Earnings
The companies said in first-quarter earnings calls that they want to restructure R&D, cut costs and shift away from high-risk drug development to focus areas.
During a first-quarter earnings call, Novo revealed its hemophilia candidate had been blocked by the FDA, and that the company is reducing the U.S. supply of lower doses of weight-loss drug Wegovy.
As the COVID-19 market dries up, Moderna looks to FDA approval of its other vaccines including a 2024 commercial launch of its investigational RSV vaccine for older adults.
The company’s pipeline changes come as it weathered a nearly 30% decline in first-quarter revenues due to a slowdown in its COVID-19 business.
As Humira global revenues fall 25%, AbbVie looks to Rinvoq and Skyrizi to fill in the gap. The company also announced it is cutting cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease candidates.
The leadership shuffle comes as BMS is facing one of the steepest patent cliffs in biopharma, with exclusivity of three of its top drugs lapsing this decade.
During its Q1 earnings call Tuesday, Biogen announced a handful of program pauses and cuts and touted the potential of anticipated approvals.
Orbital will use Series A funds to advance RNA-based vaccines, immunomodulators and protein replacement therapies.
Novartis is scaling back its pipeline to focus on higher-value assets with stronger commercial potential.
In an earnings call Wednesday, bluebird bio revealed it is unlikely to meet its first-quarter goal to submit a Biologics License Application for sickle cell disease (SCD) gene therapy lovo-cel.
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