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After less than three weeks on the job, Katherine Szarama is being replaced by Karim Mikhail as acting head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Mikhail had previously spent more than 20 years at Merck and joined the FDA last year.
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European pharma companies splashed billions of dollars into the U.S. biopharma sector in a matter of days, but there are differing views on whether the activity represents the rise of a new buyer class or a quirk of timing.
Three pharma CEOs joined the $30 million compensation club in 2025 but Eli Lilly’s David Ricks exceeded his nearest peer by more than $4 million.
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After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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The layoffs come as the company posts nearly $300 million in net losses and just over $80 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2023.
The pharma company will lay off 170 employees and drop all candidates but one, as it seeks to rebuild its business.
The delay and guidance downgrade follow a spate of operational issues that have affected three of Catalent’s major manufacturing sites.
The deal with BlissBio is the latest in a cascade of multi-million- and billion-dollar acquisitions and collaborations centered on antibody-drug conjugates.
Takeda told BioSpace that the California layoffs are directly related to the recent cuts in Massachusetts.
Novel therapies often pass through several owners on their way to the market. Here’s a look at some of the drugs that got dropped before they hit primetime.
Partnership seeks to identify novel therapeutic molecules to address diseases with high unmet patient needs. It’s the second target discovery company to link with BI in the last month.
The German biotech is trying to deepen its pipeline in cancer and other infectious diseases as COVID-19 markets contract and the international public health emergency comes to an end.
Weeks after announcing a CEO shake-up and slightly decreased Q1 revenues, BMS plans to cut 48 staff members from its Princeton, NJ, facility.
After a brief slump, interest in ADCs is at an all-time high, highlighted by a handful of recent multi-million- and billion-dollar acquisitions.