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A single 1-mg/kg dose of Eli Lilly’s base editor can lower LDL cholesterol levels by 62% in patients with a heritable form of hypercholesterolemia. The pharma acquired the asset last year in the $1.3 billion Verve Therapeutics buy.
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While the pathogen appears unlikely to trigger a pandemic, analysts see potential for Moderna to build goodwill amid a period of political pressure on vaccine manufacturers.
Clinical trial setbacks have limited the near-term opportunities for some of Daiichi Sankyo’s ADCs but the drug developer is betting near-term readouts will catapult it into the top tier of oncology companies in the coming years.
BioSpace analyzed the pay ratio across 10 major pharmaceutical companies to determine which CEOs were paid the most relative to typical employees. J&J, Eli Lilly and Pfizer once again topped the list.
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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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In the latest in Nestlé’s efforts to establish a presence in the gastroenterology space, the company will pay over $40 million upfront to Enterome as part of a new partnership.
To learn how women and underrepresented groups can secure seats on boards of directors, BioSpace spoke with perception analyst Dian Griesel and board member Terry Coelho.
Mid-July is a relatively quiet time for the FDA in terms of drug approvals, but Incyte and Arcutis will have all eyes on the regulator as they await decisions in vitiligo and psoriasis.
MacroGenics’ Phase II trial shuts down after a patient death believed to be related to enoblituzumab combo, while Exelixis’ Cabometyx combo improves PFS in renal cell carcinoma.
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Researchers point out that antibodies against amyloid are still considered an essential approach to treating Alzheimer’s, but the leading risk factor for sporadic AD is aging.
As a result of this new data, the company “has improved the statistical analysis of the ALLOB Phase IIb study.” The changes should speed up the overall recruitment and study.
Omega Therapeutics announced Thursday that the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) candidate OTX-2002 has been granted by the FDA.
Unnamed sources “familiar with the matter” informed Bloomberg that CStone’s leadership team is working with Goldman Sachs to determine if there are interested buyers.
New leaders and top executive roles were selected to guide biopharma and life science companies from Apertura Gene Therapy to CytoDyn, Vaccentis AG, Suvoda LLC, IN8bio and more.