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Going private could give Recordati strategic flexibility and a stable source of capital, according to CVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, which are offering to take the Italian pharma private for a 13% premium.
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While the pathogen appears unlikely to trigger a pandemic, analysts see potential for Moderna to build goodwill amid a period of political pressure on vaccine manufacturers.
Clinical trial setbacks have limited the near-term opportunities for some of Daiichi Sankyo’s ADCs but the drug developer is betting near-term readouts will catapult it into the top tier of oncology companies in the coming years.
BioSpace analyzed the pay ratio across 10 major pharmaceutical companies to determine which CEOs were paid the most relative to typical employees. J&J, Eli Lilly and Pfizer once again topped the list.
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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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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of its Factor D inhibitor BCX9930 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria due to competitive factors.
AbbVie and AbCellera inked an antibody discovery deal to develop candidates for up to five targets in several indications.
Third Harmonic Bio drops its Phase 1b asset.
In a strategic reorganization announced Thursday, Axcella Therapeutics will focus its resources on its Long COVID program and slash headcount by 85%.
While showing early promise, Senolytics is a new field and most of the research is still in academic centers – most notably, the Mayo Clinic.
Vertex is kicking off a Phase I trial assessing VX-522, an mRNA therapy designed to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis lung disease, while SpliSense is targeting a specific mutation.
Kymera and Sanofi shared positive results for an IRAK4 degrader for hidradenitis suppurativa and atopic dermatitis.
The past two years have seen a considerable shift towards remote work, but now that the pandemic is waning, BioSpace has compiled relevant data on remote work to see if it’s here to stay.
Shares of Avidity Biosciences are soaring following reported early signs of clinical activity and improvement in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) treated with its RNA-based therapeutic.
The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee stood against Cytokinetics, Inc., finding that the benefits of its heart failure hopeful didn’t outweigh its risks.