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Merck’s bid to buy the cancer-focused Seagen has hit a roadblock after the two companies failed to agree on a price, according to a Bloomberg report.
The United States and China are reportedly close to an agreement that would allow the PCAOB to audit companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange, per the Wall Street Journal.
Using only stem cells from mice, scientists created a synthetic mouse embryo with a brain, a heartbeat and a yolk sac from which it receives nutrients.
In an SEC filing, Zymergen revealed it was cutting 80 more jobs and parting with Zach Serber, its co-founder and chief scientific officer.
Despite an anticipated revenue opportunity of $24.48 billion by 2027, a fraction of R&D funding is currently allocated to this space. BioSpace spoke with Organon’s Sandy Milligan about the challenges and progress.
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine has produced promising data with an efficacy of 85.7% in adults over 60 with a more severe form of the disease. Data in hand, Pfizer plans to head to the FDA this Fall.
This week’s Movers & Shakers includes Tessa and Adial bringing in new CEOs, while other companies strengthened their regulatory and medical teams with key appointments
Researchers at NYU Langone found that 48% of those who received psilocybin stopped drinking altogether, and the treatment reduced heavy drinking by an average of 83%.
Erytech Pharma is abandoning plans to submit a Biologics License Application to the FDA for Graspa in hypersensitive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
According to a recent study, Pfizer’s Paxlovid appeared to be far more effective at reducing deaths and hospitalizations in older adults than younger patients suffering from the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
AstraZeneca announced a series of wins in Japan with regulatory approvals for Tagrisso, Ultomiris and Lynparza, to treat non-small cell lung cancer, myasthenia gravis and breast cancer, respectively.
BioMarin’s Roctavian was granted conditional authorization in the European Union, making it the first gene therapy approved for severe hemophilia A. Now, the company is shooting for U.S. approval.
This week’s research roundup includes studies involving Crohn’s disease, myocarditis, COVID-19, a potential cure for childhood brain tumors and more.
Novartis unveiled plans to separate its generics and biosimilars arm, Sandoz, into a standalone entity, allowing both to pursue independent and more business-appropriate growth strategies.
NIH researchers found that symptomatic herpes viruses were associated with neurological symptoms, but there was no evidence that herpes viruses are linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Bay Area-based 3T Biosciences launched Thursday with a technology platform its leadership team believes can change the future of treatment for solid tumors and immune-mediated diseases.
Aktis Oncology announced it has completed an $84 million financing round to bring its class of targeted radiopharmaceuticals to a large patient pool with a broad range of tumor types.
Novartis announced Wednesday it is temporarily halting dosing in its ongoing Phase IIb VIBRANT-HD trial of branaplam in Huntington’s disease.
Russian researchers announced a new Sputnik V vaccine against the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19, AB Science files for conditional marketing approval of its ALS drug in the EU and much more.
Sonoma Bio announced its plans to erect an 83,000-square-foot operations facility in Seattle, while Thermo Fisher opened a new viral vector manufacturing plant in Massachusetts.