BioSpace News Archive

Jia Jie Chen writes analyses focusing on drug development in the biotech and pharma industries for BioSpace. He has a doctorate degree in pharmacy and experiences ranging from biotech equity research to business intelligence analysis. Follow him on LinkedIn.

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Weight loss

5 Startups Looking to Compete in the Obesity Space

With GLP-1 receptor agonists expected to dominate the weight loss market in the near term, several young companies are building on this mechanism, while others are taking a completely different approach.

July 22, 2024

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Roxanne Nelson

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Career Advice

Career Support, Development Trump Pay, According to Recent Reports

Career support is the No. 2 driver of employee engagement while learning and development is No. 3, according to a new Right Management report. A recent BioSpace survey supports those findings.

July 22, 2024

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Angela Gabriel

Regulatory

GSK Plots Blenrep’s Path Back to Market With EU Filing

GSK is seeking to relaunch Blenrep after its market withdrawal in 2022. The pharma is eyeing a second-line niche for the antibody-drug conjugate in the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

July 22, 2024

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Tristan Manalac

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Diabetes

Innovent’s Lilly-Partnered Type 2 Diabetes Drug Aces Phase III in China, Inches Closer to Approval

Innovent Biologics’ dual GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist mazdutide is also being developed for chronic weight management. China’s regulator accepted Innovent’s drug application for this indication in February 2024.

July 22, 2024

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Tristan Manalac

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ALS

BrainStorm Gears Up for Phase IIIb NurOwn Trial Amidst ALS Malaise

After a long and challenging journey for its stem cell therapy NurOwn, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has aligned with the FDA on the parameters of a Phase IIIb ALS trial that is expected to begin by the end of 2024.

July 22, 2024

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Heather McKenzie

GLP-1

Beyond Weight Loss: Novo and Lilly Look to Expand Their GLP-1 Pipelines

While type 2 diabetes and obesity are the primary conditions currently treated with blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly aim to enter additional markets.

July 22, 2024

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Grant Playter

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Regulatory

Lilly Wins Chinese Approval for Tirzepatide in Obesity on Heels of Novo’s Semaglutide

Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, which has previously been approved in China for diabetes, can now also be used for chronic weight management in the world’s second most populated country.

July 22, 2024

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Tristan Manalac

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Infectious disease

SIGA, US Government Ink $113M Procurement Deal for Smallpox, Mpox Drug

Oral doses of SIGA Technologies’ antiviral drug Tpoxx will help the U.S. maintain its reserves of the vaccine in preparation for future potential outbreaks, according to the company.

July 22, 2024

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Tristan Manalac

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FDA

Samsung Bioepis Gets FDA Approval for Biosimilar to AstraZeneca’s Soliris

The South Korean company’s Epysqli is now FDA-approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in the U.S., having grabbed the lead in the Soliris biosimilar market in Europe.

July 22, 2024

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Kate Goodwin