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CSL is advancing clazakizumab for the treatment of cardiovascular events in end-stage kidney disease and will retain rights over the asset in this indication. Lilly will explore other conditions.
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An analysis finds that pharmas frequently file multiple similar patents on drugs, then use them as the basis for questionable litigation against would-be competitors.
Competing with giants like Takeda and Moderna, the plucky biotech believes it has unlocked a future with an easy, yearly oral vaccine.
The limited supply of this common reagent is set to drive drug prices higher, but there are ways for companies to lessen the impact.
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The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine is part of a larger communications crisis unfolding at the agency over the past nine months that has also ensnarled Sarepta, Capricor, uniQure and many more.
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Claiming that Karuna Therapeutics’ board of directors withheld crucial information, a shareholder has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the $14 billion merger with Bristol Myers Squibb.
Kelonia Therapeutics’ in vivo gene placement system is being tapped to help Astellas Pharma expand its portfolio of in vivo CAR-T cell therapies for cancer.
While Gilead Sciences did not provide specific reasons for the halt, the company said it is “reviewing the benefit-risk” of its anti-CD47 antibody magrolimab across all ongoing trials.
In the next two weeks, the FDA is set to decide on a Humira biosimilar and a treatment for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
The French drugmaker Thursday touted trial results in The New England Journal of Medicine showing frexalimab significantly slowed disease activity in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Carolyn Bertozzi, Firefly’s venture funding is backed by Eli Lilly and Versant Ventures, among others, to support its novel platform for merging antibody-drug conjugates with protein degraders.
Freenome announced Thursday a fundraising round of more than a quarter of a billion dollars, led by Roche, to advance its blood-based cancer tests as pivotal readouts approach.
A longer-acting formulation of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ aripiprazole could help soften the blow of Abilify Maintena’s loss of exclusivity coming later this year, according to a new report from GlobalData.
Despite missing out on an FDA approval for major depressive disorder, Zurzuvae appears to be a strong asset for Sage Therapeutics, with high growth potential in 2024.
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Eicos Sciences’ injectable vasodilator Aurlumyn is the first FDA-approved medication for severe frostbite to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation by opening blood vessels and preventing clotting.