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Just a few days after FDA Commissioner Makary resigned, ally Tracy Beth Høeg is also leaving the agency. Her departure comes amid reports of tension over a commissioner’s voucher for Sanofi’s diabetes drug.
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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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Despite multiple therapeutics approved to treat localized symptoms, there are currently no systemic therapies on the market for Sjogren’s syndrome.
As the COVID-19 market dries up, Moderna looks to FDA approval of its other vaccines including a 2024 commercial launch of its investigational RSV vaccine for older adults.
While donanemab showed impressive results in Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2, concerns regarding its safety remain compared with Biogen’s and Eisai’s Leqembi.
Data from Phase III confirmatory MIRASOL trial show antibody-drug conjugate boosts survival in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, setting the stage for full approval by the FDA.
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The regulatory decision marks a turning point in the RSV race in what’s expected to be a competitive space.
Despite the Phase III failure, Travere and partner CSL Vifor will explore potential regulatory paths for sparsentan as a treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Many employers aren’t offering the high salaries employees had grown accustomed to in recent years, leaving workers to decide whether they should accept a pay cut.
The amyloid plaque targeting therapy met primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints, which Lilly will use in its submission to the FDA this quarter.
The company’s pipeline changes come as it weathered a nearly 30% decline in first-quarter revenues due to a slowdown in its COVID-19 business.
Japanese biopharma scoops up Iveric’s investigational drug for age-related blindness disease. The drug, which trails Apellis’ Syfovre, is awaiting FDA approval with a decision expected by August.