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The FDA’s priority review acceptance of BridgeBio’s BBP-418 is another step toward what William Blair previously dubbed a “diversified commercial portfolio.” It also adds to the rapidly building momentum in muscular dystrophy more broadly.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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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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Myovant Sciences agreed to be acquired by Sumitovant Biopharma for $2.9 billion - three weeks after turning down a previous offer.
New data from Scholar Rock’s Phase II TOPAZ trial showed its investigational antibody apitegromab improves quality of life in types 2 and 3 spinal muscular atrophy patients.
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The FDA released guidelines Thursday in an attempt to clarify processes for assessing a drug candidate’s efficacy while examining several endpoints, simultaneously.
Shares of Immunic stock have plunged more than 70% in premarket trading after an early peek at its Phase Ib psoriasis drug candidate has so far failed to distinguish itself from placebo.
Johnson & Johnson will lay off 64 employees from its Manhattan-based pharmaceutical supplies business in the early part of 2023.
The proxy battle between Mereo BioPharma and Rubric Capital Management will come to a head on Nov. 18. Mereo issued a shareholder circular on Friday.
Kite Pharma entered into a global licensing deal with Refuge Biotechnologies to leverage the latter’s propriety gene expression plaform and develop potential blood cancer therapies.
A cover letter is an important part of any job application, but for those in the life sciences it is especially important. Find tips for writing a scientist cover letter as well as an outline and examples in our guide.
With the appointment of new CEOs, CMOs and CSOs, biopharma and life sciences organizations shuffled their leadership positions as Q3 comes to a close.
AbbVie is buying DJS Antibodies for $225 million in cash to gain access to the British company’s potential fibrotic diseases drug and antibody discovery program.