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The failure of Roche’s Ionis-partnered tominersen in Huntington’s disease may indicate that Wave Life Sciences’ allele-specific antisense oligonucleotide candidate WVE-003 is on the right track, according to analysts at Rodman & Renshaw.
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The lineup at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will provide critical insight into where the industry is headed with regard to targets being explored to vanquish the elusive neurodegenerative disease.
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for the withdrawal of the rare disease treatment that accounted for just 1% of Amgen’s 2025 revenue. Nevertheless, Amgen continues to defend the medicine, which was acquired in the $3.7 billion buyout of ChemoCentryx.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
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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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With financial backing from Medicxi, Vaderis Therapeutics AG emerged from stealth mode Monday with a focus on allosteric AKT inhibitors and a clinic-ready drug candidate.
Drug development can be done better, faster and less expensively. The industry is facing up to that reality, moving a variety of disruptive innovations forward with the blessing of regulators.
Finding a mentor who can serve as a guide for one’s career is a goal for many young professionals. But reverse mentorship can be just as beneficial, as both parties stand to benefit.
The FDA is busy accepting drug applications, granting specialty designations and approving drugs for market. Here’s a look at this week’s FDA activity.
Novartis’ canakinumab failed again in non-small cell lung cancer while Anixa Biosciences, Palisade Bio and Genexine kicked off new trials.
In the second half of the calendar year, the biopharma industry continues to ascend in mergers and acquisitions, new drug approvals and big investments, indicate market confidence and growth.
Cases of monkeypox infections reported in the latest viral outbreak have surpassed 14,000 in the U.S., according to the CDC. Some scientists believe the outbreak was predictable.
HHS found nearly half of NIH clinical trials were reported incorrectly, in violation of federal standards, according to a new report issued Friday by the agency.
With so many differences in research and regulation, it’s more important now than ever for job seekers considering moving outside of the U.S. to educate themselves before they make the leap.
Kymera has raised money through sale of more than 2,769,000 shares of common stock to help support the company’s ongoing clinical and preclinical programs.