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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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Researchers at Case Western University looked at the real-world experiences of 13,644 patients who were treated with Paxlovid or Lagevrio (molnupiravir) during the first half of 2022.
Ryvu and Opthea have new funding to work with, Tessa Therapeutics and Enlivex kick off new trials and Revive Therapeutics amends the Phase III protocol for its COVID-19 hopeful.
Kriya Therapeutics tapped longtime pharma veteran Pedro Huertas as chief medical officer of its rare disease division.
Researchers recently developed a peptide called A1R-CT that could ultimately have therapeutic applications in both epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
Atomwise inked a strategic research-and-development deal with Sanofi to use the AtomNet platform to identify and research up to five drug targets.
The FDA expects to foster innovation and competition among manufacturers, which would lower the prices of hearing aids without compromising their quality.
Kate Hermans has taken over the reins of Ambrx as interim CEO following the abrupt departure of Feng Tian.
Blueprint Medicines’ Ayvakit is headed to the FDA for a new indication after the drug hit the mark in Part 2 of the PIONEER trial for non-advanced systemic mastocytosis.
I-Mab quietly announced that its partner AbbVie is ending a Phase IB trial on lemzoparlimab for two types of cancers, despite a $2 billion deal inked in 2020.
All other ongoing and pending studies of Sanofi’s amcenestrant, including the early-stage breast cancer trial AMEERA-6, will also be discontinued.