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Oct 7, 2022

Pain relief without opioids' ill effects? Researchers find new molecules

Sign of the times? US stocks up on Amgen's radiation sickness drug Nplate

Spying a devilish deal, AstraZeneca pays 666% premium to buy genomic medicine biotechff

AstraZeneca's Evusheld loses potency against new omicron subvariant, FDA warns

GE Healthcare nabs FDA clearance for deep-learning MRI imaging software

GSK's latecomer Jemperli delivers head-to-head win versus Keytruda in lung cancer. What's next?

‘There are no rules': BMS enters lawless land of molecular degraders with $550M SyntheX deal

After years of manufacturing woes, Takeda is calling it quits on Natpara

Tarsus launches 'Look at the Lids' campaign for painful, misdiagnosed eyelid condition

Fierce Biotech Summit: Disruptive gene technology is here—and society seems willing to pay for it

 

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Pain relief without opioids' ill effects? Researchers find new molecules

Scientists have identified a new set of non-opioid molecules that ease pain without sedation. Their hope is that the drugs can be used alongside opioids, lowering the dose needed for relief.
 

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Sign of the times? US stocks up on Amgen's radiation sickness drug Nplate

Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it’s throwing down $290 million to lock up an undisclosed amount of Amgen’s blood disorder med Nplate, which is approved to treat blood cell injuries linked to acute radiation syndrome (ARS) in kids and adults.

Spying a devilish deal, AstraZeneca pays 666% premium to buy genomic medicine biotech

AstraZeneca has identified a shortcut to prominence in the genomic medicine space. Working through its Alexion rare disease unit, the Big Pharma has struck a deal to snap up struggling LogicBio Therapeutics to secure technology platforms and expertise in their use.

AstraZeneca's Evusheld loses potency against new omicron subvariant, FDA warns

Amid reports that AstraZeneca's Evusheld is ineffective against the latest subvariant of omicron, BA.4.6, the FDA has updated its fact sheet for the antibody combo. The agency now says the product can increase the risk of COVID-19 infection for variants that it does not neutralize.

GE Healthcare nabs FDA clearance for deep-learning MRI imaging software

The agency’s green light expands the company’s AIR Recon DL programs from 2D to 3D imaging sequences, eliminating the need to take multiple 2D scans to reach a diagnosis in certain cases.

GSK's latecomer Jemperli delivers head-to-head win versus Keytruda in lung cancer. What's next?

Merck’s Keytruda is well established as the standard treatment for newly diagnosed metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. For PD-1 latecomer Jemperli from GSK, an impressive trial showing met the tough bar established by the Merck blockbuster.

'There are no rules': BMS enters lawless land of molecular degraders with $550M SyntheX deal

Bristol Myers Squibb is partnering up with San Francisco biotech SyntheX to ride into the lawless land of molecular glue degrader discovery—all while giving the biotech the potential to pocket up to $550 million in biobucks.

After years of manufacturing woes, Takeda is calling it quits on Natpara

After an indefinite commercial delay on its Shire-acquired rare disease drug this spring, Takeda’s yearslong Natpara manufacturing saga is drawing to a close.

Tarsus launches 'Look at the Lids' campaign for painful, misdiagnosed eyelid condition

As it awaits FDA approval for its Demodex blepharitis drug, Tarsus is wasting no time in getting awareness of this little-known eye disease out into the public domain.

Fierce Biotech Summit: Disruptive gene technology is here—and society seems willing to pay for it

As the cell and gene field builds off a quarter of great scientific progress, the industry may be teetering on the brink of transforming medicine as we know it.
 
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'The Top Line': Will Eisai's Alzheimer's med lecanemab sway the CMS, how Pfizer is upping its DTC ad push for its COVID shots

This week on "The Top Line," we talk about trial results for Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer’s drug, which were surprisingly good, and we dig into what comes next. We also discuss how Pfizer is ramping up its DTC ad campaign for its COVID shots, most recently spending big on a booster ad for the NFL season.
 

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