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The agency’s finalized recommendations for clinical testing of psychedelic compounds for mental health could pave the way for companies like Compass Pathways, whose psilocybin-based therapy for treatment-resistant depression could win approval as early as this year.
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As antibody-drug conjugates advance and move into earlier lines of treatment, drug developers have to build gentler therapies that don’t just extend survival but improve it.
FDA’s rare disease decisions are strongest when the patient community has a voice in advisory committee decisions.
The lineup at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will provide critical insight into where the industry is headed with regard to targets being explored to vanquish the elusive neurodegenerative disease.
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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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Alto Neuroscience and Kyverna Therapeutics are following in the footsteps of CG Oncology, Metagenomi and Arrivent in seeking initial public offerings this year.
Following the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and other parallel meetings in San Francisco, it’s time to reflect on some of the significant deals secured last week.
After a quiet start to 2024, the FDA is expected to decide on three applications over the next two weeks, including one for a nasal powder migraine treatment.
The agency nevertheless said that it could not definitively rule out a small risk of suicidal ideation associated with GLP-1 receptor agonists, and that it will continue evaluating the evidence.
Dropping the potential Cytokinetics buy runs contrary to Novartis’ recent dealmaking frenzy, which included the acquisition of Calypso and three research collaborations.
Biogen gained exclusive ex-U.S. rights to Ampyra in 2009 and is selling the drug under the brand name Fampyra in international markets.
Speaking to BioSpace in San Francisco, Elena Koundourakis, the head of the orexin franchise at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, gave a preview of what is ahead for its aims to treat narcolepsy.
If it feels like there has never been a tougher time to look for work, you’re not alone—and you’re likely not wrong.
Carina Clingman answers questions about forging professional connections in-person and on LinkedIn.
Biologics have a major advantage over small molecule drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions, according to stakeholders attending this week’s J.P. Morgan conference.