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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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Eliem Therapeutics is dropping a depression drug candidate and laying off 55% of staff in an attempt to stretch its cash runway to 2027.
The FDA issued complete response letters to Phathom Pharmaceuticals, flagging the presence of N-nitroso-vonoprazan (NVP) impurities in its Helicobacter pylori drug products.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is marching toward the launch of exa-cel with a lot of confidence, per its full-year 2022 presentation.
Amid mounting pressure from investors and shareholders, Bayer’s supervisory board unanimously appointed outsider Bill Anderson as its new CEO.
With just under 98,000 tech employees laid off just one month into 2023, many in the life sciences are likely wondering if biotech layoffs will reach similar peaks.
The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 8-5 that two single-arm trials would be “sufficient to characterize the benefits and risks” of Jemperli in locally advanced rectal cancer.
Trade secrets litigations and disputes have been on the rise in recent years, and given the FTC’s recent proposal to ban all non-compete agreements nationwide, the trend is likely to continue.
Amid growing demands for generic versions of Vertex’s Trikafta, the company provided an update on the late-stage clinical development of its next-in-class triple combination for cystic fibrosis.
Though there is no sure-fire tell, there are a few signs to look out for that indicate leadership could be planning to cut staff. Here are the signs layoffs may be coming soon at your organization.
Bristol Myers Squibb has returned the rights for interleukin-12 immunotherapy program DF6002 back to its original owner, Dragonfly Therapeutics, the companies announced Monday.