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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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In a Phase II study, Sanofi and Denali’s RIPK1 inhibitor SAR443820/DNL788 failed to meet the primary endpoint of improved functional performance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.
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The regulator’s approval means AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso can now be used in combination with chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer patients.
The Icelandic biotech Thursday said that it has settled its grievances with Johnson & Johnson regarding its Stelara biosimilar in markets with regulatory approval.
Pfizer plans to settle a lawsuit filed 12 years ago by distributors of Lipitor for $93 million. The pharma giant was accused of colluding with Ranbaxy Laboratories to delay generic versions of the drug.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is modifying the primary and secondary endpoints of the Helios-B Phase III trial investigating its next-generation RNA interference therapy in patients with ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.
The regulator has granted a priority review of the efficacy supplement for Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy Elevidys with a target decision date of June 21, 2024.
Novo Nordisk seems to believe it can do a better job managing troubled Catalent than the contract manufacturer. However, the Danish drugmaker has its work cut out for it.
Following a patient case of severe liver enzyme elevations, Inventiva is suspending its Phase III NATiV3 study in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis as Madrigal Pharmaceuticals awaits a March 14 PDUFA date.
The progression-free survival metric has helped shepherd many products across the regulatory finish line. Experts say the FDA’s new emphasis on overall survival will be felt especially by small biotechs.
Claiming that Karuna Therapeutics’ board of directors withheld crucial information, a shareholder has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the $14 billion merger with Bristol Myers Squibb.