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Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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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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After the market closed on Wednesday, Allogene reported its first-quarter financial results, along with updates to its research programs. The report marked Allogene’s fourth anniversary.
Jazz’s Q1 included a key licensing deal with Werewolf Therapeutics and another announced Wednesday with Japan’s Sumitomo Pharma Co. for a narcolepsy treatment.
Awakn researches and develops drug-assisted psychotherapy treatments, focusing on psychedelic drugs to treat addiction.
Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
Context Therapeutics’ lead candidate ONA-XR prevents interaction between progesterone and its receptor, downregulates cancer stem cell mobilization and blocks immune evasion.
Athira investor Richard Kayne appears to be making a strong push for Dr. Ronald Krall, former chief medical officer of GlaxoSmithKline, to run the company, despite protests from Athira’s board.
Amphista Therapeutics forged two significant protein degradation partnerships with big pharma. Wednesday, the U.K.-based company announced partnerships with both Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck KGaA that have a combined value of more than $2 billion.
The FDA has approved two of Phathom Pharmaceuticals’ products for bacterial illnesses in adults: Voquezna Triple Pak and Voquezna Dual Pak.