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In the next two weeks, the FDA will hand down its verdicts for three drug applications, including ones for multiple myeloma and hypoparathyroidism therapies.
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The record-setting government shutdown was just the latest blow to the U.S. biopharma industry. When science funding becomes a casualty of political gridlock, we lose valuable talent, erode public trust and jeopardize our position as a global leader in innovation.
At one point in merger negotiations with Novartis, Avidity CEO Sarah Boyce and her team walked, cutting off access to a data room and moving on to a capital raise.
Previous mega blockbusters took years to reach their peak sales. Lilly’s tirzepatide franchise is on course to exceed them just a few years in.
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Ahead of a Jan. 31 vote, Senate health committee chair Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday said he has the votes needed to subpoena the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and Merck to testify on drug pricing.
Despite myriad stumbling blocks over the past two years, experts still see the potential of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors to quiet progressive multiple sclerosis.
In the CONTACT-02 pivotal trial, the combination of Exelixis’ Cabometyx and Roche’s Tecentriq reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
After missing its Jan. 24 PDUFA date, the regulator has extended its review period but has not issued a new decision timeframe or requested additional data, Liquidia announced Thursday.
BioSpace’s Lori Ellis and Chantal Dresner discuss anticipated job market trends for 2024 including unemployment, anticipated job search activity and hiring trends.
The bladder cancer-focused company’s larger-than-expected Nasdaq debut on Thursday opens this year’s batch of planned initial public offerings, which include at least half a dozen biotechs.
More than 3,000 people in the U.S. suffered from side effects of Ozempic in 2023, according to exclusive reporting on Wednesday from Reuters citing data from America’s Poison Centers.
After 26 weeks of follow-up, five of six children treated with an experimental gene therapy developed in China showed strong improvements in speech perception and could hold normal conversations.
The FDA’s Peter Marks and Nicole Verdun in the NEJM Wednesday disclosed that more than 27,000 CAR-T doses have been administered in the U.S. as of the end of 2023, of which there are 22 cases of T-cell cancers.
Most respondents expressed concerns about the economic environment, as competition for jobs jumped more than 130%.