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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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The total of 52 mergers and acquisitions for the first half of 2026 reflects what analysts, industry watchers and executives are saying over and over: M&A is back.
At the BIO International Convention in San Diego, attendees marked the 50th anniversary of original biotech Genentech, reflecting on the immense challenges facing companies as China becomes a powerhouse innovator.
A recent FDA reversal sparked new hope for patients with Huntington’s disease. Flying under the radar, Skyhawk Therapeutics revealed 12-month functional data from a midstage trial of its own candidate showing improvements on a key disease measurement scale.
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Alcon announced it is buying out Aerie Pharmaceuticals for about $770 million to gain access to the ophthalmic pharma firm’s open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension treatments.
Shares of Foghorn are tumbling after the FDA placed a full clinical hold on a Phase I dose escalation study that had already been subject to a partial hold following a patient death.
A combination of Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema injection for overweight people with type II diabetes resulted in a 15.6% body weight reduction compared to taking the drugs individually.
Elon Musk has reportedly gotten in touch with Synchron, a company developing a brain-computer interface (BCI) device, to explore potential investment opportunities, according to a report by Reuters.
Across the United States, Clusters of innovation have created self-sustaining ecosystems that are shaping the future of the life sciences industry - and driving economic growth.
Tessa Therapeutics has tapped former Takeda executive Thomas Willemsen as the man to take its CAR-T portfolio forward.
In a letter to shareholders, RegeneRx provided a pipeline update for investors Monday, outlining plans to potentially move forward with a new asset in light of development delays.
Pfizer is to report initial data from a randomized trial of the second course of therapy of paxlovid in COVID-19 rebound patients by Sept. 2023.
With financial backing from Medicxi, Vaderis Therapeutics AG emerged from stealth mode Monday with a focus on allosteric AKT inhibitors and a clinic-ready drug candidate.
Drug development can be done better, faster and less expensively. The industry is facing up to that reality, moving a variety of disruptive innovations forward with the blessing of regulators.