BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

With Positive Results in Fabry Disease, Sangamo Heading for Phase III

Sangamo Therapeutics announced positive preliminary findings from its ongoing Phase I/II STAAR clinical trial in Fabry disease.

November 5, 2021
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Vanessa Doctor, RN
Policy

U.S. Government Cancels Contract with Embattled Emergent BioSolutions

The U.S. government canceled a contract with Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions, which earlier in the year ruined about 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

November 5, 2021
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
FDA

FDA Action Alert: Liquidia, Adamis and BioMarin

Mid-November is a relatively quiet period for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in terms of its scheduled PDUFA dates. Read on for more.

November 5, 2021
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Pfizer to Seek EUA for COVID-19 Antiviral with 89% Efficacy

Pfizer plans to seek Emergency Use Authorization for an antiviral COVID-19 treatment following an interim analysis of Phase II/III data that show statistically and clinically meaningful results.

November 5, 2021
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Alex Keown
Business

bluebird bio Completes Oncology Spin-Off Business, Establishes New Nest

bluebird bio has completed the spin-off of its oncology programs into the new business entity, 2seventy bio, Inc, which will begin trading on the Nasdaq this morning under the ticker symbol “TSVT.”

November 5, 2021
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Alex Keown
Job Trends

Amgen Breaks Ground on “Digitally Advanced” Smart Facility in Ohio

Amgen plans on investing $365 million in the site, including the introduction of 400 new job openings through the operations of its pharmaceutical packaging and assembly facility.

November 5, 2021
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Kaylei Whalen
Business

Alphabet Introduces New AI Drug Discovery Company

Isomorphic Laboratories has expressed plans to foray into drug discovery and development by tapping into the technology of its sister company DeepMind.

November 5, 2021
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Vanessa Doctor, RN
Drug Development

Clinical Catch-Up: November 1-5

The first week of November was marked by numerous clinical trial announcements. Here’s a look.

November 5, 2021
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Mark Terry
6 Reasons You Should Consider a Pharmaceutical Career

The pharma industry is a very lucrative field to invest your efforts in. In this article, we will cover the reasons many people love working in the pharmaceutical industry.

November 5, 2021
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4 min read
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Alina Zahid
Business

Cracks Appear in Moderna’s Rapid Ascension as Vaccine Forecast Lowered

Moderna reported its third-quarter earnings, and since it currently only has one commercial product, its COVID-19 vaccine, that was the financial focus.

November 5, 2021
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3 min read
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Mark Terry