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The company cut back in areas while investing in internal and external opportunities to offset the loss of exclusivity on a product that until recently accounted for 20% of innovative medicine sales.
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While the 10-fold increase in dose over injectable Wegovy has raised questions about the launch, Novo Nordisk has assured investors it has the manufacturing capacity to roll out oral semaglutide without restrictions on supply.
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With five CDER leaders in one year and regulatory proposals coming “by fiat,” the FDA is only making it more difficult to bring therapies to patients.
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Truist analysts called the results “encouraging” while pointing out certain unknowns in the data. Immuneering plans to kick off a registrational trial for atebimetinib later this year.
The decision to stop the Phase IIb study was driven by “strategic business reasons,” according to a federal clinical trials database.
Three draft recommendation documents published on Wednesday are intended to guide drug sponsors and accelerate the development of cell and gene therapies.
While Harmony management has not disclosed future plans for ZYN002, Jefferies analysts expect the asset to be shelved.
Talent acquisition leaders at leading pharma and biotech organizations are leveraging technologies, including automation, to develop internal talent marketplaces and systems that support upskilling and reskilling their workforce. BioSpace spoke to leaders at Pfizer and Bayer about their evolving approach to resourcing.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals was testing the drug, an intranasal formulation of the oxytocin analogue carbetocin, for its potential to ease hyperphagia in the rare neurological condition.
Sanofi Ventures, which now has $1.4 billion in total assets, will focus its investment efforts on early players working in immunology, rare diseases, neurology and vaccines.
If approved, uniQure’s gene therapy AMT-130—which slowed disease progression by 75%—would be the first genetic treatment for Huntington’s disease. A BLA submission is planned for the first quarter of 2026.
The issues the regulator found include the failure to comprehensively review complaints and product defects.
Lilly expects to open 615 high-wage roles in Texas in connection with its new facility, plus around 4,000 construction roles.