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Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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As antibody-drug conjugates advance and move into earlier lines of treatment, drug developers have to build gentler therapies that don’t just extend survival but improve it.
FDA’s rare disease decisions are strongest when the patient community has a voice in advisory committee decisions.
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.
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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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COVID-19 has been remarkably profitable for Pfizer over the last year-and-a-half. The company’s revenue jumped by 47% to $27.7 billion compared to the same period in 2021.
Read on to learn about the different nursing positions available in the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as the skills and qualifications you need to be a successful biopharma nurse.
The result will be two independent, publicly traded companies: Labcorp and The Clinical Development Business offering Phase I-IV clinical trial management and technology to the biopharma industry.
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FDA has approved GSK’s Benlysta (belimumab), making it the first biologic treatment for children ages 5 to 17 with lupus nephritis.
Eisai Inc. has appointed Thomas D. Fagan Jr. as VP for the U.S. Alzheimer’s Disease Commercial unit, which will be instrumental in growing the parent firms operations in the US.
The DESTINY-Breast04 trial introduces a new option for breast cancer diagnosis – HER2-low. The trial data received a standing ovation from thousands of oncologists at this year’s ASCO meeting.
The probe will be led by investigators experienced in determining whether or not entities have defrauded consumers, investors or government agencies.
SARS-CoV-2 typically enters the body via the nose or mouth. Because of this, many think a nasal spray vaccine would do a better job of preventing COVID-19 infection and cutting transmission than an injection.