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Researchers have found that two common viruses—the varicella zoster and herpes simplex viruses—likely constitute a pathway that leads to Alzheimer’s disease.
In its Q2 earnings report, Amgen revealed the demise of two HLE BiTE molecules. Also on Thursday, the company announced it is acquiring ChemoCentryx for $4 billion.
In its Q2 conference call, Sarepta Therapeutics indicated plans to accelerate its timeline for SRP-9001 a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Dr. Amaka Eneanya told BioSpace that kidney disease, which disproportionately affects people of color, has historically been underrepresented in clinical research compared to other areas of medicine.
The real positive drivers were Eylea and Dupixent. Eylea climbed 14% to $1.62 billion, while Dupixent sales jumped almost 40% to $2.09 billion for the second quarter.
There are many more shots on cancer this week as funding went to oncology-focused companies such as GluBio and Shanghai-based OriCell.
The debate over drug pricing tends to heat up during election season. With the mid-terms in November, we’re going through the cycle once again, sparked by provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Alnylam revealed its Phase III APOLLO-B study, which showed that patisiran improves both functional capacity and quality of life in patients with ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.
The layoffs trend in the life sciences industry is continuing into the final months of 2022. See inside for details on which companies are reducing staff to increase cash flow.
As the world faces one public health crisis after another, it seems that pharmaceutical companies across the board are having trouble keeping up with the ever-growing need for medicines.
Roche signed a big $6 billion-plus collaboration deal with Poseida on blood cancers while its partner, AC Immune, parsed failed data on an Alzheimer’s drug to suggest a positive spin.
Regeneron and partner Alnylam have developed a siRNA therapeutic candidate targeting CIDEB gene that the companies anticipate will enter the clinic within the next year.
Although no new safety concerns were observed, Merck’s Keytruda did not demonstrate significant improvements based on the pre-specified statistical plan.
While Moderna’s sole marketable program is its COVID-19 vaccine, CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company is “actively working to prepare...new product launches to help patients and drive growth.”
Ipsen said that Onivyde did not show greater benefit than topotecan used in patients with SCLC who have progressed on or after platinum-based first-line therapy treatment.
Gilead’s total revenue for Q2 increased 1% to $6.3 billion compared to Q2 in 2021. Overall, the company exceeded both its own expectations and the predictions of market analysts for the second quarter.
Whistleblowers Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz discussed their experiences at Theranos during the recent 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.
AbbVie and Sosei add neurological targets in new deal, TransCode and MD Anderson partner on RNA cancer therapies and Xenetic and VolitionRx unite to develop NETs-targeted therapies against cancer.
The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Beam Therapeutics’ leukemia/lymphoma therapy and has lifted the hold on Celyad’s CAR-T candidate for colorectal cancer.
The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is running from July 31-August 4 at the San Diego Convention Center and online. Here are some of the highlights presented so far.