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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program will erode only a small portion of global biopharma revenues and is unlikely to cause significant cuts to research and development, find researchers.
Coloplast has signed an agreement to acquire Kerecis, an innovative, fast-growing company in the biologics wound care segment, for up to USD 1.3 billion (around DKK 8.9 billion), of which USD 1.2 billion (around DKK 8.2 billion) is an upfront cash payment.
Driven by soaring demand for its diabetes and weight loss drugs, Novo Nordisk on Wednesday reported better-than-expected full-year 2023 earnings with a 31% sales increase.
The company on Wednesday said it is ending all development and commercialization activity for its Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm to focus on Leqembi with partner Eisai.
FDA
The new FDA-approved manufacturing process for Kite’s CAR-T cell therapy Yescarta will allow a 14-day turnaround compared to 16 days, the company announced on Tuesday.
The investment in Illinois-based Cour Pharmaceuticals had participation from Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiatives and Roche Ventures.
Lori, Greg and Tyler discuss last week’s ⁠call for a class-wide box warning⁠ on all commercial CAR T therapies, while investigations are ongoing into ⁠cases of secondary malignancies⁠. How do we approach this ⁠balancing act⁠ of treatment and side effects?
The Swiss pharma’s fourth-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, as the company said it dropped a late-stage blood cancer hopeful after failing a Phase III study.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will enter talks with manufacturers to come up with a pricing and rebate scheme that will tie the gene therapies’ cost with their effectiveness.
Defender Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday did not reveal the reasons for the regulator’s rejection of its nasal gel version of scopolamine. The company is seeking a meeting with the FDA to “understand the issues.”
Here are the top companies on BioSpace with internship opportunities for graduate students.
Ascidian Therapeutics, a member of BioSpace’s NextGen Class of 2024, on Monday announced it received IND clearance from the FDA and was granted Fast Track designation for ACDN-01.
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• ASCO 2026: 2.5-Year Overall Survival Data • Jefferies Healthcare Conference: Partnering & Investor meetings • BIO International Convention: Panel Participation • MIB Agents Factor Osteosarcoma Conference: Data Presentation
The 6% naturally derived extract is set to be encapsulated for use in patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression under Australia’s Authorised Prescriber Scheme, where no serious adverse events have been reported as of December 2025
Live Presentation and Q&A: Thursday, May 28, 2026 12 PM EDT
• MustGrow has received approval from the agriculture departments of Texas, Utah, and Montana to commence sales of organic biofertility product TerraSanteTM. • Based on infield grower data, the mustard-derived TerraSanteTM biofertility product has been shown to improve crop yields, soil, and potentially the soil microbiome health for nutrient/water use efficiencies.
· Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Braun joins the Scientific Advisory Board of MetrioPharm AG. · With more than 800 peer-reviewed publications and various prestigious awards, Prof. Braun is internationally recognized as a leading expert in the field of modern clinical and academic rheumatology.
Pharmaceutical service provider receives prestigious management award for the seventh year in a row · Family-owned company once again excels in all four key business areas · Site development and digitalization as strategic investment priorities · Focus on new sources for skilled workers and on lifelong learning
The upgraded platform offers a searchable database of over 300 risk-assessed HCPs, automated research scanning, and new flexible pricing options for mid-size drug developers.
New preprint by Jianghui Xiong, PhD, and the DeepoMe team introduces SteeraMed, a steerable biomedical world model for N-of-1 intervention reasoning across chronic diseases and aging
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