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Liquidia Technologiesnlaunched a successful initial public offering on July 25, raising $50 million. Neal Fowler, the company’s chief executive officer, and Kevin Gordon, Liquidia’s president and chief financial officer, took time out to talk with BioSpace about the company and where it’s headed.
Since taking over the helm of GlaxoSmithKline, Emma Walmsley has been driving changes at the company with a heavy focus on pharma R&D. Today, Walmsley and R&D Head Hal Barron unveiled a long-term plan for R&D that is focused on the immune system and genetics.
Months after GlaxoSmithKline unveiled positive long-term data that showed Nucala is an effective treatment for patients with severe asthma, a U.S. FDA staff report is casting doubts on its potential as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
GlaxoSmithKline continues to make headway in the development of two-drug regimens to benefit HIV patients – even those who have high levels of the virus.
Nearly four months after acquiring 100 percent control of its consumer health unit, GlaxoSmithKline Chairman Philip Hampton may be pushing for the business to become a standalone entity apart from its pharma and vaccines division, according to The Financial Times.
Months after tapping GlaxoSmithKline dermatology division executive David Rubenstein as its new chief scientific officer, Vivek Ramaswamy’s Dermavant Sciences has returned to the pharma giant to acquire a Phase III-ready psoriasis treatment.
So far during the first six months of the year, more than $100 billion has been spent on a myriad of acquisitions across the pharma and biotech industries.
Switzerland-based Novartis announced it plans to spin off Alcon, its eye care division, into a separately-traded standalone company.
The biopharma industry generally views vaccines to be low-margin investments. From a public health perspective, however, vaccines can be one of the best investment dollars.
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