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Yuhan makes $325M cancer bet to challenge Boehringer, Takeda


The Alzheimer's pipeline is as strong as ever. Now we just need the patients


FDA blocks PepGen's attempt to get 2nd oligonucleotide into the clinic


Small biotech turns CRISPR against bacteria, reducing E. coli in small early study


Infinity's merger with MEI in doubt after investors make their own bid


Precision to aim lead off-the-shelf CAR-T at patients who relapse after cell therapy. Will FDA play ball?

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Sanofi sees midphase success in multiple sclerosis decades after safety concerns scuttled peers

More than 20 years after a pre-merger Biogen and Idec independently raised safety concerns about the mechanism, the French drugmaker has presented phase 2 data that suggest its second-generation drug candidate may be safe and effective in multiple sclerosis.
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Yuhan makes $325M cancer bet to challenge Boehringer, Takeda

Yuhan Corporation has bought its way into a cancer space targeted by Boehringer Ingelheim and Takeda, wagering up to $325 million to get its hands on a preclinical HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

The Alzheimer's pipeline is as strong as ever. Now we just need the patients

There are, at this moment, 187 clinical trials for the neurodegenerative disease underway, the highest ever on record, according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association.

FDA blocks PepGen's attempt to get 2nd oligonucleotide into the clinic

PepGen’s plans to get a second oligonucleotide therapy into the clinic have hit a regulatory roadblock courtesy of a clinical hold notice from the FDA.

Small biotech turns CRISPR against bacteria, reducing E. coli in small early study

Can CRISPR—a gene editing mechanism born from a bacterium’s antiviral system—be used as an antibiotic? That’s what SNIPR Biome seems to have found in an early study.

Infinity's merger with MEI in doubt after investors make their own bid

Pity poor Infinity Pharmaceuticals. The cash-strapped company had been relying on a long-planned merger with MEI Pharma to keep it afloat, but now a new potential buyer has thrown this plan into doubt.

Precision to aim lead off-the-shelf CAR-T at patients who relapse after cell therapy. Will FDA play ball?

Precision BioSciences has landed on an ideal patient population for its lead off-the-shelf cell therapy to treat blood cancer, and it’s, well, precise. 

Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes reports to Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence

Despite multiple attempts to put off the start of her 135-month prison sentence after being found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors in blood-testing startup Theranos, the time has come for Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison.

InSilicoTrials, IBSA Group partner to expand AI use in drug development

InSilicoTrials, an Italian company that uses artificial intelligence and other tools for drug development and trials, is partnering with IBSA Group to expand the use of in silico medicine.

Eli Lilly restarts 'limited' Twitter posting and advertising, continues to assess social media strategy

Eli Lilly’s self-imposed exile from Twitter is over. Six months after the fake account furor drove it from the site, the Big Pharma has begun to tentatively reengage with the platform, resuming limited posting and advertising on its renamed corporate account while continuing to evaluate its strategy.

After price cuts, Eli Lilly inks $13.5M settlement in long-running insulin lawsuit

Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $13.5 million to end a six-year, class-action lawsuit that alleged the company overpriced its insulin. As part of the settlement, Lilly has agreed to cap out-of-pocket cost its insulin at $35 per month for four years.

Making us thinner will see fatter profits for pharma as Bloomberg's crystal ball predicts obesity drug sales hitting $44B by 2030

Novo Nordisk has lit the tinder of a new megablockbuster market with Saxenda and Wegovy as new, branded anti-obesity drugs are set to haul in $44 billion by this decade’s end.
 
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