Pharma: Page 14


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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 June 11, 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 June 11, 2024
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    Trendline

    Commercialization, marketing and social media

    As the pharma industry stares down a historic patent cliff, macroeconomic headwinds and challenging R&D costs for increasingly complex medicines, nailing the launch of new medicines has become increasingly critical. 

    By PharmaVoice staff
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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 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 June 6, 2024
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    What’s in a drug name? More than you might think.

    From regulatory restrictions to evocative letter strings, branded drug naming is both an art and a science. We break down the process.

    By Alexandra Pecci • June 4, 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 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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    Q&A

    In 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 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 May 30, 2024
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    FTC request may signal trouble for Novo/Catalent deal

    As Novo Nordisk aims to secure its manufacturing foothold for GLP-1s, regulators are digging for clues of anti-competitive behavior.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • May 29, 2024
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    As weight loss booms, drugmakers look for an edge with oral options

    Supply of GLP-1 medications falls well short of demand, and oral versions of the drugs loom over Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s dominance.  

    By May 28, 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 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 May 23, 2024
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    Pfizer and Lilly are elbowing into the direct-to-consumer market. Will it work?

    Direct-to-consumer platforms offer consumers an online path to sourcing popular medications, but some therapeutic areas may be better suited for the business model.  

    By May 22, 2024
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    Drug shortages, cost concerns and iffy access — how DTC and telehealth could even the playing field

    Companies like UpScriptHealth led the charge with online prescriptions decades ago, and now the industry is catching on to solve some of healthcare’s most pressing issues.

    By May 22, 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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    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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    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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    Why H5N1 has scientists and regulators on edge

    While the H5N1 threat to humans is still low, the recent influenza outbreak in cattle is presenting strange and challenging hurdles for containment.

    By May 17, 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 May 16, 2024
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    As Lilly surges, headwinds against its weight loss drugs are growing

    After missing analysts’ earnings expectations for Mounjaro sales in the first quarter due to overwhelming demand, Lilly is also dealing with a legal loss and incoming pricing questions from lawmakers.

    By May 15, 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 May 14, 2024
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    Biosimilars are gaining ground. The IRA could push them even further next year.

    As commercial momentum builds, coverage incentives for the Medicare market are expected to favor biosimilars in 2025.

    By May 13, 2024
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    5 trends impacting drug spend in the U.S.

    Key factors changing how much Americans spend on prescriptions.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • May 13, 2024