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Vera Therapeutics’ atacicept, to be marketed as Trutakna, will go up against Novartis, Otsuka and possibly Vertex in the kidney disease primary IgA nephropathy after receiving an accelerated FDA approval.
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Molecular glue degraders are gaining traction in the clinic as well as funding from Big Pharma, with their potential to treat previously “undruggable” cancers and immunological diseases. Here are five clinical programs worth keeping an eye on.
Last month, the FDA launched TrialBlazer, intended to streamline the IND path and bring early clinical trials and medical innovation home to the U.S. It’s a start, but new agency leadership must see it through.
Significant leadership instability at the FDA—compounded by continued workforce attrition—led to a slight slowdown in overall regulatory productivity in the first half of this year, but the agency has been catching up of late.
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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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Sionna hit the ground with a pipeline of first-in-class small molecules designed to fully restore the function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein in CF patients.
Following first-quarter results, Johnson & Johnson is projecting almost $1 billion less in revenue for the year than the initial guidance it gave in January.
Two investigational drugs have been taking the spotlight recently from Revive and Ascletis as they share news regarding their potential treatment against COVID-19.
Finch Therapeutics has slashed its headcount by 20% in order to free funds to focus its resources on its programs in recurrent C. difficile infection and autism spectrum disorder
INmune Bio has announced that it has dosed the first patient in its Phase II clinical trial of XPro1595 for the treatment of neuroinflammation as a cause of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals faces a major hurdle after top-line results from its study of ACP-044 for post-surgery pain failed to meet desired outcomes.
The new building will suit multiple life sciences industry segments, including biopharma, medtech, agroscience and more.
New Haven, Conn.-based BioXcel Therapeutics launched a wholly-owned subsidiary, OnkosXcel, to focus on oncology.
Regeneron announced it has acquired Checkmate Pharmaceuticals and that it has entered a clinical trial collaboration with SpringWorks Therapeutics to treat multiple myeloma.
Shares of Cassava Sciences plunged after multiple Alzheimer’s researchers raised new concerns about the company’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment, simufilam.