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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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Cambridge, Massachusetts-based life sciences firm Flagship Pioneering announced that Michael Severino, who will leave AbbVie on May 31, is joining Flagship as a CEO-Partner.
Australia’s Chimeric Therapeutics has partnered with WuXi ATU on two autologous CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors. Switzerland-based CDR-Life closed a $76 million Series A.
This year’s AACR Annual Meeting is coming to a close, and there has been a wealth of information and data presented. One topic of discussion stood out—mutations.
Companies working on cell therapies got most of the funding in the life sciences venture capital world this week. For that and more, continue reading.
As the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting wraps up, there were some surprising and exciting research news and presentations.
Reports that myopericarditis may be a side effect of COVID-19 vaccination are downplayed by a recently published study that suggests there might not be a correlation.
As the world speculates the potential impact of the novel COVID-19 variant omicron XE and subvariant BA.2, research continues to shed light on the impact and future of the pandemic.
With Spring comes new beginnings, and companies within the biopharmaceutical industry are blossoming with fresh ventures. Here are some of them:
9 Meters Biopharma has received notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allowing its patent for therapeutic NM-136 to treat hyperphagia (extreme hunger) and obesity.
The FDA has sprung into action, cracking down on the illegal sales of Adderall, as well as on CBD companies making claims their products are effective treatments or cures for COVID-19.