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May 6, 2024

Novo Nordisk Foundation inks $300M R&D pact with Gates Foundation, Wellcome


GlycoMimetics fails phase 3 blood cancer trial, causing investors to sour on stock


Chiesi buys into Gossamer’s Winrevair rival, betting almost $500M


Pfizer hires Citi analyst Andrew Baum to manage portfolio strategy, business development


Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2024: BMS to cut 2K+ roles; Emergent BioSolutions reduces workforce by 300 workers

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Novo Nordisk Foundation inks $300M R&D pact with Gates Foundation, Wellcome

The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have inked a $300 million R&D initiative focused in part on infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
 

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GlycoMimetics fails phase 3 blood cancer trial, causing investors to sour on stock

GlycoMimetics CEO Harout Semerjian told investors in March that phase 3 blood cancer results could “fundamentally impact our company's trajectory.” And the CEO was absolutely right, just not in the way he hoped.

Chiesi buys into Gossamer’s Winrevair rival, betting almost $500M

Italian pharma Chiesi is betting almost $500 million to jointly commercialize Gossamer's late-stage Winrevair rival. The asset is currently enrolling patients in a phase 3 study.

Progress Toward a New GAD Treatment Paradigm

Generalized anxiety disorder afflicts millions however, the latest treatment was approved in 2007. Now MindMed is advancing a new treatment paradigm.

Pfizer hires Citi analyst Andrew Baum to manage portfolio strategy, business development

Citi analyst Andrew Baum, after covering Pfizer for more than a decade, will join the Big Pharma company as chief strategy and innovation officer. In the role, he'll oversee the drugmaker's portfolio management and business development activities.

Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2024: BMS to cut 2K+ roles; Emergent BioSolutions reduces workforce by 300 workers

We really didn't want to have to create another Layoff Tracker this year. But here we are, launching the third annual iteration tracking biopharma layoffs. 

Apple Watch’s AFib-tracking app certified by FDA for use in clinical studies

The watch’s sensor and software marked the first digital health product to be qualified under the agency’s Medical Device Development Tools program.

BioNTech plots first wave of cancer launches in 2026 as COVID vaccine sales continue to disappoint

With plans to have at least 10 potentially registrational trials underway by the end of 2024, BioNTech is plotting the first wave of its market debut in oncology from 2026 onward.

EyePoint reports midstage trial fail for Duravyu, raising serious questions about the prospect

Targeting a major pharmaceutical market in retinal diseases, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has revealed that its lead candidate failed to meet its primary endpoint in a phase 2 trial.

Truveta unveils new mother-child data set to support maternal, pediatric health research

The data set includes just over 1 million mother-child pairs collected from 30 health systems. Going back between five and 10 years, this makes it the largest mother-child EHR data set available today, according to the company.
 
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