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Two patients experienced grade 3 liver enzyme elevations that were deemed related to Terns’ investigational obesity pill TERN-601.
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From more than 30 target action dates in the last three months of the year, BioSpace has narrowed the list to six regulatory decisions that could have far-reaching implications for biopharma and patients.
While last week’s recommended changes by CDC advisors to the MMRV vaccine schedule are unlikely to have a tangible effect on Merck’s business, the company said the removal of choice for healthcare providers is “concerning.”
Small and large drugmakers alike have made big, proactive moves to secure the production capacity that will be vital to serving the weight loss market.
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Following two layoffs in less than three months, Viracta Therapeutics may have around 18 employees left to advance its efforts to bring lead product candidate nana-val to market.
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Novo Nordisk, under new CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar, has a new attitude. It’s making Pfizer livid.
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Reporting third quarter earnings on Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato said the healthcare giant has not yet secured a drug pricing deal with the White House, but discussions are ongoing.
Kailera’s lead asset, KAI-9531, elicited an average weight loss of more than 17% in a Phase III study in China. The biotech expects to launch a global late-stage program for the drug this year.
In this bonus episode, BioSpace’s Vice President of Marketing Chantal Dresner and Careers Editor Angela Gabriel take a look at Q3 job market performance, layoffs and wider employment trends and policies impacting the biopharma workforce.
Elecsys’ approval could help boost the uptake of currently approved Alzheimer’s disease therapies, including Biogen’s Eisai-partnered Leqembi, with CEO Chris Viehbacher recently noting that such biomarker-based tests could “remove some of the bottlenecks” in uptake.
J&J reports today, just two weeks after Pfizer secured certainty on tariffs and drug pricing. Analysts expect to hear about plans from the rest of the industry during third period earnings calls.
Slapped with the most severe post-inspection classification, the state of Novo Nordisk’s Indiana manufacturing site could pose a problem for clients, including Regeneron and Scholar Rock.
Nabla and Takeda first joined hands in 2022, to push “the boundaries of next-generation biologics discovery,” according to the startup’s CEO Surge Biswas.
While a new facility setup program aimed at encouraging onshoring received a positive reception at a recent meeting, industry representatives said the current rules on existing production plants are the main regulatory issues facing manufacturing teams.
Regeneron is aiming to file a regulatory application for DB-OTO by the end of the year.
The last few months have been tumultuous for the CDC, which has seen the ouster of Director Susan Monarez and all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.