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Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca are all ramping up the use of AI, but drug discovery is not the primary success story—yet.
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Flagship Pioneering announced the launch of Sonata Therapeutics. The fledgling company was created by combining two Flagship companies, Inzen Therapeutics and Cygnal Therapeutics.
Applied Molecular Transport (AMT) provided a strategy update on Wednesday. Part of the update includes reducing its workforce by about 40% and funneling resources into its lead program.
Possibly reflecting the current Bear market, Berkshire Hathaway has walked away from its stake in both AbbVie and BMS.
The current president, CEO and board member, Keith Kendall, is departing Aquestive. He will be replaced by Daniel Barber, its current chief operating officer.
Hengrui Pharma is seeking to make medicines more available and affordable worldwide with the launch of Luzsana that opens up access to treatment for hundreds of illnesses.
ShouTi believes many targets addressed by biologic and peptide therapeutics can be reached by innovative, rationally-designed, best-in-class small molecules that don’t need refrigeration or injection.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals dedicated a new site in Boston’s Seaport. But the company seemed to say, “But wait! There’s more!” and announced it plans to build another facility in the area.
RQ Biotechnology has officially launched, with the financial backing of AstraZeneca. The move strategically increases the availability of monoclonal antibodies at a time of ever-increasing demand.
As Scholar Rock prepares to move forward with its experimental assets for spinal muscular atrophy, it has terminated 25% of its staff and also announced the loss of its chief medical officer.
CRISPR Therapeutics tapped Amgen veteran Phuong Khanh (P.K.) Morrow, M.D., FACP, as its new chief medical officer.