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Shionogi's COVID-19 vaccine matches Pfizer's Comirnaty in booster trial

Shionogi’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has held its own against Pfizer’s Comirnaty in a study of the effect of booster shots on antibody levels, offering the company encouragement as it barrels toward a filing for approval of S-268019 in Japan.

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BeiGene's hematology CMO resigns in wake of solid tumor switch

BeiGene’s hematology chief medical officer is hitting the exit. Almost six years after joining BeiGene, Jane Huang has handed in her resignation shortly after the replacement of her solid tumor counterpart.

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Synairgen's NIH-sponsored COVID-19 trial paused a day after SAB study nixed completely

A day after axing a study of SAB Biotherapeutics' COVID-19 antibody, the National Institutes of Health has placed another arm of the trial on hold, this time for Synairgen’s inhaled medicine.

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Read more to learn about Ipsen's commitment to the rare disease community and to ensuring their patients have a voice.

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Pardes poaches former Dermira CEO Thomas Wiggans amid rocky ride at stock market

Pardes Biosciences has a new face at the helm as the COVID-19 antiviral maker tries to rebound from a rough few weeks in which its stock has nearly halved.

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vTv CEO resigns 4 months into job after slashing workforce, refocusing pipeline

Deepa Prasad has resigned as CEO and president of vTv Therapeutics just four months into the job after having prioritized the biotech's pipeline to focus on Type 1 diabetes and having laid off 65% of the company in December.

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Foresite Labs' new $173M fund to bankroll fewer startups but 'big ideas' fueled by data

Foresite Labs secured $173 million to fund its own precision medicine companies, platform biotechs and healthcare services startups. The incubator has so far revealed Alumis (formerly Esker Therapeutics), Interline Therapeutics, TenSixteenBio and Sestina Bio.

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Bristol Myers Squibb to consolidate R&D units in San Diego in new complex

Bristol Myers Squibb will soon take up residence in a new R&D campus in San Diego, California, leasing a 427,000 square foot complex in the University Town Center near La Jolla. The agreement will allow BMS to consolidate its R&D units in the area under one roof.

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Billionaire Sackler family enters $6B opioid deal with support from holdout states

When OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its founding family inked a $4.5 billion opioid settlement back in September, the judge overseeing the case called it a "bitter result." Now, thanks to an appeal and extended talks, the settlement just got a lot bigger.

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3 in 4 infusion pumps vulnerable to cyberattacks: study

Palo Alto Networks used scans of more than 200,000 smart infusion pumps and discovered that 75% had at least one known and publicly documented security gaps.

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Senate narrowly votes to get rid of COVID-19 national emergency

The Senate narrowly passed a resolution calling for an end to the COVID-19 national emergency, which garnered a White House veto threat.

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A2 Bio's activator-blocker CAR-T cell therapies show early promise in solid cancers

By leveraging a unique genetic feature that separates tumors from normal cells, scientists at A2 Biotherapeutics designed dual-signal CAR-T cells to tackle solid cancers. They have reported promising early results for two candidates.

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Chutes & Ladders—Merck chief patient officer to retire to become CEO of NIH nonprofit

Merck's chief patient officer, Julie Gerberding, a former CDC director, will leave to become CEO of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Pardes Biosciences named ex-Dermira CEO Thomas Wiggans its new CEO. And Akari Therapeutics CEO Clive Richardson is leaving and will be replaced by Rachelle Jacques.

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Fierce Pharma Asia—J&J, Legend's CAR-T nod; Biocon's $3.3B Viatris biosimilar buy; Sanofi-Adagene tie-up

Legend Biotech and Janssen's CAR-T therapy Carvykti has won an FDA go-ahead to challenge Bristol Myers Squibb in multiple myeloma. Biocon Biologics is buying partner Viatris' biosimilars business. Sanofi taps Adagene's "safe" antibody technology in a deal potentially worth $2.5 billion. And more.

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