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Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly both think the Wegovy pill is doing well, but the American rival sees the successful launch as a harbinger of good news for its own candidate, orforglipron, which is expected to hit the market in the second quarter.
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Analysts parsed the limited data available for Pfizer’s obesity candidate on the pharma’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday, looking for any nugget of additional context.
After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
After suffering in the wake of expired tax incentives for pharmas, the island is trying to take advantage of geopolitics to grow its drug manufacturing sector.
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Pharma and biotech companies strengthen their leadership teams and boards with this weeks appointments.
One day after GlaxoSmithKline began to outline some of the broad strokes of splitting the company into two separate entities, more details are coming into place – particularly staffing concerns over the integration of the company’s vaccine business into its pharma operations.
Boston is getting a new tenant focused on rare diseases. Italian pharma company Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A is launching a U.S.-based subsidiary Chiesi Global Rare Diseases with a focus on advancing research and new product development for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
Jeffrey Bluestone, the noted scientific researcher and pioneer in understanding T-cell activation and immune tolerance in cancer patients, has stepped down from his role as chief executive of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy to launch Sonoma Biotherapeutics.
Findacure co-founder will apply extensive drug repurposing and rare disease expertise to progress Healx’s drug candidates into the clinic.
Pharma and life science companies from across the globe provide updates on their pipelines and businesses.
One entity will focus on pharmaceuticals and drug development, while the other will be aimed at consumer healthcare.
Chants of “H.R. 3” broke out in the House of Representatives chamber during Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address as Democratic lawmakers urged action on the bill passed late last year that could impact the price of prescription medications paid for by government-funded health programs.
It plans to launch a new, independent, publicly-traded company to handle those products. No name for the new company has been announced.
Cellectricon, a collaborative services provider dedicated to advancing drug discovery and research in the areas of chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases announces a collaboration with StressMarq Biosciences.