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Jul 22, 2024

Docs embrace Takeda’s Eohilia, creating competition for Sanofi, Regeneron's blockbuster Dupixent


President Biden touts drug pricing achievements as he steps down from re-election campaign


MEI Pharma, after failed Infinity merger last year, to evaluate strategic alternatives


GE HealthCare drops $51M to buy OB/GYN-focused ultrasound AI


Pharma companies report various levels of exposure to IT outage caused by CrowdStrike, Microsoft


Innovent bags another phase 3 win in China for next-gen Lilly GLP-1 drug

 

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Docs embrace Takeda’s Eohilia, creating competition for Sanofi, Regeneron's blockbuster Dupixent

Takeda’s resurrection of the once-rejected Eohilia appears to be paying off, with a survey of physicians finding the launch is in line with the rollout of Dupixent and is delaying the use of Regeneron and Sanofi’s blockbuster.
 

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President Biden touts drug pricing achievements as he steps down from re-election campaign

While President Joe Biden is officially out for the 2024 election, his term has certainly made a mark in the healthcare realm.

MEI Pharma, after failed Infinity merger last year, to evaluate strategic alternatives

A doomed merger sent Infinity pharma filing for bankruptcy last year. Now, the other half of that ill-fated deal is facing its end as well.

GE HealthCare drops $51M to buy OB/GYN-focused ultrasound AI

Intelligent Ultrasound’s ScanNav software has already helped bolster GE HealthCare’s scanners, through the latter's SonoLyst image recognition programs.

Pharma companies report various levels of exposure to IT outage caused by CrowdStrike, Microsoft

While the international IT outage caused by cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike—and subsequently Microsoft—has grounded airlines and forced cancelations at hospitals, the experience from the meltdown appeared different at large pharma companies.

Innovent bags another phase 3 win in China for next-gen Lilly GLP-1 drug

Innovent has pulled off another late-phase win for its Eli Lilly-partnered GLP-1 drug candidate, linking the dual agonist to improved outcomes in type 2 diabetes to tee up a filing for approval in China.

Allarity warned of pending SEC enforcement action over FDA meeting conduct

Allarity Therapeutics has received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission that an enforcement action is pending regarding FDA meetings surrounding the new drug application for cancer therapy dovitinib.

Agilent Technologies lays out $925M to acquire Canadian specialty CDMO Biovectra

Agilent has revealed that it’s signed a definitive agreement to acquire Biovectra for $925 million through a mix of cash and debt financing. The deal is expected to close this year.

CSL Vifor promises ‘comprehensive’ marketing campaign to resolve EU antitrust probe

When pharma companies launch marketing campaigns, they typically seek to spotlight positive factors about their medicines. But in a special case, CSL Vifor will need to use its commercialization prowess to resolve an antitrust case in Europe.

Insulet taps YouTuber to create a song using the sounds of an Omnipod 5 pod change

There’s a new contender for song of the summer out now, and it comes from none other than diabetes tech maker Insulet.

Actuate halves upcoming IPO to just $22M, scaling back clinical plans for cancer drug

Actuate Therapeutics was already keeping its planned IPO on the modest side, but the cancer-focused biotech has now lowered those expectations even further.

FDA clears surgical hydrogel nerve cap for preventing phantom limb pain in amputees

Tulavi Therapeutics' de novo clearance covers an absorbable hydrogel that encases the end of a severed nerve, preventing it from trying to regenerate.
 
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