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Sales of Johnson & Johnson’s esketamine-based nasal spray jumped in the fourth quarter last year, priming the pump for a suite of other pharmas, including AbbVie, champing at the bit with their own psychedelics.
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Analysts parsed the limited data available for Pfizer’s obesity candidate on the pharma’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday, looking for any nugget of additional context.
After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
After suffering in the wake of expired tax incentives for pharmas, the island is trying to take advantage of geopolitics to grow its drug manufacturing sector.
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Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have been battling head-to-head in an exploding obesity market. They should never have been compared apples to apples.
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J&J, Merck and Pfizer are the subjects of a House Judiciary Committee investigation for their alleged participation in a government-sanctioned censorship campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry advocates argue price negotiation via the IRA may jeopardize the prices relied upon by biosimilar manufacturers to recoup their investments.
The company also terminated a Phase III trial of its TGFB inhibitor as a treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, though that drug will continue to be tested as a treatment for colorectal cancer.
Tuesday’s partnership will dig into Flagship’s deep ecosystem of companies and technologies to discover medicines in line with Pfizer’s core strategic areas.
Less than two years after launch, the startup posts positive Phase II results and heads into Phase III trials for major depressive disorder with a new CEO.
Following the full approval of Leqembi, the CMS suggests expanding its coverage of beta-amyloid PET scans, which could improve the uptake of novel Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
The Netherlands-based immunology company said Wednesday it brought in $1.1 billion by selling more than two million shares in the U.S. and Europe.
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The U.S. regulator Monday approved the Beyfortus single-dose monoclonal antibody, developed jointly by the two companies, for the pediatric prevention of respiratory syncytial virus.
Part B of the study, cleared to proceed in Canada, remains on hold in the U.S. due to findings from non-clinical chronic toxicology studies.
The Swiss pharma is expanding its neuroscience pipeline with an upfront $500 million payment to DTx Pharma and additional payments of up to $500 million upon completion of certain milestones.