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Vera Therapeutics’ atacicept, to be marketed as Trutakna, will go up against Novartis, Otsuka and possibly Vertex in the kidney disease primary IgA nephropathy after receiving an accelerated FDA approval.
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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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After the regulator rejected avasopasem manganese, its candidate for severe oral mucositis, Galera is implementing a restructuring initiative that involves reducing its headcount by 70%.
With a potential $509 billion up for grabs by 2028, companies including Biogen, Sage, Karuna Therapeutics and Cerevel Therapeutics are vying to bring their drugs across the regulatory finish line.
The acquisition will bring gene therapy company Decibel Therapeutics into Regeneron’s fold after a six-year partnership, targeting different forms of congenital and monogenic hearing loss.
The companies partnered to develop the antibody transport vehicle in late 2021, but will continue their 2018 agreement to pursue other drugs in preclinical development.
Late-stage data from two studies showed Novartis’ BTK inhibitor remibrutinib improves symptoms of chronic spontaneous urticaria. The company will file for regulatory approval in 2024.
Following an FDA approval and a Phase III flop, Mirati CEO David Meek has resigned in a “mutually agreed” decision, the company announced late Tuesday as it searches for a permanent replacement.
The biotech company is looking to forge a path to profitability by scaling up the commercial uptake of Zynteglo and winning the FDA’s approval for its lovo-cel gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
The vaccine maker cut 25% of staff amid post-pandemic business challenges in May, but resurgent sales and an updated COVID-19 shot may prove a turning point.
Eli Lilly reported second-quarter revenue of over $8.3 billion, a 28% increase versus Q2 2022, beating estimates of $7.58 billion. The company Tuesday raised its full-year guidance by $2.2 billion.
Data from a Phase III study released Tuesday found that Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy lowered the risk of cardiovascular complications and death by 20% versus placebo in overweight and obese adults.