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A High Court judge in London granted AstraZeneca an injunction, temporarily blocking a former executive from joining rival pharma GSK.
Fiona H. Marshall has been tapped as Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research president after Jay Bradner’s exit, while Tim Demuth will succeed Malte Peters for MorphoSys.
The problem of intellectual property theft is greater than most biopharma executives realize, but the real issue is that companies are protecting only a fraction of their IP.
Sanofi announced FDA approval of Xenpozyme for adult and pediatric patients with the rare genetic disease acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, often referred to as Niemann-Pick disease.
Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), which is potentially linked to the origins of COVID-19, reported the discovery of a novel DNA virus in animals in the journal Virologica Sinica.
Day One Biopharmaceuticals aims to provide a business solution to a moral problem: the inequity in pediatric oncology drug development.
Clover’s SCB-2019 showed a robust immune response to the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, while BrainsWay, TikoMed and more provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
The University of Michigan and the University of South Florida have filed a lawsuit against Novartis, alleging the company’s cardiac drug, Entresto, infringes a cocrystal patent held by both universities.
Mesoblast fell short of analyst forecasts this week, and money is pouring into glaucoma, medical devices for heart disease and chronic endocrine conditions.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Western nations are investing heavily in rapidly developing drugs to treat populations when new pandemics emerge.
A 2022 Industry Snapshot from MassBio shows there continues to be significant growth across the Massachusetts ecosystem, driven by billions of dollars in venture capital investments.
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The long-awaited review of problematic opioid prescribing is taking longer than observers had hoped.
Amgen announced Tuesday that initial Phase III data of Lumakras in KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC met the primary endpoint of progression-free survival.
Aria Pharmaceuticals secured six provisional patents to cover the lead drug candidates for its lupus, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic kidney disease research programs.
Jounce Therapeutics announced that a Phase II trial assessing a combination treatment for non-small cell lung cancer failed to meet its primary endpoint.
Pfizer signaled its interest in longevity research through a new partnership -and a $500,000 investment - in a decentralized drug development program driven by VitaDAO.
Umoja CEO Andy Scharenberg spoke with BioSpace about the company’s unique tri-platform approach to immunotherapy which aims to attack and destroy hematologic and solid organ-based tumors.
Vilya will use its funds for cutting-edge computational techniques to develop innovative drugs for difficult-to-treat diseases.