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Tristan Manalac

Tristan Manalac

Senior Staff Writer

Tristan is BioSpace‘s senior staff writer. Based in Metro Manila, Tristan has more than eight years of experience writing about medicine, biotech and science. Being formally trained in molecular biology, he once dreamed of collecting degrees and starting his own lab. But these days, he finds his greatest joy in a bottle of beer and a beautiful sentence. He can be reached at tristan.manalac@biospace.com, tristan@tristanmanalac.com or on LinkedIn.

Pictured: Doctor holding up a lung x-ray
Drug Development
Sanofi, Regeneron Post Strong Phase III COPD Data for Dupixent as FDA Decision Looms
Late-stage results from the NOTUS trial showed Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent lowered moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations by 34% and led to significantly better lung function.
May 21, 2024
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Policy
BIO Axes 30 Staff in Realignment as Congress Advances BIOSECURE Act
Following its recent about-face on the BIOSECURE Act, designed to combat China’s influence in the biopharma industry, lobbying group Biotechnology Innovation Organization in a realignment is laying off 30 employees.
May 21, 2024
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FDA signage at its office in Maryland
FDA
FDA Greenlights Two Interchangeable Biosimilars to Regeneron’s Eylea
The regulator on Monday approved two interchangeable biosimilars to Regeneron’s Eylea, providing additional competition for the pharma’s blockbuster as key patent protections are set to expire.
May 21, 2024
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Business
9 Top Biopharma CEO-to-Employee Pay Gaps
Despite weathering a difficult year, biopharma continues to see massive pay gaps between CEOs and their median employees, with top executives often earning hundreds of times more.
May 21, 2024
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Pictured: AstraZeneca's building in Shanghai, China
Drug Delivery
AstraZeneca to Build $1.5B ADC Manufacturing Plant in Singapore
To support its growing antibody-drug conjugate portfolio, AstraZeneca on Monday said it is investing $1.5 billion in a Singapore production site that will include all steps of the ADC manufacturing process.
May 20, 2024
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Drug Development
Moderna Gets Win in COVID-19 Patent Dispute with Pfizer, BioNTech
The European Patent Office last week upheld one of Moderna’s key patents, handing the biotech an important victory in its protracted COVID-19 vaccine battle with Pfizer and BioNTech.
May 20, 2024
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Policy
AstraZeneca to Pay Pfizer $107.5M in Damages in Tagrisso Patent Tussle
Pfizer’s Wyeth unit notched a legal victory over AstraZeneca on Friday as a federal jury found the British-Swedish company violated two key patents in developing and marketing its lung cancer drug Tagrisso.
May 20, 2024
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Drug Development
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Market to Reach $125B by 2033: GlobalData
While Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk currently dominate the GLP-1 receptor agonist space, there are more than 50 candidates in clinical development for obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to analytics firm GlobalData.
May 20, 2024
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Pictured: Amgen's office in Tampa, Florida
FDA
Amgen Wins FDA Approval for Difficult-to-Treat Lung Cancer
Bolstered by promising response data from its Phase II study, Amgen announced Thursday it got the FDA’s green light for its first-in-class bi-specific T-cell engager Imdelltra for extensive-stage small lung cancer.
May 17, 2024
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Pictured: GSK laboratories in Dresden, Germany
GSK to Sell Remaining Stake in Haleon, Looks to Raise $1.52B
GSK said Thursday it plans to divest its remaining 4.2% stake in the consumer health spinout, its fourth and final round of selling off Haleon shares worth approximately $1.52 billion.
May 17, 2024
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Biogen’s headquarters in Massachusetts
Business
Biogen Drops Ionis-Partnered Assets in ALS, Angelman Syndrome After Early-Stage Readouts
Disappointed with Phase I/II results for two Ionis-partnered programs, one for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and another for Angelman syndrome, Biogen has opted to not proceed with their development.
May 17, 2024
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Pictured: Roche tower in Basel, Switzerland
Drug Development
Roche Sees Early ROI on $2.7B Carmot Buy with Phase I Data for Obesity Candidate
Roche’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics in December 2023 appears to be paying off as its investigational GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist induced strong weight loss in a Phase Ib study.
May 16, 2024
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Business
Galapagos Partners with Blood Centers of America to Decentralize CAR-T Production
Belgian biotech Galapagos is teaming with Blood Centers of America to help deploy its decentralized CAR-T therapy manufacturing platform closer to treatment centers across the U.S.
May 16, 2024
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FDA
ICER Finds ‘Substantial Uncertainties’ in Lykos’ MDMA Trials Ahead of Adcomm
With a June 4 FDA advisory committee meeting looming, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has raised concerns about Lykos Therapeutics’ trials of its MDMA-assisted therapy in post-traumatic stress disorder.
May 16, 2024
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Pictured: Bristol Myers Squibb office in California
FDA
BMS CAR-T Therapy Wins FDA Approval for Expanded Use in Follicular Lymphoma
Following back-to-back approvals in lymphocytic leukemia, Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR-T therapy Breyanzi on Wednesday won the FDA’s green light for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.
May 16, 2024
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