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Shares of Biogen are falling in post-market trading after the U.S. government officially announced it will limit coverage of the company’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials.
In a regulatory filing, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company indicated that it plans to “refocus its strategic priorities” and lay off 42% of its workforce.
Janssen’s Phase II study of nipocalimab for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) shows that serum IgG levels can be used as a supportive biomarker to manage this disease.
Onxeo, Amydis, eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Freenome, Urovant Sciences and others all added new guidance and perspectives to their C-suite this week.
Triana Biomedicines leaped out of stealth mode with $110 million in Series A financing that will be used to fund its mission to discover and develop novel small molecules to treat diseases.
Six months after acquiring Kadmon Holdings, pharma giant Sanofi is closing Kadmon’s New York facility. As part of the paring down, Sanofi is also laying off 25 employees at the location.
Proceeds from the Series A will be used to further advance the company’s Kinetic Ensemble platform and accelerate its R&D pipeline.
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The American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (AAN) was held virtually and in-person in Seattle from April 2-7. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
Aptinyx therapeutic NYX-2925, intended to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy failed to produce significant results. Here is why it happened.
Building on the success of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, Moderna, Inc. is partnering with the nonprofit scientific research organization IAVI to develop treatments and vaccines against global health threats.
AstraZeneca has penned a deal with Harbour Biomed for its bispecific antibody HBM7022, which is intended to eliminate tumors in oncological patients.
The deal marks the first immuno-oncology program for Jazz Pharma. With it, they are trying to become a leading oncology company. Here’s more about their success.
Sunshine Biopharma, Inc announced this week that its novel-formulation mRNA molecules induce cancer cell death in cell cultures.
This week, two studies provided big insights into brain changes and specific genetic sites and risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. For those and more, continue reading.
Global health officials are monitoring COVID-19 cases with an eye to identifying the emergence of new, potentially more deadly or more infectious variants. Read on for more details.
Pfizer is taking a deeper dive into infectious disease with the acquisition of North Carolina-based ReViral, a biotech focused on developing therapeutics that target respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
An article in Nature explains that ten genes, upon severe mutation that alters genetic function, are linked to an increased risk of the development of schizophrenia.
The company presented an update on its Phase III LAVENDER study of trofinetide for Rett syndrome at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in Seattle.
Carver Biosciences is developing next-generation gene editing technology using Cas13. By editing RNA, this method makes it possible to target and then edit or destroy RNA from viruses like SARS-CoV-2.