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The new structure will help Merck as it slides toward a loss of exclusivity for Keytruda, pharma’s best-selling drug.
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The first gene therapies approved to treat sickle cell disease in December 2023 are struggling on the market. But there are glimpses of forward momentum as Vertex and Genetix Bio provide updates.
After last year’s ‘stampede’ for FGF21 assets, the focus for the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis space has shifted toward differentiated approaches, such as THR-β agonists and combination treatments, that seek to mirror the commercial success of Madrigal’s Rezdiffra.
Maintaining America’s momentum demands that policymakers resist policies that undermine research and development incentives.
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Following the FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s investigational mRNA flu vaccine last week, Commissioner Marty Makary faced questions from the U.S. president about the agency’s handling of vaccines. It’s a clear signal that the tension long brewing at the drug regulator has now gone all the way to the top.
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Leqembi’s sales continue to be underwhelming, according to analysts, who contend the companies’ Alzheimer’s disease therapy is being held back by barriers such as coverage, infusion centers and time to diagnosis.
With Novo Holdings’ $16.5 billion buyout of Catalent being reviewed by regulators, what work the contract drug manufacturer may or may not be performing for Eli Lilly remains a point of contention.
The five-year investment will go toward the construction of a new R&D facility in Beijing to develop innovative therapies and integrate the world’s second most populated country into the company’s global strategy.
Following two layoffs in less than three months, Viracta Therapeutics may have around 18 employees left to advance its efforts to bring lead product candidate nana-val to market.
While Moderna’s Spikevax beat Wall Street estimates in the third quarter, William Blair analyst Myles Minter in a Thursday note to investors said sales of the company’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine mRESVIA was significantly lower than expected.
Novo said supply of Wegovy and Ozempic is in good shape after the drugs were removed from the FDA’s shortage list last week. But Eli Lilly reported slower than expected sales in the third quarter due to wholesaler destocking.
The investigational therapy, vesleteplirsen, had been positioned as an updated version of Sarepta’s original exon 51-skipping Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Exondys 51.
In this episode of Denatured, BioSpace’s Head of Insights Lori and guests from Teva Pharmaceuticals and TOWER Capital discuss the opportunities, regulatory challenges and uncertainty surrounding AI.
Driven by copycat versions of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Revlimid and Novo Nordisk’s Victoza, Teva’s generics business was again a top-performer in the third quarter, with U.S. sales growing 30% and bringing in $1.1 billion in sales.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan Seigerman in a note to investors called Gilead’s third-quarter performance “consistent” and “steady,” while noting the company continues to demonstrate “reliable strength” in its human immunodeficiency virus business.