Earnings
This week, in (our inaugural episode!) BioSpace’s Greg Slabodkin, Tyler Patchen and Lori Ellis discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of biopharma’s reported Q3 earnings. They also tackle what’s going on at Pfizer, ADCs, deals and more.
The third-quarter growth of Gilead’s HIV, oncology and cell therapy businesses was completely offset by declining COVID-19 and liver disease sales, with revenue flat compared to the same period last year.
After winning traditional approval from the U.S. regulator, Eisai’s Alzheimer’s disease therapy Leqembi has seen a sharp increase in patient uptake, with a target of 10,000 patients by March 2024.
Activist hedge fund investor Elliott Investment Management has bought over a $1 billion stake in BioMarin as the biotech grapples with a leadership change and disappointing sales of its hemophilia A gene therapy.
In the third quarter, Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported revenue of $2.48 billion, a 6% increase from the same period in 2022. However, these figures fell short of Wall Street’s consensus estimates.
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro drove blockbuster sales in the third quarter and the sky’s the limit for the duopoly. The only limiting factor is that the frenzied demand for their respective drugs is outpacing supply.
While Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, sales of the company’s lead drug Eylea declined amid increased competition.
In a late-stage study, most Huntington’s disease patients reported that their symptoms of chorea were “much improved” or “very much improved” following treatment with Neurocrine Biosciences’ VMAT2 inhibitor Ingrezza.
While Moderna’s total revenue for the third quarter beat analyst expectations, the company Thursday reported a loss as demand for its COVID vaccines declined.
Sales of type 2 diabetes treatment Mounjaro brought in $1.4 billion in the third quarter. However, the company cut its full-year profit guidance due to charges mainly related to recent acquisitions.
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