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An RNAi renaissance is creating a new generation of startups
Pioneers like Alnylam Pharmaceuticals have led the RNA interference field for years. Now, a crop of young biotechs is building on that foundation by taking the drugmaking technology in new directions.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Nov. 7, 2024 -
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A diabetes drug, twice rejected, stumbles again — but its developer persists
After multiple rejections, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals is inching toward an FDA decision date next month for its adjunct type 1 diabetes therapy.
By Amy Baxter • Nov. 6, 2024 -
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TrendlineArtificial intelligence & machine learning
After years of excited buzz around the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning, pharma has begun to realize the true implications and potential value of these technologies.
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Two former Alexion leaders fight through a tough market to maintain a rare disease biotech
Rallybio is headed into a mid-stage trial with enough cash through 2026, but the cyclical market has made the journey difficult.
By Michael Gibney • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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ProfileCEO with type 1 diabetes works to deliver ‘world’s first’ functional cure
Sernova’s technology helped type 1 diabetes patients achieve insulin independence in early- and mid-stage trials.
By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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Pharma takes aim at a wily foe — the Epstein-Barr virus
The pernicious and widespread virus has been linked to a range of diseases including MS and long COVID.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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Pfizer’s quest for market share in the ‘high stakes battleground’ of oral GLP-1s
Pfizer’s second-to-market goals for its oral GLP-1 drugs underscore big opportunities in the space.
By Amy Baxter • Nov. 4, 2024 -
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A sickle cell cure exists. But patients need more than just gene therapy.
Almost a year after two historic approvals, Pfizer is pulling a sickle cell disease treatment from the market, and the outlook for patients feels shakier.
By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 1, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Cancer Care Visionaries
Leaders who envision a world without cancer through oncology innovation.
By Michael Gibney • Nov. 1, 2024 -
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Big Pharma earnings hang hope on the next generation of blockbusters
Pfizer, J&J, Biogen and Novartis are banking on new products to make up for maturing blockbusters, but future growth is not guaranteed.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Clinical Trial Pros
Experts raising the bar in clinical trial design and collaboration.
By Amy Baxter • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Cell and Gene Therapy Pioneers
Leaders molding the cutting-edge cell and gene therapy field into tomorrow's cures.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 30, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Rare Disease Warriors
Pharma pros driving drug development and access for patients with high unmet needs.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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Q&AHow AZ’s respiratory wins are ramping up for a bigger prize in COPD
As AstraZeneca builds up indications for Fasenra, an ongoing trial will determine whether the respiratory drug can make up for past stumbles in COPD.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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On the front lines of the superbug war, new treatments can’t arrive soon enough
As antimicrobial resistance rises, researchers are running out of time to fight each new wave of superbugs. And the funding isn’t enough.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Biotech Pathfinders
Leaders solving biology's toughest puzzles and driving innovation forward.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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Dengue is spreading and Sanofi is pulling the U.S. market’s only vaccine. What’s next?
As Sanofi prepares to halt production on its dengue vaccine in 2026, locally acquired infections in the U.S. are raising the alarm.
By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ICONHow AI can manage the risks and costs of postmarketing requirements
PMRs are not new but drug developers can use AI to predict risk and manage costs earlier in studies.
By Alexandre Malouvier • Oct. 21, 2024 -
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Clinical staff that feel like ‘tech support’ — and other issues a CRO exec contends with
From tech-related challenges to an ongoing staffing crunch, Parexel’s CEO explains what the clinical trials industry is up against.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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As new Alzheimer’s biomarkers come into play, here’s where the money is going
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation has its finger on the pulse of diagnostics to add precision to the next wave of therapies.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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Wave sees RNA editing validation in early trial results
The results provide the first clinical evidence of RNA editing, a burgeoning field that's drawn interest from biotechs and pharmaceutical companies alike.
By Ben Fidler , Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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PharmaVoice 1002024 PharmaVoice 100s: Trailblazers
Industry leaders charting new paths in science and business.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 16, 2024 -
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AlphaFold’s Nobel Prize is ‘the dawn of a new era’ in mapping drug development potential
A Nobel Prize in chemistry for Google’s DeepMind protein-structure mapping is the tip of the iceberg for advances in drug discovery and development.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 15, 2024 -
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Drugmakers are racing to find the next Wegovy. These obesity trials are ones to watch.
Data readouts over the next six months could set expectations for how the highly lucrative market for weight loss therapies will look in the future.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 15, 2024 -
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BMS’ next act for Cobenfy — and other highs and lows in Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s space is booming, from a new use for a schizophrenia drug to discovered pathways linked to the disease — but there’s been stumbles too.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Regeneron takes the long-haul approach to oncology, stumbles and all
Although Regeneron has been playing catch-up in the oncology field for years, a pipeline built on next-wave promises could push the boundaries.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 10, 2024
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