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HIV patients have some good news this morning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Janssen Pharmaceutical’s Symtuza, the first and only complete darunavir-based single-tablet regimen (STR) for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
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.
Gilead may be down, but at least one analyst thinks the company is poised for a turnaround.
It’s hard to believe 2018 is half over. There have been plenty of interesting and important stories in the biopharma space this year. Here’s a look at our top 10 stories so far, counting down from 10 to the number one story.
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.
The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), a venture capital fund focused solely on dementia-related investments, completed $350 million of fundraising. The initial target was $200 million.
Nodthera, a U.K.-based startup, snagged $40 million (£28 million) in Series A funding.
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