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After debuting on the public markets with $256.3 million and raking in an additional $472 million, Veradermics has emerged as one of biotech’s biggest post-IPO standouts. CEO Reid Waldman credits the weight loss craze for establishing consumer-driven channels.
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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.
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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.
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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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro drove blockbuster sales in the third quarter and the sky’s the limit for the duopoly. The only limiting factor is that the frenzied demand for their respective drugs is outpacing supply.
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While Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, sales of the company’s lead drug Eylea declined amid increased competition.
The New York-based genetic medicine company, which expects gross proceeds of approximately $100 million, joins a small group of biotechs that have launched initial public offerings this year.
The U.S. government has requested that a Delaware federal judge deny an AstraZeneca motion for summary judgement in its Inflation Reduction Act case, arguing that the company’s core claims are meritless.
In a late-stage study, most Huntington’s disease patients reported that their symptoms of chorea were “much improved” or “very much improved” following treatment with Neurocrine Biosciences’ VMAT2 inhibitor Ingrezza.
While Moderna’s total revenue for the third quarter beat analyst expectations, the company Thursday reported a loss as demand for its COVID vaccines declined.
A recent report by Tufts Medical Center reveals impressive approval rates for durable cell and gene therapies, but experts urge caution over persistent safety and accessibility concerns.
Sales of type 2 diabetes treatment Mounjaro brought in $1.4 billion in the third quarter. However, the company cut its full-year profit guidance due to charges mainly related to recent acquisitions.
Riding a wave of skyrocketing Wegovy and Ozempic sales, the company on Thursday raised its sales and operating profit outlook for the rest of the year as part of its third-quarter earnings announcement.