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European pharma companies splashed billions of dollars into the U.S. biopharma sector in a matter of days, but there are differing views on whether the activity represents the rise of a new buyer class or a quirk of timing.
Three pharma CEOs joined the $30 million compensation club in 2025 but Eli Lilly’s David Ricks exceeded his nearest peer by more than $4 million.
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After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
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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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The regulator has allowed for emergency use of Invivyd’s monoclonal antibody Pemgarda as a COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis for moderately or severely immunocompromised patients.
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Johnson & Johnson’s Opsynvi has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, combining macitentan, which cuts the risk of clinical worsening and hospitalization, while tadalafil boosts patients’ exercise capacity.
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AbbVie’s antibody-drug conjugate Elahere on Friday won the FDA’s full approval for the treatment of FRα-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers.
Oprah Winfrey this week shone the spotlight on these transformative GLP-1 medications. Now, it’s time for Medicare to cover them and expand access to millions of Americans.
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Duvyzat, which will be sold in the U.S. by ITF Therapeutics, joins a growing market that includes recently approved gene therapy Elevidys and corticosteroid Agamree.
At Thursday’s Pharma Media Day, Bayer touted Nubeqa as the fastest growing androgen receptor inhibitor in the U.S., which will achieve blockbuster status this year.
Despite meeting its primary endpoint in a late-stage generalized myasthenia gravis trial, Roche and Chugai Pharmaceutical’s Enspryng did not demonstrate clinical benefit as expected, the companies announced Thursday.
Following its label expansion earlier this month, Medicare on Thursday said it will now cover the use of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in patients with overweight or obesity who have preexisting cardiovascular disease.
BioSpace spoke to HR leaders about how they have been supporting companies navigating a challenging economy while meeting the needs of the workforces they support.
Ubiquitous potential, possible safety advantages and the recent growth of cell and gene therapy are driving investment in a different type of genetic editing.