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Apogee’s pipeline in a product drug zumilokibart achieved significant disease clearance in a mid-stage atopic dermatitis trial, but investors were miffed by a royalty financing deal with Blackstone.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s 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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PACT Pharma shared results of a first-of-its-kind trial using CRISPR technology to swap a gene in a patient’s immune cell to treat solid tumors.
At the FDA’s request, GSK has restricted the use of Zejula, a PARP inhibitor, to a specific population as a second-line maintenance treatment for ovarian cancer following updated data.
A trio of well-known biopharma executives invested $20 million in a Series A extension for San Diego’s Lipidio Pharmaceuticals.
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The FDA approved AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in combination with Imjudo and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
Seagen’s Adcetris has been given FDA approval for the treatment of children aged two years and above with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
While Biogen and Seagen made the biggest C-suite splashes this week, other companies across the biopharma industry also bolstered their leadership teams with new talent.
After six months of searching for its next chief executive, Washington’s largest biotech firm has found its match. On Thursday, Seagen named David R. Epstein as CEO.
GSK and Sanofi veteran Christopher A. Viehbacher will take over as chief executive officer for Biogen. He replaces Michel Vounatsos, whose departure was announced in May.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics ran into another stumbling block with ALS hopeful NurOwn Thursday as the FDA issued a Refusal to File Letter for its Biologics License Application.
The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee voted against the potential Emergency Use Authorization of the company’s COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, sabizabulin.