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Mar 15, 2023

AbbVie's Humira, 5 Pfizer drugs among those with price hikes that exceeded inflation rate


Mysterious biotech makes last-minute bid to snatch Jounce out of Redx’s hands


Novo, Medtronic add $25M in fuel to FIRE1 and its heart failure monitoring device


Pfizer adjusts EU vaccine deal but still wants payment for undelivered doses: FT


BioXcel takes surprising path with IPO of oncology spinout OnkosXcel

 

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AbbVie's Humira, 5 Pfizer drugs among those with price hikes that exceeded inflation rate

Pfizer is the runaway winner of the United States’ first quarterly Who Can Raise Prices Higher Than the Rate of Inflation contest. Among 27 medicines whose price hikes exceeded the rate of inflation in the fourth quarter of 2022, Pfizer had five, which was three more than any other company. The list was released by the White House on Wednesday.
 

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Mysterious biotech makes last-minute bid to snatch Jounce out of Redx’s hands

Just last month, Jounce Therapeutics jumped at the chance for a reverse merger into Redx Pharma after conceding its cancer meds were unlikely to advance any further into clinic. Now, the surprise arrival of another offer leaves Jounce in the unexpected position of fighting off prospective suitors.

Novo, Medtronic add $25M in fuel to FIRE1 and its heart failure monitoring device

A group of high-profile healthcare investors including Medtronic and Novo Holdings have found an apt outlet for the money seemingly burning holes in their pockets.

Pfizer adjusts EU vaccine deal but still wants payment for undelivered doses: FT

Pfizer and European Commission officials have waded through months of pushback over a large, controversial COVID-19 vaccine supply deal in Europe. They've now reportedly hashed out a new supply agreement—but there's a catch.

BioXcel takes surprising path with IPO of oncology spinout OnkosXcel

In a move that analysts called surprising, BioXcel Therapeutics is moving immuno-oncology subsidiary OnkosXcel towards an IPO. 

Hookipa halts spending on cytomegalovirus vaccine after seeing phase 2 data

Hookipa Pharma’s hopes of partnering its cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine HB-101 have taken a hit, with final phase 2 data showing that giving two doses of the prophylactic prospect was no better at reducing viral infection than placebo in kidney transplant patients.

LG Chem locks in $200M vaccine supply deal with UNICEF

Korea’s LG Chem is stepping up to the plate with a deal to manufacture essential vaccines for millions of infants and children.

Vivasure picks up €30M from Haemonetics to fund arterial closure device trial

For Vivasure Medical, good things come in twos.

In fresh threat to Incyte's Opzelura, Dermavant's Vtama cream hits goal in eczema phase 3 study

Incyte’s Opzelura cream may be looking at a new competitive rival in the lucrative atopic dermatitis field.

Bellicum’s GoCAR-Ts crash out of clinic over safety signal, sparking search for strategic alternatives

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals’ GoCAR-T cell therapies have skidded out, with the biotech halting trials of the two candidates over dose-limiting toxicities. The evaporation of Bellicum’s pipeline prompted the CAR-T cell therapy specialist to start an evaluation of strategic alternatives.
 
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