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Servier Pharmaceuticals’ vorasidenib on Tuesday secured the FDA’s green light for the treatment of patients with grade 2 gliomas carrying mutations in the IDH gene.
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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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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent® (dupilumab) for children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable.
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The blank check company Thursday filed with the SEC for the initial public offering. While a specific business for Helix Acquisition Corp. II has not yet been identified, the fund will target biotech.
Amit Dagar, a former Pfizer employee, was found guilty of insider trading by a federal jury in New York involving clinical trial results for COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid that he profited from.
From ALS to depression to Huntington’s disease, many neuroscience-focused companies are anticipating key data over the next few months.
The pharma execs may be served with subpoenas to appear before the Senate health committee to explain why their products are much more expensive in the U.S. than in other countries, according to chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Nearly two decades in the making, the companies expect to close the deal in the first half of 2024, after which Taro Pharmaceutical will become a privately held entity and will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
A legislative proposal, if passed into law, could cost the United States up to 1.2 million jobs and lead to more than 130 fewer FDA approvals over a 10-year period, according to a new report.
CBER Director Peter Marks recently spoke in favor of single-arm trials in certain situations, but clinicians and ethicists say there are several variables to consider.
The bladder cancer-focused biotech is looking to be one of the first companies out of the gate with an initial public offering in 2024.