drug indicated to slow disease progression.
With the Thanksgiving season upon us, there are many reasons for biopharma and life sciences companies to say thanks, including for new leaders.
Editas Medicine is pausing its ocular gene therapy program after demonstrating a favorable safety profile and seeking a potential partner to develop EDIT-101, the company announced Thursday.