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The failure of Roche’s Ionis-partnered tominersen in Huntington’s disease may indicate that Wave Life Sciences’ allele-specific antisense oligonucleotide candidate WVE-003 is on the right track, according to analysts at Rodman & Renshaw.
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The lineup at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will provide critical insight into where the industry is headed with regard to targets being explored to vanquish the elusive neurodegenerative disease.
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for the withdrawal of the rare disease treatment that accounted for just 1% of Amgen’s 2025 revenue. Nevertheless, Amgen continues to defend the medicine, which was acquired in the $3.7 billion buyout of ChemoCentryx.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
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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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Virongy is expanding again and has committed to a $471,000 expansion with up to 70 new jobs.
Spruce Biosciences is developing what could be the first new therapy treating congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) since the 1960s, and a new therapy for women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
In a Phase IIb study, data showed that Prota Therapeutics’ oral immunotherapy led to 51% of children reaching clinical remission of their peanut allergy compared to placebo. See inside for this and more!
GeNeuro is developing therapeutics that tackle the viral proteins that potentially contribute to neurodegeneration seen in patients with MS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and even COVID-19.
Flagship Pioneering announced the launch of Sonata Therapeutics. The fledgling company was created by combining two Flagship companies, Inzen Therapeutics and Cygnal Therapeutics.
Applied Molecular Transport (AMT) provided a strategy update on Wednesday. Part of the update includes reducing its workforce by about 40% and funneling resources into its lead program.
Possibly reflecting the current Bear market, Berkshire Hathaway has walked away from its stake in both AbbVie and BMS.
Pfizer apparently hasn’t begun any combination trials in human beings of Paxlovid, and no reported human tests are using the drug in combination with other therapies.
The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy annual meeting continues to see companies showcasing promising therapeutics for multiple disease indications.
The current president, CEO and board member, Keith Kendall, is departing Aquestive. He will be replaced by Daniel Barber, its current chief operating officer.