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In a tough funding environment, some biotechs are choosing to leave executive positions vacant and either spread responsibilities or find a part-time leader.
The neuroscience space saw a late push in merger and acquisition activity, while oncology start-ups reeled in the most venture capital funds. Industry leaders expect these trends to continue.
Studies presented Monday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting show semaglutide has positive impact on outcomes for total hip arthroplasty patients.
Plus, tips for finding biophama job opportunities, and when and how to follow up after a job interview.
The startup will use the money to fund a Phase II trial in combination with Eli Lilly’s Zepbound in the hopes of increased weight loss results, while attempting to protect body composition from muscle wasting.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Biogen’s revenue from multiple sclerosis drugs fell 8% due to generics competition and the company paid $60 million in close out costs related to Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm.
Analysts say Novo Holdings made the right decision last week in scooping up the CDMO to increase manufacturing capacity for Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
Citing a pipeline review and “evolving” external factors, Roche has returned the potentially best-in-class camonsertib to Repare Therapeutics, which will continue to evaluate the asset in various tumor types.
Following Biogen’s $7.3 billion acquisition of Reata Pharmaceuticals in July 2023, the drug on Monday was approved in the European Union for treating the rare genetic disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system.
AVP-786 was unable to significantly reduce total scores in the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory versus placebo, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals reported Monday. The company is evaluating the next steps for the drug combination.
On Monday, the Biden administration got an early victory in pharma’s legal challenge to the Inflation Reduction Act, with a Texas judge dismissing a complaint from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
On Friday, the regulator greenlit Iovance’s lifileucel to treat advanced melanoma. Prior to the approval, experts told BioSpace that tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes therapies also hold the potential to treat several other solid tumors.
PRESS RELEASES
CardioMech Strengthens Leadership Team to Advance Development of its Catheter based Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Technology (TMVr)
CEO Daniel Haders, PhD, will highlight upcoming catalyst events for the company’s two lead assets: MDL-001, a first-in-class, universal, direct-acting therapeutic for influenza-like-illness (ILI) and chronic hepatitis, targeting the novel RdRp Thumb-1 site, and MDL-4102, a first-in-class therapeutic for various cancers and inflammatory diseases, targeting the epigenetic reader and master regulator of gene transcription, BRD4.
Nitto Denko Avecia begins first commercial-scale cGMP production of PH-762 drug substance Newly manufactured supply will support upcoming clinical trial in next development phase