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The FDA’s priority review acceptance of BridgeBio’s BBP-418 is another step toward what William Blair previously dubbed a “diversified commercial portfolio.” It also adds to the rapidly building momentum in muscular dystrophy more broadly.
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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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With ambitions to enter the clinic in the first half of 2023, Keir Loiacono, esq., aims to double down on BlueSphere’s strengths rather than make any major course corrections.
Synlogic, Senti Biosciences and Novome are pioneering the field of synthetic biotics, which is so new there are only a handful of scientific articles using either that term or ‘engineered living therapeutics.
Scandion Oncology, Edesa, Clovis, Lexicon and Cytokinetics share a string of positive news from their clinical trials on heart failure, cancer, COVID-19 and ARDS.
Incyte Corporation will acquire privately-held Villaris and AmplifyBio will acquire PACT Pharma, while Estrella will gain a spot on the Nasdaq Exchange.
Clene’s gold nanocrystal asset CNM-Au8 failed to hit the primary endpoint in the HEALEY ALS trial, but strong survival signals at six months warrant additional exploration in treating ALS.
Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ Ocaliva failed to treat patients with compensated cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis better than a placebo in a Phase III trial, the company announced Friday.
The third quarter of 2022 saw continued job cuts, a shift in focus away from COVID-19, an unexpected boost in the Alzheimer’s research space and increased scrutiny of accelerated approvals.
Gene therapies developed by Janssen, Atsena, REGENXBIO and AbbVie showed promise against eye diseases this weekend at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2022 meeting.
Myovant Sciences formed a special committee of independent directors to assess Sumitovant Biopharma’s offer after Sumitovant announced plans to acquire the company.
AstraZeneca is acquiring LogicBio Therapeutics in a deal worth $68 million. The deal bolsters AstraZeneca’s efforts to braoden its portfolio in genomics and rare diseases.