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While layoffs slowed in the second half of 2024, biopharmas including Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson cut hundreds or even thousands of employees over the course of the year.
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In a bid to win back investor confidence, Illumina on Tuesday unveiled a three-year growth plan focused on easier DNA sequencing and improved data analysis for customers.
Eli Lilly’s new research and development facility in Boston’s Seaport district will focus on DNA- and RNA-based therapies, as well as other priority areas such as diabetes and obesity.
Lykos Therapeutics will ask the FDA to reconsider its rejection of the company’s MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy, Pfizer scores positive Phase III results for its RSV vaccine, a roundup of Q2 earnings season and more.
On the heels of last week’s FDA rejection of Lykos’ MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy, Atai announced Tuesday positive preliminary results for its DMT-based treatment for depression from a Phase Ib study.
While some biopharma companies beat expectations, others fell short for various reasons, with some deciding to return or axe assets.
The acquisition announced Monday will give Crown access to Revance’s Daxxify, a competitor to AbbVie’s Botox, which is indicated for frown lines and for cervical dystonia.
Pfizer on Monday reported a “strong neutralizing response” against both subtypes of respiratory syncytial virus across all cohorts and age groups, according to topline data.
The Connecticut-based biotech, which emerged from stealth last year, has secured $202 million to date as it looks to move two assets targeting prostate and breast cancer into the clinic.
Merck is paying $700 million upfront to buy Curon Biopharmaceutical’s bispecific antibody which depletes B cells and is being investigated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.