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Year-over-year BioSpace data shows there are fewer job postings live on the website and far more competition for them.
Novo Nordisk’s total revenue in the third quarter missed analysts’ expectations but sales of weight loss drug Wegovy exceeded the consensus forecast. Still, the Danish drugmaker narrowed its full-year guidance for revenue and operating profit.
Analyst reactions to Donald Trump’s election victory were mixed Wednesday, with potential positives including an FTC that is likely to be more friendly to M&A, and negatives including concerns about what role Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. might play in healthcare.
With climbing biotech M&A and IPO activity following the post-pandemic slump, experts offer insights on maximizing value and otherwise capitalizing on exit opportunities.
The contract manufacturer fell short of Wall Street’s projections for its first quarter of fiscal 2025, which ended Sept. 30, 2024. The miss comes amid growing opposition to Novo Holdings’ proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent.
Truist Securities analyst Asthika Goonewardene in an investor note said data for anito-cel—particularly its safety profile—will help differentiate the CAR T therapy from Legend Biotech and J&J’s entrenched Carvykti in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Etzer Darout in a note to investors said the insurance fraud probe represents a “headline risk” to AstraZeneca, but contends that the share selloff is “overdone” and likely a knee-jerk reaction by investors.
In our anniversary episode, we discuss a rare earnings miss for Eli Lilly, a pivotal metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis victory for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, growing excitement about CAR Ts for autoimmune disease and the ongoing controversy over HeLa cells.
At Johns Hopkins University, the biomedical engineering program’s Design Team offering lets undergraduates dive deep into clinical projects that can help them land industry jobs, get provisional patents or even start companies.
In a tough fundraising space, cell therapy biotechs pursuing autoimmune indications review staffing to ensure the right expertise is in place to tackle the new disease area.
BEAM-101 seems to be competitive with approved sickle cell treatments, William Blair analysts said in a note to investors, but a patient death underscores the need for less-toxic preconditioning treatments.
About a year after cutting staff by 29%, Sana Biotechnology will trim its workforce as it increases investment in its type 1 diabetes program and looks to extend its cash runway.
PRESS RELEASES
Upcoming Type B Statistical Methods Meeting expected to set stage for FDA to align with EMA and MHRA on use of Fall 2026 3-year overall survival data combined with biomarkers to support early market access
Highlights TempraMed signs non-binding LOI for exclusive distribution in Kuwait with Elegir Trading Kuwait represents a high-value market with significant demand for insulin, GLP-1 therapies, biologics, and other temperature-sensitive medications LOI includes minimum annual purchase commitments in Year 1 Expands TempraMed’s footprint across the Middle East and supports broader regional commercialization strategy Potential future expansion includes VIVI Med™, VIVI Epi™, and VIVI Cap Smart™ products
— Veteran Physician-Scientist Brings Over 25 Years of Pulmonary and Cardiopulmonary Clinical Development Leadership Spanning Pfizer, Gilead, and Aerovate Therapeutics —