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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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The approval expands the rapidly growing number of indications for Dupixent, which is the first and only biologic medication with the FDA’s nod to treat atopic dermatitis from infancy to adulthood.
The FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Verttex’s candidate inaxaplin (VX-147). for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segment glomerulosclerosis.
Calls for a reform of drug prices have become a regular occurrence, particularly in the midst of political campaigns. Yet a new report shows the median price of a new drug launched in 2021 was $180,000.
Moderna announced its Omicron-containing COVID-19 booster candidate, mRNA-1273.214, demonstrated superior antibody response against Omicron in its Phase II/III study.
Annexon released final data from an open-label phase II clinical trial, showing that its drug candidate ANX005 safely stabilized disease progression in patients with Huntington’s disease.
The Tisch MS Research Center of New York has been researching the concept of using cell therapy as a therapeutic strategy to promote repair and regeneration in certain patients with MS.
On Tuesday, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 21-0 with one abstention to recommend authorization of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.
For the first time in half a decade, the FDA will convene to address two therapies developed by bluebird bio that could have ripple effects across the industry regarding lentiviral vectors.
Aslan partners with Johns Hopkins and Duke, Editas joins forces with Immatics, Yumanity (soon to be Kineta, Inc.) teams with Janssen, Serotiny & Janssen Biotech and Ginkgo and Novo Nordisk.