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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is diversifying its oncology strategy, orchestrating a new antibody deal with AbCellera that offers $56 million upfront, plus $792 million in biobucks for each of the three initial programs.
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DemeRx is launching the first U.S. clinical trial of an ibogaine-derived drug candidate, marking a pivotal moment for a controversial psychedelic long sidelined by safety concerns.
After suffering the market withdrawal of its only product, Amylyx is gearing up for a pivotal Phase 3 readout in post-bariatric hypoglycemia. But the company’s driving ethos is still to treat “debilitating, devastating” neurodegenerative diseases, co-CEO Justin Klee told BioSpace.
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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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With 15 patients started across its three gene therapies, bluebird bio claims a 138% year-over-year revenue growth and aims to initiate up to around 100 new patients in the current year.
At a Thursday ASGCT 2024 session, CBER Director Peter Marks made the case for a better, “more convergent” global framework on cell and gene therapies, especially for rare diseases.
The Bay Area–based biotech plans to use the funds to advance two lead programs, one to treat atopic dermatitis and another for immune-mediated diseases.
As competition with Eli Lilly heats up, Novo Nordisk has partnered with Flagship’s Metaphore Biotechnologies to take a biomimicry approach to GLP-1s.
After a combination with Eisai’s Lenvima failed to improve survival in advanced disease in December, adjuvant Keytruda plus chemotherapy missed the mark in newly diagnosed, high-risk patients.
An autologous and personalized regulatory T cell therapy is safe in patients with type 1 diabetes, but does not help preserve β-cell function.
Takeda saw a 57% drop in profit in its 2023 fiscal year and has lowered its outlook for the coming fiscal year, mostly driven by increasing generic competition for its ADHD treatment Vyvanse.
Launched in 2021, the public-private consortium on Wednesday updated ASGCT attendees on its efforts to bring adeno-associated virus gene therapies to more rare disease patients.
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On this episode of Denatured, Lori Ellis and guests discuss President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation and the outlook of investment in women’s health.