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The British biopharma company reported 10% sales growth in the third quarter, driven mainly by robust sales of its respiratory syncytial virus shot Arexvy and shingles vaccine Shingrix.
The regulator has released Mersana Therapeutics’ antibody-drug conjugate XMT-2056 from its clinical hold, allowing the biotech to proceed with Phase I studies of the candidate with a lower starting dose.
The company’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Arexvy can elicit similar levels of immune protection in adults aged 50 to 59 as in its approved population, finds results from a late-stage study.
While Merck lost out to Pfizer earlier this year in snapping up Seagen, this week the company closed a deal worth a potential $22 billion with Daiichi Sankyo—further evidence of the industry’s insatiable appetite for ADC technology.
AI and machine learning could transform drug discovery, but first, practitioners must overcome ethical challenges en route to medicines for all.
The Pharma Proteomics Project isn’t the first precompetitive collaboration between pharma companies, but it’s one of the largest. Members recently published associations they’ve uncovered in UK Biobank data.
The Japan-based pharma is acquiring Orchard Therapeutics for approximately $477.6 million, if all conditions are met. Orchard’s pediatric gene therapy has a PDUFA date set for March 2024.
The pharmaceutical giant aims to hire another 50 people by the end of this year to work on a new platform dedicated to harnessing data and AI insights in drug discovery.
Its reversible nature offers the potential for RNA editing to go beyond rare diseases, eliciting excitement and buy-in from large pharmas like GSK and Eli Lilly.
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