As EU challenge intensifies, Illumina clocks a stateside win in FTC antitrust case over Grail buy Amgen bided its time to beat rival bidder in $3.7B ChemoCentryx buyout Beyond headlines and amyloid, the Alzheimer's pipeline chugs along Backlash against CVS, Walgreens raises questions about role of retail in post-Dobbs world Novo Nordisk ponies up $1.1B for Forma in effort to shape up sickle cell disease market AWS selects 10 startups for its 2022 Healthcare Accelerator, focused on health equity Medtronic’s new MiniMed insulin pump adds 27% boost to time in range, study finds Pfizer poaches Verily's Panayiotou for new chief marketing role Vibrant Gastro passes vibrating constipation pill through FDA review CMS aims to streamline Medicaid, CHIP enrollment process Novartis R&D chief Bradner bids adieu to the Swiss Big Pharma United Therapeutics lands blow in inhaled drug patent dispute, pushing back approval of generic rival JenaValve nabs $100M to clear a path toward FDA approval of dual-use TAVR system Featured Story | By Andrea Park An administrative law judge ruled in Illumina’s favor on Thursday in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the DNA sequencing giant’s acquisition of blood test maker Grail. read more |
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Other drugstores restricting reproductive health care raise questions about retail’s role in the abortion debate. read more By Gabrielle Masson Novo Nordisk is handing over $1.1 billion in cash to buy Forma Therapeutics in hopes that the clinical-stage biotech’s assets will help build a leading portfolio in sickle cell disease. read more By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya The startups selected pitched solutions aimed at improving access to care and addressing social determinants of health. The program will run four weeks and culminate with a demo day at HLTH 2022. read more By Andrea Park Medtronic's Adapt trial put the algorithm-equipped MiniMed 780G insulin pump to the test against one standard of care for Type 1 diabetes management—a combination of multiple daily insulin injections and intermittent check-ins with a continuous glucose monitor. read more By Sharon Klahr Coey Andreas "Drew" Panayiotou joins Pfizer in the pharma’s inaugural biopharma global chief marketing officer role. In this capacity, Panayiotou will initiate building commercial infrastructure, and add new innovative engagement channels, tools, and digital solutions. read more By Andrea Park Fresh off reporting the promising results of a phase 3 study of its constipation relief device, Vibrant Gastro is keeping things moving. read more By Robert King CMS proposed a new rule outlining requirements for states to ensure that Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries are able to hold on to their coverage. read more By Max Bayer Novartis' head of R&D Jay Bradner is stepping down after seven years at the helm, with plans to pursue new ventures. For his replacement, the company tapped Merck executive Fiona Marshall, who will take over in November. read more By Nick Paul Taylor United Therapeutics has struck a blow to Liquidia Technologies’ generic formulation of Tyvaso. 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