In first M&A strike, Paul Stoffels lays out 5-year plan to turn Galapagos around uniQure shares spike as investors see bright spot in 12-month Huntington's gene therapy data RedHill slashes US commercial team by a third, makes move on approved GI drug to boost coffers Novartis, GSK commit $1.25B to R&D spending plan for tropical diseases and beyond CHoMP: Westphal's Dem gobbles up $70M in Pfizer-backed round to fund macrophage cancer R&D Ex-girlfriend of former Immunomedics CFO Usama Malik pleads guilty to fraud Biogen terminates an Aduhelm study no thanks to restricted Medicare coverage Vaccine combo hits back at treatment-resistant cancer in fight backed by US Department of Defense VC funding has slowed and valuations are down. Here's why some investors are excited about the digital health startup market now Enzyme inhibitor could counter bad 'seeds' that let leukemia bounce back FDA adds Class I tag to Dräger’s recall of 36K ventilator filters Senate bill to limit insulin costs to $35 per month nears floor debate, Schumer says Featured Story | By James Waldron Five years may not seem long to turn around a struggling biotech. But that’s the time frame that recently installed Galapagos CEO Paul Stoffels has given himself to reorient the company around his mantra of: “Let’s focus on the patient.” read more |
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