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FDA’s platform designation aims to ease R&D pain points
A new program creates approval pathways for multiple drugs developed on the same platform.
By Amy Baxter • June 11, 2024 -
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Behind Big Pharma’s layoffs — is there an end in sight?
A slew of major companies, including BMS, have announced cost-cutting measures in recent months. What will it take to turn the tide?
By Kelly Bilodeau • June 10, 2024 -
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TrendlineTech for Clinical Trials
Companies that utilize these emerging technologies wisely are likely to find an edge in the increasingly competitive drug development arena.
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Pharma’s R&D gamble: picking pipeline winners in a risky field
How leaders from biotech, Big Pharma and the investment world know when they've found the right candidate or company to back.
By Meagan Parrish • June 7, 2024 -
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A ‘widening gap’ in access to new cancer meds drives efforts from City of Hope and Bristol Myers
Cancer care is improving so quickly that receiving newer medications can be difficult — City of Hope’s wide oncology network and a 10-year commitment from Bristol Myers Squibb offer some solutions.
By Michael Gibney • June 6, 2024 -
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Biotech SpotlightRegenerative cell therapy biotech uses IPO to blast into human trials
Bucking conventional fundraising, FibroBiologics’ CEO Pete O’Heeron explains why the biotech company bet on themselves in the public market.
By Amy Baxter • June 5, 2024 -
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Merck and Moderna’s cancer vaccine snags a clinical win in a field decades old
Cancer vaccines are taking off in the clinic, and a partnership between Merck and Moderna is at the forefront of a new wave of immunotherapy.
By Michael Gibney • June 3, 2024 -
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Q&AIn an era of big patent losses, drug launches need years of runway
Jim Lang, CEO of Eversana, explains the shifting commercial environment and how past drug launch failures are informing the future.
By Amy Baxter • June 3, 2024 -
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After two Big Pharma deals, Nimbus looks to keep the hits coming
With the billion-dollar-plus deals under its belt with Gilead and Takeda, the biotech’s CEO explains where the company is going next.
By Kelly Bilodeau • June 3, 2024 -
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Deadline looms for Chinese biotech contracts
The latest version of The Biosecure Act working its way through Congress could make waves in the U.S. biotech industry.
By Amy Baxter • May 31, 2024 -
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Biotech SpotlightMythic Therapeutics aims to overcome one of ADC’s long-standing challenges
By developing ADCs that bind more directly to the target, Mythic Therapeutics believes its technology could deliver a step change for efficacy and safety.
By Alexandra Pecci • May 30, 2024 -
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Can robots break the cell therapy bottleneck?
A partnership between the cell therapy delivery specialist Portal Biotechnologies and precision robotics maker Multiply Labs could bring the manufacturing bottleneck under control, the CEOs said.
By Michael Gibney • May 29, 2024 -
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Where competition is heating up in pharma
The stage is set for potential blockbuster-level showdowns targeting these three indications.
By Meagan Parrish • May 24, 2024 -
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AstraZeneca’s $80B sales goal by 2030 reflects industry’s penchant for long-term bets
Promises made by pharma and biotech companies show confidence in the future of their business and dedication to financial success, R&D and environmental protection.
By Michael Gibney • May 23, 2024 -
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3 up-and-coming US biotech hotspots
These three U.S. cities are putting themselves on the biotech map as unsung hubs of the industry.
By Alexandra Pecci • May 21, 2024 -
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Execs from Bayer, Kite and Orca sound off on their launch strategies for cell and gene therapies
Planning early, staying nimble and approaching commercialization as a team sport should be top priorities, the leaders said.
By Amy Baxter • May 20, 2024 -
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Why AlphaFold 3 is stirring up so much buzz in pharma
The “Nobel Prize-worthy invention” could be worth hundreds of billions commercially — and have a deep impact on drug R&D.
By Kelly Bilodeau • May 20, 2024 -
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Sponsored by BioLineRxFlipping a biotech incubator into a commercial company
How persistence led to BioLineRx’s first approved therapy and promising pipeline.
May 20, 2024 -
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Investors put $400M into biotech licensing obesity drugs from China
The biotech, tentatively named Hercules CM Newco, has rights to three incretin drugs discovered by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, two of which are in clinical testing.
By Gwendolyn Wu • May 16, 2024 -
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Big Pharma’s most improved drugs: a new generation of blockbusters
The old guard of pharma bestsellers is seeing more competition, but newer drugs demonstrating sales and revenue growth can build up the coffers in years to come.
By Michael Gibney • May 14, 2024 -
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Lilly’s donanemab will face an Alzheimer’s adcomm in June, setting the stage for a Leqembi showdown
The FDA announced a June advisory committee date, potentially introducing a new Alzheimer’s treatment to compete with Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi.
By Michael Gibney • May 9, 2024 -
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Using the body as ‘a bioreactor’ — a regenerative medicine expert on where the field is headed
The director of the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine believes the industry is “turning a corner.”
By Alexandra Pecci • May 7, 2024 -
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Takeover target? Activist investor believes Novavax tech would be in ‘better hands’ with Big Pharma
With its next earnings report looming, pushback from an investor is adding pressure on Novavax to boost performance.
By Meagan Parrish • May 3, 2024 -
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$4M+ gene therapies? How payers can adapt to a new reality of pricey ‘cures’
Pricey gene therapies promise great benefit to patients but pose a threat to the payer landscape — ICER and a Tufts think tank are offering potential solutions.
By Michael Gibney • May 2, 2024 -
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As AI proliferates in pharma, regulators look to catch up in clinical trials
The FDA’s newly launched Center for Clinical Trial Innovation potentially opens the door for more efficient and expanded AI use, but leaves pharmas wanting more guidance.
By Amy Baxter • May 1, 2024 -
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ProfileNow a biopharma powerhouse, Vertex’s R&D bedrock could deliver tomorrow’s blockbusters
From its landmark CRISPR approval to its potential breakthrough drug for pain, Vertex’s development approach, led by chief scientific officer Dr. David Altshuler, is paying off.
By Michael Gibney • April 30, 2024
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