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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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Aerium Therapeutics has officially launched following a successful Series A funding round led by seed investor Omega Funds.
Aligos Therapeutics, headquartered in South San Francisco, halted the development of ALG-020572, which was being developed in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
In the interim, Daniel Faga will take the helm as president and CEO after Hamza Suria let go of his executive functions.
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Esai, Biogen, Diadem and ProMis all presented their findings on biomarker research at this year’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases.
Teva Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie will pay the state of Rhode Island a combined $28.5 million to settle opioid-related claims against the companies.
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Takeda faces yet another setback by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its parathyroid hormone, natpara.
Merck’s Keytruda has become an approved treatment for yet another indication: unresectable or metastatic advanced endometrial carcinoma. Know more about it here.
Affini-T Therapeutics, a spin-out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, raised $175 million in initial financing. The company is focused on using T cells against mutations that drive cancer.
Study after study shows the disease comes with an increased risk of a number of health problems, including diabetes. One of the best ways to avoid those risks is to get vaccinated.