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8 January 2025 Calico Life Sciences, a biotech founded by Alphabet and Arthur Levinson focused on the biology of aging and age-related diseases, has announced a setback.
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The USA’s Federal Trade Commission yesterday issued a comment in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) request for information on its Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. 7 February 2024
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French pharma major Sanofi has announced that Rippon Ubhi has been appointed as country lead for the UK and Ireland, taking over immediately from Jessamy Baird. 7 February 2024
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CNS specialist Lundbeck has reported record annual revenue for 2023 of 19.91 billion Danish kroner ($2.87 billion), a 9% increase on 2022. 7 February 2024
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US pharma major Eli Lilly posted its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results on Tuesday. 6 February 2024
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US biopharma Vertex Pharmaceuticals has announced positive results from its once-daily vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor program, the most comprehensive Phase III pivotal program ever conducted by the company for cystic fibrosis (CF). 6 February 2024
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Clinical-stage US biotech Acumen Pharmaceuticals has appointed James Doherty as president and chief development officer, effective February 1, 2024. 6 February 2024
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American dermatology company Verrica Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit against Canada’s Dormer Laboratories related to the active ingredient cantharidin. 5 February 2024
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Denmark-based Novo Holdings has entered into a merger agreement to acquire US contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Catalent. 5 February 2024
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An Expert View from Ross Maclean, Precision Health Economics, Outcomes Research and Head of Medical Affairs,
Precision Value and Health, and the same company's Jon Bambalas, Senior Vice President Business Development, Products Senior Vice President Business Development. 5 February 2024
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UK pharma major GSK’s Arexvy (respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted) is currently undergoing regulatory review with the potential of being approved in Europe for use in adults aged between 50 and 59 who are at an increased risk for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. 5 February 2024
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In the USA, the House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation which would restore the ability of drugmakers to fully expense R&D costs incurred within the same tax year. 5 February 2024
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The risk of developing and surviving cancer are shaped by where you live, according to a new report on the situation in Europe. 5 February 2024
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Japan’s largest drugmaker Takeda Pharma has appointed Dr Phuong Khanh (PK) Morrow as head of the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit, effective as of January 29. 3 February 2024
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The year has started with a bang in pharma M&A. 2 February 2024
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Bristol Myers Squibb has reported strong fourth quarter revenues of $11.5 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of $1.70, both higher than many analysts had forecast. 2 February 2024
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US drugmaker AbbVie has finally faced its D-Day, having had to deal with declining revenues from its inflammatory diseases drug Humira (adalimumab) due to the first US competition to the mega blockbuster. 2 February 2024
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US health technology assessor the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has posted its revised Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of iptacopan, from Novartis and danicopan from AstraZeneca’s rare diseases unit Alexion, for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). 2 February 2024
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Spanish plasma-derived products specialist Grifols says it has reinforced its senior management team with two appointments. 2 February 2024
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Positive high-level results from the Japan Phase III trial of acoramidis in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) showed consistency to those in the global BridgeBio Pharma ATTRibute-CM Phase III trial, including survival, cardiac-related hospitalizations and other measures of improved functions and quality of life, at 30 months. 2 February 2024
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Yesterday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said it is sending initial offers to the participating drug companies of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for negotiation in the first cycle of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. 2 February 2024
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German pharma major Bayer today announced top-line results of the Phase III study OASIS 4 investigating elinzanetant as non-hormonal treatment for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms caused by adjuvant endocrine therapy in women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer or in women at high risk of developing breast cancer. 9 January 2025
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Intelligence provider Clarivate has released the 12th annual Drugs to Watch report, a guide to the therapies poised to redefine the future of healthcare. 9 January 2025
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UK headquartered Verdiva Bio Limited today announced its launch as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders. 9 January 2025
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Italy-based Newron Pharmaceuticals (SIX: NWRN, XETRA: NP5), a biopharma developing therapies for diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, has announced a deal with South Korea’s Myung In Pharm. 9 January 2025
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British pharma major AstraZeneca has received positive news from the reimbursement from the UK’s health technology assessor. 9 January 2025
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German family-owned pain focused drugmaker Grünenthal announced today that Prof Dr Uli Brödl will assume the role of chief scientific officer (CSO) and a member of the corporate executive board, effective February 1, 2025. 9 January 2025
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Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology firm specializing in artificial intelligence-powered drug discovery, has raised over $100 million in a series E funding round. 8 January 2025
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Calico Life Sciences, a biotech founded by Alphabet and Arthur Levinson focused on the biology of aging and age-related diseases, has announced a setback. 8 January 2025
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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk and Valo Health today announced they have entered into an expanded agreement to discover and develop novel treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease based on Valo’s extensive human dataset and computation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). 8 January 2025
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Antag Therapeutics, a Denmark-based biopharma developing novel treatments for obesity, has announced the appointment of Joerg Moeller as chief executive officer, effective immediately. 8 January 2025
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The US Food and Drug Administration has imposed a label change for two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine rivals. 8 January 2025
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Metsera today announced positive data from a 12-week Phase IIa clinical trial of MET-097i, its potential once-monthly, ultra-long acting, subcutaneously injectable, fully-biased, GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA). 7 January 2025
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Central nervous system (CNS) specialist Neuraxpharm Group has acquired Provigil (modafinil) and Nuvigil (armodafinil), both of which are indicated for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in adults with narcolepsy. 7 January 2025
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Japan-based FUSO Pharmaceutical Industries and Australia’s Dimerix Limited have entered into an exclusive development and license agreement for the development and commercialization of Dimerix’ Phase III drug candidate DMX-200 for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) kidney disease in Japan. 7 January 2025
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The heart failure market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6% over the next decade, increasing from $13.5 billion in 2022 to $33.7 billion in 2032 across seven major markets, according to a report from analytics firm GlobalData. 7 January 2025
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A late-stage trial failure has dented Denali Therapeutics stock, with an announcement Monday revealing the HEALEY ALS study missed all endpoints. 7 January 2025
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Unquestionably, US drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the dominant drug developer in the cystic fibrosis (CF) space.
How has the company achieved this — on the R&D and patient access side — and what is the company doing to help the remaining patients? Vertex’s Andrew Wilfin, Senior Country Medical Director, UK and Ireland, took part in a Q&A with The Pharma Letter to reveal all. 7 January 2025
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance to provide recommendations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) intended to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product’s safety, effectiveness or quality. 7 January 2025
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Sentynl Therapeutics, wholly owned by Zydus Lifesciences, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted its New Drug Application for CUTX-101, a potential first treatment for Menkes disease. The application has been granted priority review, with a target action date set for June 30, 2025. 7 January 2025
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rug Administration (FDA) approved an update to the US Prescribing Information (USPI) for Pyrukynd (mitapivat) for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency, Agios Pharmaceutical revealed in a Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) notice. 7 January 2025
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