Drug Development

Disc Medicine’s leadership tried to express optimism that its rare disease therapy bitopertin can be approved based on a Phase 3 trial set to begin shortly. However, analysts are worried that the protocol was developed with former FDA leaders.
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A rapturous response to data published last year for Pelage’s hair loss candidate overwhelmed the biotech. Now, the company is ready to show the world the science behind the breakthrough.
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.
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The expert group referred to as “Supermind” shared ideas on five areas over four-weeks last year. Here are some of the highlights.
Shares of Mustang Bio have fallen more than 13% in premarket trading after announcing the FDA had placed a hold on the company’s Investigational New Drug application for its bubble boy gene therapy.
The Phase III MOMENTUM trial showed that momelotinib was able to meet its primary endpoint by week 24, specifically a TSS reduction of over 50% compared to the baseline figures.
As Omicron continues to dominate globally, research is coming in every day on this highly contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2.
Sixty-three percent of patients met the primary endpoint of a 2-point or greater improvement in disease severity without worsening of fibrosis.
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The FDA cited data demonstrating that both treatments are not likely to be potent against omicron and should not be authorized for use in any U.S. state, territory, and jurisdiction for the time being.
The company submitted its application for AP-188 in early 2021, covering dosage details, formulation, and method of stroke rehabilitation.
BioSpace sat down with Niko Andre, M.D., Ph.D., global franchise head for hematology and immuno-oncology at AstraZeneca.
MaaT Pharma decided today to end the Phase Ib CIMON study for MaaT03, the company’s second drug candidate and first oral formulation in Phase 1b clinical trial, following positive interim engraftment data of the drug.
Oncopeptides has discontinued the marketing of Pepaxto drug in the US. But, in a recent turnaround, they decided to withdraw this decision of stopping the production.