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Mar 20, 2025

'Not a cost-cutting exercise': Novo Nordisk CSO explains rationale behind pharma's R&D shake-up


Calling UK ‘uninvestable,’ pharma giants demand revamp of drug cost control policy


Insulet Type 1 diabetes study shows gains in 3 months after starting first automated insulin pump


Adaptimmune, after bringing cell therapy to market, questions viability and cuts 2 preclinical programs


AstraZeneca offers early look at Datroway-Tagrisso combo in EGFR lung cancer as phase 3 trial rolls on


British investment firm secures $250M to help fund development of new dementia therapeutics


Sanofi pays $600M upfront for Dren Bio's bispecific in latest immunology play

 

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'Not a cost-cutting exercise': Novo Nordisk CSO explains rationale behind pharma's R&D shake-up

Novo Nordisk may be reorganizing its early-stage R&D capabilities, but the Danish pharma’s chief scientific officer has insisted that the changes aren’t primarily about laying off staff.
 

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Calling UK 'uninvestable,' pharma giants demand revamp of drug cost control policy

Global pharma giants AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer and more are calling for the U.K. government to afford the industry more room for growth by revising a drug cost control program.

Insulet Type 1 diabetes study shows gains in 3 months after starting first automated insulin pump

A randomized study from Insulet of adults and children with Type 1 diabetes found that moving from multiple daily injections of insulin to their first automated pump improved users’ time in a healthy glucose range and lowered their HbA1c.

Adaptimmune, after bringing cell therapy to market, questions viability and cuts 2 preclinical programs

Despite a historic FDA approval last year, Adaptimmune Therapeutics is expressing concerns about the longevity of the company and has resorted to cutting preclinical programs and evaluating strategic options.

AstraZeneca offers early look at Datroway-Tagrisso combo in EGFR lung cancer as phase 3 trial rolls on

As AstraZeneca awaits an FDA decision for its Daiichi Sankyo-partnered Datroway in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, the British pharma has rolled out early data from a trial combining the antibody-drug conjugate with its old blockbuster Tagrisso.

British investment firm secures $250M to help fund development of new dementia therapeutics

British investment firm SV Health Investors has secured $250 million to go toward the development of first-in-class therapeutics for dementia, the second such fund the venture capitalists have put together.

Sanofi pays $600M upfront for Dren Bio's bispecific in latest immunology play

The CD20-directed antibody, dubbed DR-0201, is a bispecific myeloid cell engager that Dren has been testing in a phase 1 trial for B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Elevation drops sole clinical-stage ADC over poor phase 1 data, lays off 70% of staff

Elevation is ditching its sole clinical-stage asset in the wake of disappointing phase 1 data, leading the antibody-drug conjugate company to lay off 70% of its staff.

Paratek acquires Optinose, rhinosinusitis spray Xhance in deal worth up to $330M

In a move to expand its portfolio beyond antibiotics, Paratek Pharmaceuticals has bought out Optinose and its chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) nasal spray Xhance for up to $330 million.

Investor group calls for strategy shift as Amarin shares continue to flounder post-Sarissa Capital takeover

Two "concerned shareholders" are calling for an immediate strategic review at Amarin two years after a heated public back-and-forth between Amarin and another activist investor, Sarissa Capital.

Cell therapy biotech Century Therapeutics axes cancer trial, turns to autoimmune

Century Therapeutics has joined the onslaught of cell therapy biotechs taking hits, discontinuing a phase 1 cancer study to turn its focus toward autoimmune diseases.

South Africa's Aspen hit with warning letter chiding the continent's largest drugmaker over sterility issues

Aspen Pharmacare, the largest drugmaker on the African continent, was slammed in a warning letter by the FDA citing sterility issues that could lead to microbial contamination. The write-up follows a September inspection of Aspen's Gqeberha, South Africa, plant, which produces eye drops and other sterile medicines.

Pfizer enlists Elizabeth Banks for Gen X-focused pneumococcal vaccine push

In an attempt to strike a pitch-perfect tone with Generation X, Pfizer has recruited Elizabeth Banks as the face of a new awareness campaign for pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination.
 
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