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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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BioMarin’s Roctavian was granted conditional authorization in the European Union, making it the first gene therapy approved for severe hemophilia A. Now, the company is shooting for U.S. approval.
NIH researchers found that symptomatic herpes viruses were associated with neurological symptoms, but there was no evidence that herpes viruses are linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Bay Area-based 3T Biosciences launched Thursday with a technology platform its leadership team believes can change the future of treatment for solid tumors and immune-mediated diseases.
Novartis announced Wednesday it is temporarily halting dosing in its ongoing Phase IIb VIBRANT-HD trial of branaplam in Huntington’s disease.
Sonoma Bio announced its plans to erect an 83,000-square-foot operations facility in Seattle, while Thermo Fisher opened a new viral vector manufacturing plant in Massachusetts.
Anthony Quinn has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer and transitioned to an advisory role. Jim Kastenmayer, general counsel, will assume the post on an interim basis.
In an interview with Reuters, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said Tuesday that he isn’t sure if the company will continue developing vaccines. He also hinted at potential M&A action.
Layoffs at Atara have begun weeks after the Bay Area company announced plans to terminate 20% of its staff under a new corporate strategy focused on the innovation within the company’s pipeline.
Money is now flowing into promising platforms for prostate cancer from AdvanCell, mRNA therapeutics from eTheRNA, hepatitis from Bluejay and more.
Of the 1,400 jobs Novartis plans to eliminate in Switzerland, about half will include leadership and management positions, the company reported Monday.