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A retrospective cohort study found that semaglutide and tirzepatide are linked with significantly lower risks of dementia and stroke, hinting at potential neuroprotective effects of GLP-1 therapies.
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Faced with the encroaching threats of patent expirations and generics, biopharma companies in 2024 invested 33% more in licensing deals, on average, than in 2023 with an eye toward enriching their pipelines with novel and potentially more effective therapies.
AbbVie launched a revamped version of its Allē loyalty program, which ultimately was not adopted by providers. The marketing misstep comes as the company’s aesthetics franchise faces broader pressures.
Several companies—including JCR Pharmaceuticals, Denali Therapeutics and Regenxbio—have products in the pipeline that could improve treatment options for this rare disease.
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GenScript Biotech, a global leader in life science research and manufacturing services, along with its subsidiaries GenScript ProBio and Legend Biotech, will be attending the 42nd JPM Healthcare Conference held in San Francisco, California, USA, from January 8 to 11, 2024.
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Unpredictable communication and a lack of transparency are eroding the industry’s and the public’s trust. The FDA, experts agree, needs to take control of the narrative.
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Although the FDA has rejected Stealth’s new drug application for Barth syndrome candidate elamipretide, the agency identified a potential accelerated approval pathway. The company has pared down its staff to conserve resources to fund a potential resubmission.
Analysts at Truist Securities admitted that the result for itepekimab, which the companies were hoping to follow their blockbuster Dupixent in the I&I space, was “contrary to our expectations—we were wrong.”
Despite mixed results, analysts maintained faith in ivonescimab’s ability to cross over between Eastern and Western patient populations.
The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing advocacy and watchdog group, had asked the company to revisit its DEI goals in executive pay incentives.
At the heart of the deal is an anti-Claudin18.2 antibody-drug conjugate being developed for solid tumors, including gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Keros will be down to 85 full-time employees after the layoffs and expects to generate annualized savings of $17 million.
According to the nonprofit news outlet NOTUS, at least seven studies cited in the Make America Healthy Again report released last week are nonexistent. The White House shrugged off questions about the errors.
While an adverse event reported in Intellia’s gene therapy trial was a “non-concern” for analysts, it follows a handful of patient deaths in other trials for the modality and sent the company’s stock tumbling in pre-market trading.
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Patritumab deruxtecan was unable to significantly improve overall survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations.