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Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is the largest pickup in the company’s history, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
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Molecular glue degraders are gaining traction in the clinic as well as funding from Big Pharma, with their potential to treat previously “undruggable” cancers and immunological diseases. Here are five clinical programs worth keeping an eye on.
Last month, the FDA launched TrialBlazer, intended to streamline the IND path and bring early clinical trials and medical innovation home to the U.S. It’s a start, but new agency leadership must see it through.
Significant leadership instability at the FDA—compounded by continued workforce attrition—led to a slight slowdown in overall regulatory productivity in the first half of this year, but the agency has been catching up of late.
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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Findings from the Phase II ARTEMIS-UC and Phase IIa APOLLO-CD trials show that Prometheus’ PRA023 is potentially safe and effective for treating ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Novartis announced that its Kisqali with endocrine therapy offered almost a year of progression-free survival (PFS) for an aggressive form of HER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
Apogee Therapeutics sprang onto the immunology/inflammatory scene Wednesday heavy on capital but light on salient details of the pipeline.
Karuna Therapeutics appointed Bill Meury as its new president and chief executive officer, succeeding its current head, Steve Paul.
Editas Medicine released positive proof of concept data Tuesday morning from the first patients dosed with its experimental CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
Entact Bio launched with $81 million Tuesday to advance its protein enhancement platform.
Topline results from the Phase II TORREY study showed Gossamer Bio’s seralutinib met its primary efficacy endpoint in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Mirati’s adagrasib demonstrated a solid safety profile in new data released Monday. Despite this, the company’s stock fell 8% in after-hours trading.
MEI Pharma, Inc. will have a strategic realignment that would see at least 30% of its workforce laid off and a pivot towards two of its earlier clinical-stage assets.
Monday, Verve Therapeutics revealed that the FDA has officially requested several buckets of additional safety information to lift the hold on its lead candidate, VERVE-101.