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FDA rejects Gilead's would-be blockbuster filgotinib over toxicity concerns

The FDA has rejected Gilead’s filing for approval of filgotinib in rheumatoid arthritis. With the FDA asking to see data from an ongoing clinical trial, Gilead is unlikely to be able to refile until toward the middle of next year, pushing it still further behind its rivals for the JAK inhibitor market.

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FDA gets out its red pen again, rejecting BioMarin's gene therapy valrox amid durability worries

BioMarin’s shares plummeted in early Wednesday trading after the FDA refused to approve its hemophilia A gene therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec.

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J&J inks $6.5B Momenta buyout to bag autoimmune drug

Johnson & Johnson has struck a deal to buy Momenta Pharmaceuticals for $6.5 billion. The takeover will give J&J control of an anti-FcRn antibody that completed a phase 2 trial in myasthenia gravis earlier this year.

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Sponsored: Why Ethical Procurement Matters for Human Biospecimens

While the response to COVID-19 and other disease indications drives science forward, regulatory guidelines that ensure the safe and ethical treatment of patients continues to be critically important.

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FDA halts COVID-19 blood plasma emergency approval

As the FDA was prepping to allow emergency use of blood plasma donation from recovered COVID-19 patients, government officials have put pay to that.

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Rome snags Merck, Celgene vet Zaller as new CSO

Four months after launch, Rome Therapeutics has hired a new chief scientist. Dennis Zaller, Ph.D., arrives at the startup from Celgene, where he spent five years overseeing partnerships with early-stage biotechs across immunology, fibrosis and immuno-oncology and ushering six new drugs into the clinic.

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Albireo drops fatty liver program after ‘unremarkable results’

Last year, Albireo CEO Ron Cooper painted elobixibat, a drug approved in Japan for constipation, as one arm of a two-pronged strategy to fight fatty liver disease. Now, the company is down to one prong, as the program failed the move the needle on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a phase 2 study.

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FDA flags accuracy issues with Thermo Fisher's COVID-19 test kit and software

The FDA has flagged two issues with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s molecular diagnostic for COVID-19 that could lead to inaccurate results.

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Report: Decentralized Trials - Where Does the Industry Stand?

Patient-facing digital technologies are playing an important role in clinical trials for new drugs and medical devices, to the point where conducting virtual trials is becoming mainstream. But terms like remote trials, direct-to-patient trials, hybrid trials, decentralized trials, and more all add to the confusion of what makes a trial "virtual."

Whitepaper: Navigating the Changing Clinical Trial Landscape

The research conducted here is to help understand and solve the top challenges in clinical operations, to remove barriers that are slowing down our ability to bring new drugs to market as quickly as possible to patients waiting in need.

Whitepaper: Choosing the Best Sterile Dosage Form for Your Phase I Clinical Supply Needs

How to select the right dosage form for your Phase I clinical supply.

Whitepaper: Quality by Design: A Holistic Approach to Drug Development

Quality by Design (QbD) reduces risk within drug development, while bringing therapies to market quicker.

Webcast: DRUG ABUSE LIABILITY ASSESSMENT: Are you taking an integrated approach?

Two informative webcasts will present practical and methodological approaches to preclinical drug abuse liability assessment

Executive Summary: Keys to a Successful Rapid Commercial Launch

Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are spending years developing drugs or promising new biologics, all with the hopes of saving or enhancing patients’ lives. It’s a “race to the finish” in some cases, and the quicker a company can get its product to patients, the better.

Whitepaper: More Powerful Analytics Capabilities

Case Study: Oncology-focused pharmaceutical company strengthens product launch by identifying hundreds of high-value physicians with Acorn AI.

eBook: Navigating the Insulin Affordability Act

Download the whitepaper for a solution designed to connect manufacturers, pharmacists, and patients. In this special guide, you will learn not just about the law but about the portal platform designed to change the entire process for all.

Whitepaper: Reducing the Complexity and Costs of Channel Planning and Logistics

Identifying opportunities to simplify channel strategies and business processes for biopharma companies, their customers and patients.

Whitepaper: The Art of Recognizing Clinical Supply Risk Factors

In a BioPharma Dive industry survey, planning and forecasting were identified as top concerns for trial sponsors. In response to this need, the CSM team at Catalent has developed a methodology for identifying, evaluating, and proactively managing the inherent risks involved in clinical trial supply chain management.

Whitepaper: Learn How Collaboration (Not Competition) Will Bring Better Pediatric Medicines to Market

Drug developers and stakeholders must find ways to collaborate, rather than compete, as the RACE Act prompts the need for more pediatric research.

Case Study: Establishing Parameters for Success

Learn about a real-world example of how clinical supply management expertise was applied to overcome inventory challenges for a complex, global study.

Fact Sheet: Forecasting to Optimize Clinical Trial Supply Management

Whether a study is simple or highly complex, forecasting and simulation reports serve as data driven communication tools to help minimize risks and keep the study on track. Learn more about forecasting solutions for informed decision making and supporting contingency planning for clinical study.

eBook: Expecting the Unexpected: Strategies for Efficient Clinical Supply Management and Forecasting

Learn how to drive excellence within the forecasting process and utilize forecasting throughout the clinical study to better plan clinical supply budgets and project timelines. Explore how to identify potential supply-related issues before they can negatively impact your study.

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