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Regulatory challenges have been even more top of mind than usual given recent upheaval at the FDA. BioSpace spoke to three industry experts about key issues, which include applying new artificial intelligence guidance. The experts also shared advice for working with regulators.
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Analysts parsed the limited data available for Pfizer’s obesity candidate on the pharma’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday, looking for any nugget of additional context.
After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
After suffering in the wake of expired tax incentives for pharmas, the island is trying to take advantage of geopolitics to grow its drug manufacturing sector.
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The FDA has cleared a clinical trial of an ex vivo prime editing candidate in patients with a rare disease, Prime Medicine announced Monday. The technique taps CRISPR technology to rewrite defective genes without breaking DNA double helix strands.
Under the latest teaming between the two companies, who have worked together since 2010, Novartis will pay $180 million upfront to PeptiDream to find new radioligand therapies.
Thanks to strong sales of its blockbuster drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported nearly $8.77 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2024, while raising its full-year revenue guidance by $2 billion.
A federal court issued a summary judgment saying that the IRA provision does not represent an unconstitutional taking of property but did not rule on suits by Novartis and Novo Nordisk.
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Based on strong overall and progression-free survival data in its Phase III confirmatory study, Pfizer and Genmab’s antibody-drug conjugate Tivdak on Monday secured the FDA’s full approval for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer that had progressed on or after chemotherapy.
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s antibody-drug conjugate Enhertu significantly improved progression-free survival in metastatic breast patients with low and ultralow HER2 expression levels who had received at least one line of systemic treatment.
On June 10, the FDA will convene its Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee to discuss the New Drug Application for Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug.
Pharma CEOs claim lifesaving drugs wouldn’t be possible without high prices — an assertion that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Q&A: Development Scientist at AGC Biologics Sara Morlacchi analyzes the growth of the cell therapy industry and barriers for cost and accessibility.
Bristol Myers Squibb’s deal announced Monday will see the pharma pay $65 million upfront to Repertoire Immune Medicines, which will develop autoimmune disease vaccines using its Decode discovery platform.