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Q&AIn biotech’s new market normal, here’s what’s catching this investor’s eye
A VC investor shares how the market is recovering, which kinds of companies he’s hunting for and where he’d love to see more innovation.
By Meagan Parrish • July 25, 2024 -
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Where Kamala Harris stands on three key pharma issues
The presumptive Democratic nominee has a long history of taking on pharma over drug prices and supporting women’s healthcare access.
By Amy Baxter • July 24, 2024 -
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TrendlineClinical trial diversity
As pharma wises up to the fact that the current playbook for improving clinical trial diversity has yet to make a meaningful impact, the quest is on to refine that approach.
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Gilead’s CMO to depart next year
Merdad Parsey joined Gilead as its chief medical officer in 2019 and has helped lead the company’s expansion into oncology, with mixed success.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 19, 2024 -
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Gilead eyes ‘ending the HIV epidemic’ via incremental progress
With a long elusive HIV cure ever on the horizon, Gilead’s latest long-acting PrEP study shows that every step counts.
By Michael Gibney • July 18, 2024 -
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Q&AAmylyx’s CEOs on their ALS setback and quest to revamp the pipeline
Co-CEOs Josh Cohen and Justin Klee reflect on what they learned from Relyvrio’s failure and how they’re carrying those lessons forward with other drugs.
By Meagan Parrish • July 17, 2024 -
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Pfizer research chief Dolsten to step down, with company at a crossroads
The company has begun searching for a successor to Dolsten, who oversaw more than 35 drug and vaccine approvals alongside notable setbacks during his time as Pfizer’s top scientist.
By Ben Fidler • July 10, 2024 -
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In the rapidly shrinking COVID market, this company still sees opportunity
GeoVax is developing a next-gen COVID vaccine targeting a population that’s so far been elusive: immunocompromised patients.
By Alexandra Pecci • July 3, 2024 -
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Q&AHow BeiGene is taking on established blockbusters with an expanding blood cancer arsenal
BeiGene’s Brukinsa is the first in a hematology franchise that the company hopes will rival top-sellers and introduce a new lineup of medicines for patients.
By Michael Gibney • July 2, 2024 -
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Biotech SpotlightProtein power: a biotech mining viruses to fight disease
Flagship Pioneering-backed Prologue Medicine is harnessing the evolutionary tactics of viral proteins to systematically find new drugs.
By Kelly Bilodeau • July 1, 2024 -
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After 33 years, Geron’s first approval marks a turn in Nobel-winning science
The decades-long story of how a first-in-class blood cancer treatment went from bench to bedside.
By Alexandra Pecci • June 26, 2024 -
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Q&A // First 90 DaysAfter an obesity deal with Novo, Omega’s new business head is on the hunt for more partners
With a career focused on striking deals, Kaan Certel is hoping to lead the Flagship-backed biotech with an mRNA platform into its next phase of growth.
By Amy Baxter • June 24, 2024 -
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Avoiding the pharma ‘junk pile’ with launch readiness, pipeline rigor and ‘quick kills’
Drug launches have underperformed expectations at a high rate, and pharmas need to get better at thinning the pipeline to make room for the real wins, says a life sciences consultant.
By Michael Gibney • June 18, 2024 -
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Making MovesRegenxbio CEO to step down after 15 years
Kenneth Mills will become chair of the gene therapy developer's board while Curran Simpson, the current chief operating officer, will take his place as company head.
By Ned Pagliarulo • June 13, 2024 -
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As Big Pharma places bigger bets on ADCs, here’s where the field is headed next
With more drugmakers getting into the antibody-drug conjugate game, emerging innovations signal a bright future for the technology.
By Michael Gibney • 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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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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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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As Senate’s gaze lands on patents, a former US PTO chief calls the effort a ‘broad misunderstanding’
To lower drug prices, lawmakers are turning to the drug patent system to outlaw some common practices — but a former patent agency director says it’s the wrong way to go.
By Michael Gibney • 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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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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After Vyvanse patent loss, Takeda’s neuroscience division looks to enter a new era
Heather Dean discusses the company’s neuroscience pipeline in epilepsy and narcolepsy and moving from a mass market to a rare disease mentality.
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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Big Pharma leaders juggle pricing and access as IRA and supply constraints loom large
Execs from J&J, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and AbbVie sound off on the Inflation Reduction Act, supply issues and launch preparations in a tricky environment.
By Michael Gibney • May 16, 2024
