Viatris bids adieu to 3 businesses

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Oct 3, 2023

Ahead of adcomm, FDA flags 'systemic bias' in Amgen's late-stage Lumakras trial


Lilly to surf radiopharmaceutical wave with $1.4B acquisition of Point Biopharma


Novartis floats selling off diagnostic radiopharmaceutical agents: Bloomberg


In selling 3 businesses, Viatris bids adieu to 10 manufacturing plants, 6,000 employees 


Sanofi pays J&J $175M for late-phase E. coli shot, pushing deeper into vaccines as partner retreats


FDA greenlights 5-minute tests to track Humira, Remicade doses in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

 

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Ahead of adcomm, FDA flags 'systemic bias' in Amgen's late-stage Lumakras trial

An FDA advisory committee is set to determine if the trial was adequate and well-controlled as the agency weighs a potential full approval for Amgen's KRAS inhibitor.
 

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Lilly to surf radiopharmaceutical wave with $1.4B acquisition of Point Biopharma

Eli Lilly is snapping up Point Biopharma Global, acquiring the radiopharmaceutical cancer company for $1.4 billion and entrance into the therapeutic space. 

Novartis floats selling off diagnostic radiopharmaceutical agents: Bloomberg

According to the report, the Swiss Big Pharma is in the early stages of shopping around for a buyer of part of its Advanced Accelerator Applications portfolio.

In selling 3 businesses, Viatris bids adieu to 10 manufacturing plants, 6,000 employees

After reaching deals with various buyers, Viatris is pulling out of women's health and selling most of its over-the-counter products. It's also offloading the active pharmaceutical ingredient business in India. With the deals, the company will transfer 10 manufacturing sites and around 6,000 employees to the new owners.

Sanofi pays J&J $175M for late-phase E. coli shot, pushing deeper into vaccines as partner retreats

As Johnson & Johnson retreats from the vaccine sector, Sanofi is gambling $175 million on the healthcare giant's late-phase E. coli vaccine.

FDA greenlights 5-minute tests to track Humira, Remicade doses in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

The FDA has granted a pair of de novo clearances to ProciseDx for the agency’s first rapid tests to measure the levels of specific biologic drugs within a patient’s bloodstream—allowing clinicians to quickly dial in personalized doses.

With Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca leading the way, Big Pharma's sales will grow 4% annually through 2030: analysts

Despite patent expirations which will weigh heavy later in the decade, the pharma industry is on course for solid growth in both sales and earnings, according to analysts at TD Cowen.

Fresh off massive fundraising, ADARx preps 3rd clinical program and mulls IPO

2023 has been a banner year for San Diego-based siRNA biotech ADARx, with two assets jumping to the clinic. Next year could be even bigger.

FDA spots manufacturing wrinkles in Galderma's filing for liquid botulinum toxin

The agency spotted issues relating to chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) processes in the company's application for its liquid botulinum toxin type A.

Digital screening app correctly detects autism 88% of the time, NIH-backed study finds

A tablet-based app could help reduce disparities in autism spectrum disorder diagnoses across gender, race and ethnicity, according to a new study funded by the NIH.

Intellia, Regeneron to take CRISPR collaboration outside the liver with revised deal

Intellia and Regeneron hope to take their CRISPR partnership outside the liver with an expansion on their existing work that yielded first-in-human gene-editing data in 2021.
 
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