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The FDA will convene its vaccines advisory panel to discuss seasonal COVID-19 vaccines—a surprise move after Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. overhauled a separate vaccine committee.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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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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Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences have amended their collaboration agreement in an effort to accelerate an anti-TIGIT program, the companies announced Monday.
Gene therapy company Sarepta Therapeutics provided additional data for SRP-5051 in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients who are amenable to exon 51 skipping.
Stringent regulation, manufacturing costs and absence of price control contribute to high GLP-1 agonist costs in the U.S. Patients could go to other countries for cheaper treatment.
After VX-548 demonstrated significant pain relief in surgical and non-surgical settings, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is preparing to file a New Drug Application for the non-opioid candidate by mid-2024.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ initial proposed drug price cuts, due to pharma companies by Thursday under the Inflation Reduction Act, could range from 25% to 60%, analysts told Reuters.
The persistent shortage of genuine glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist products has led to an increase in fake versions, the World Health Organization warned on Monday.
On the heels of ArriVent and CG Oncology’s upsized IPOs last week, Alto Neuroscience and Fractyl Health on Monday announced their respective plans to go public.
Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 inhibitor was unable to outperform the placebo arm in improving disease-free survival in renal cell carcinoma patients at high risk of relapse after surgery.
The clinical development pipeline for vaccines is broad but shallow with a large proportion of programs dedicated to COVID-19, according to a new report by industry group Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
The CEOs of J&J and Merck have finally committed to testifying before the Senate health committee regarding the high prices of drugs in the U.S. The hearing is set for Feb. 8.