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July looks to be a quiet month for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it sure looks like the agency is trying to get a lot of work done before the July 4 holiday. Here’s a look at the many approvals scheduled for this week.
The intention is to focus its research efforts on cancer, immunology, rare diseases and vaccines. The changes will result in the loss of 466 jobs in the two countries.
Google and Sanofi are partnering to set up a new virtual innovation lab with a focus on data technologies and digital health. The goal is to change how Sanofi develops new drugs.
Last week there were quite a few clinical trials whose data were presented. Many were at the American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions, while others were presented at separate meetings or independently. Here’s a look.
Almost 15,000 physicians, scientists, health care professionals and industry representatives from around the globe presented research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a diabetes cure at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco this week.
A Phase III trial compared Sanofi’s Soliqua/Suliqua to other GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA), with Soliqua showing a superior decrease of average blood sugar level (HbA1c) after 26 weeks.
Brandicourt, who has helmed Sanofi since 2015, will retire from his CEO role this fall. Sanofi has a rule that its CEO cannot be over the age of 65.
Verily announced a strategic collaboration deal with Novartis, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sanofi and six major health systems.
Boston and its surrounding communities, particularly the community of Cambridge, have become the hottest biotech hotspot on the East Coast of the United States.
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