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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ new innovation business has its chief executive officer. Alessandro Riva, head of oncology therapeutics and cell therapy at Gilead Sciences will take over the reins of the new innovation company as its CEO on April 2. Riva is the first named executive of the new company.
Scott Gottlieb, the proactive commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resigned, according to reports. Gottlieb will leave the regulatory agency in about a month.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene Corporation are strongly urging shareholders to submit their proxy votes as quickly as possible whether they plan to attend the April 12, 2019 Special Meeting or not. The meeting is when the official vote on whether Bristol-Myers Squibb will buy Celgene will take place.
After five years at the reins, Mike Taylor will step down from his role as president and chief executive officer of Waltham, Mass.-based Deciphera Pharmaceuticals. Taylor’s last day in the role will by March 18, the company announced late Monday.
Although cautious about using the word “cure,” researchers have described a second person globally to be cleared of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The new patient, who remains unnamed, is dubbed the “London Patient.”
Purdue Pharmaceuticals is seeking to dismiss a Massachusetts lawsuit filed by that state’s attorney general that has been highly critical of the company’s marketing of its opioid pain treatment OxyContin and has also placed blame on the company for 670 opioid-related deaths in the state since 2009.
Lumileds announced the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Rich as Chief Executive Officer.
Until recently, they were considered to be the three pillars of cancer treatment. Recent years have added a fourth pillar to surgery, radiation and chemotherapy—immuno-oncology.
Pharma and biotech companies make changes to leadership roles, with new hires at Agios, Notable, Rapamycin, Confo, AVEO and more.
As a student at a private school in Houston, Elizabeth Holmes had a reputation for being determined to accomplish her goals, no matter if she came in dead last. She was also notoriously private about her life.
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