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Treatment with the TROP2 ADC sac-TMT led to a 70% objective response rate and progression-free survival was “significantly improved” as compared to placebo—the second positive readout for the asset this week.
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While the pathogen appears unlikely to trigger a pandemic, analysts see potential for Moderna to build goodwill amid a period of political pressure on vaccine manufacturers.
Clinical trial setbacks have limited the near-term opportunities for some of Daiichi Sankyo’s ADCs but the drug developer is betting near-term readouts will catapult it into the top tier of oncology companies in the coming years.
BioSpace analyzed the pay ratio across 10 major pharmaceutical companies to determine which CEOs were paid the most relative to typical employees. J&J, Eli Lilly and Pfizer once again topped the list.
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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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Biogen announced the leadership change in its quarterly financial report. Michel Vounatsos plans to depart the company when a new CEO is found.
Teva announced that it had reached a deal with Lupin over Lupin’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for generic deutetrabenazine - an upcoming competitor to Hungtington’s drug Austedo.
Dianthus Therapeutics launched today with $100 million in Series A financing led by 5AM Ventures, Avidity Partners and Fidelity Research and Management. The company plans to tackle severe and rare autoimmune diseases by utilizing antibodies that target complements.
Humacyte’s engineered blood vessels, human acellular vessels, are in a position to take tissue regeneration from a laboratory possibility to a commercial reality.
Therapeutic Solutions International is targeting long COVID with a new stem cell therapy, as Tonix and Pfizer explore their own treatment options.
What sets Verseon apart is its use of molecular physics modeling to enable the atomic-level engineering of new molecules. The company has 14 small molecule drugs in development.
The FDA placed a clinical hold on the program due to a determination that there is insufficient information to support dose escalation with the product.
Orphalan announced the FDA has granted full approval to Cuvrior (trientine tetrahydrochloride) for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease, a rare genetic disorder.
Hutchmed failed to secure FDA approval for its proposed drug for pancreatic cancer. The company will have to go through another trial if they want U.S. approval.
Arguments regarding the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement continue to be heard in court, Natera battles a class-action lawsuit, Walgreens is involved in a public nuisance suit and more.