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The FDA has several big-ticket decisions lined up to close out July, including applications in lymphoma, rare diseases and a hormone deficiency, while GSK dares to DREAMM again in multiple myeloma.
Market reaction to recent readouts from Compass Pathways and Beckley Psytech/atai in treatment-resistant depression speaks to the hurdles psychedelic therapies must clear to quell concerns about commercial viability.
Only with the adoption of digital imaging and AI-powered analysis will next-generation precision oncology therapies reach their full potential and ensure no eligible patient is overlooked.
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Intellia Therapeutics, Inc., a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on revolutionizing medicine with CRISPR-based therapies, announced long-term data from the Phase 1 portion of the ongoing Phase 1/2 study of NTLA-2002.
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After Emma Walmsley steps down as GSK CEO in January, Vertex Pharma’s Reshma Kewalramani will be the sole female CEO at a top-20 pharma company. Still, there are many prominent women in pharma that could someday break through again.
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After exiting the FDA less than two weeks ago for unclear reasons, Vinay Prasad is once again director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, HHS confirmed to several outlets Saturday.
Under PreCheck, the FDA will communicate more frequently with pharmaceutical companies, helping them as they establish or expand manufacturing sites in the U.S.
In December 2024, Dewpoint Therapeutics CEO Ameet Nathwani said the biotech’s cash runway would last until the third quarter of 2025.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force makes recommendations for preventive services—including Gilead’s twice-yearly HIV PrEP Yeztugo—that insurers must cover. A recently postponed meeting has raised concerns that Health Secretary RFK Jr. could abolish or overhaul the group.
There is no certainty that the buyout will come to pass, according to The Financial Times, which first reported the rumors.
From the price of forthcoming weight loss pill orforglipron, to Most Favored Nation drug pricing and the market battle with Novo Nordisk, pricing was the number one issue for Eli Lilly on its second quarter earnings call.
Higher competition for fewer roles remains the status quo for biopharma professionals, based on BioSpace data. Additionally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that recent job growth is lower than previously believed.
Strand Therapeutics’ lead asset is STX-001, an intra-tumor self-replicating mRNA therapy that carries a payload expressing the immunomodulatory protein IL-12.
Eli Lilly’s orforglipron cut body weight to a lesser extent than rival Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, falling into analysts’ bear scenario for the oral med. Executives brushed off the concerns and said the drug will still have a wide advantage on the market.
Sarepta did not hold an investor call for its second-quarter earnings report or provide an updated full-year revenue outlook.