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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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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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An AstraZeneca/Merck combination showed mostly positive ovarian cancer data, Adaptimmune posted a strong ORR in solid tumors and BioNTech revealed data from a CAR-T cell therapy.
TumorGen and PhenoVista are partnering to explore metastatic cancer cell clusters, while NIH has developed a potential new gene therapy approach for Leber congenital amaurosis.
As automation ramps up in the coming years, many jobs will be lost to machines. Here are a few life science sectors that are expected to maintain steady growth in the coming years.
The ESMO conference is serving as a post-mortem on the trials that sunk the multi-billion-dollar partnership between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Nektar Therapeutics.
Biogen announced that its mid-stage monoclonal antibody litifilimab is showing promise in reducing joint pain related to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) lupus.
Sanofi and Regeneron presented results from the Phase III PRIME trial that showed Dupixent strongly improves itching and skin lesions in adult patients with prurigo nodularis.
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Although it was a short week due to the Labor Day holiday, the FDA maintained a steady pace of business.
There are several approaches on the horizon in ALS, a space that is gaining momentum. BioSpace spoke with GeNeuro, NeuroSense and the Tisch MS Research Center about their progress.
Dermatology drugmaker Arcutis is acquiring Ducentis Biotherapeutics for $14 million in cash, $16 million in stock and milestones.
Homology Medicines and MiMedx both posted new CEOs. Other C-suite positions, including CFOs and CMOs were also filled this week.