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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.
Analysts, investors and scientists are eager for Biogen’s 2026 BIIB080 readout. Even if successful, executives warn that there are many more steps before the Alzheimer’s therapy could reach the market.
With a clutch of key data and planned regulatory applications this year from Avidity Biosciences, REGENXBIO and Capricor Therapeutics, CureDuchenne CSO Michael Kelly sees “momentum” in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy pipeline, as Sarepta’s Elevidys leaves the door open.
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Frontera Therapeutics closed on a Series B funding round worth $160 million and announced an IND approval by the FDA for rare genetic retinal disease
Sandoz hopes its high-concentration formulation of an already greenlit biosimilar will be approved by the time AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira loses patent protection in the United States.
A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience by researchers at Tufts University further supports the theory that there’s a link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s.
Vertex and Verve announced they had entered an exclusive four-year research partnership to discover and nurture a gene editing therapy for yet-undisclosed liver disease.
With a deep knowledge of the urology space, Urovant is developing a unique approach to treating overactive bladder - an injectable plasmid human cDNA encoding maxi-K channel gene therapy.
Hansa Biopharma secured $70 million in non-dilutive financing, OSE secured $300 million in funding while CN Bio opened a new contract research facility and more global biopharma news.
The new chief executive officer of Versanis is going to push the obesity drug bimagrumab in the limelight against Novo and Lilly’s drug. Here’s all that you need to know.
The LPN technology used in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines has been the target of numerous patent challenges. Here’s a look at recent biopharma patent disputes.
Merck’s Phase III trial studying Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for unresected locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) failed to meet the primary endpoint.
VBL’s ofra-vec candidate was primarily evaluated on its ability to improve PFS and OS in study participants—and delivered disappointing results for both measures.