| Today's Big NewsNov 10, 2022 |
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| By Kevin Dunleavy Seven months after Seagen was rocked by the domestic abuse arrest of founder, chairman and CEO Clay Siegall and his subsequent resignation, the powerhouse Seattle biotech has found its new leader, appointing oncology veteran David Epstein as its CEO. Epstein, 59, spent more than 25 years at Novartis, building its oncology business from “initiation to the second largest in the world,” Seagen said in a release. |
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By Dave Muoio ACEP, AMA and 31 other provider groups warned that waiting room deaths are becoming more common as hospital emergency departments have reached a "breaking point." The groups called on the Biden administration to call a summit of industrywide stakeholders “to identify immediate and long-term solutions to this urgent problem.” |
By Nick Paul Taylor AstraZeneca has tossed out two early-phase drug development programs in its quarterly review, adding a Moderna-partnered solid tumor candidate and in-house chronic kidney disease treatment to its discard pile. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner Biogen’s board has tapped former Sanofi chief Christopher Viehbacher to assume the CEO throne on November 14. Viehbacher will also take over the role of director from Vounatsos, who plans to stick around at the struggling biotech for a “limited period of time” to smooth the CEO switch, Biogen said in a securities filing. |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 11am ET / 8am PT Process characterization is an important step in the product development journey. Join this webinar where experts share case studies in developing a stepwise approach for process validation. Register now.
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By Andrea Park In the wake of a 2021 that saw BD chart a whopping 18% increase in its year-over-year revenue, the medtech giant was unable to recreate that success. |
By Gabrielle Masson Tiziana Life Sciences is following biotech’s third-quarter cull trend, though it’s attempting to do so more covertly by putting several of its pipeline programs on the shelf in a “near-term focus” strategic update. |
By Kevin Dunleavy Novartis is shuttering a gene therapy manufacturing facility near Chicago. Closure of the site in Libertyville, Illinois, will force 275 employees out of their jobs. The site produces blockbuster spinal muscular atrophy treatment Zolgensma. In other layoff news, Sumitomo will lay off 360 from its site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, while Valneva said Thursday that it will reduce its workforce by 20% to 25%. |
By Conor Hale Rebranded as the Pilot test, the new name carries added meaning: it’s Roche’s first over-the-counter diagnostic to enter the U.S. market. |
By Paige Minemyer Oscar Health is aiming to reach profitability by 2024 and to achieve that goal is focusing on the area where it's seen the most success to date: the individual market, executives said late Tuesday. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner The European Commission signed off on Sanofi and GSK's booster shot to augment protection against COVID-19 in adults ages 18 and up, making VidPrevtyn Beta the first next-gen, protein-based adjuvanted coronavirus vaccine approved in Europe. |
By Annalee Armstrong The FDA was pretty clear a year and a half ago that BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapy was not ready for prime time—but perhaps this latest rejection will really send the message home. |
By Andrea Park At the core of the plan is a goal to narrow the company’s product portfolio, by redirecting focus toward new products launched in the last year. |
By Robert King A new report finds an increase in Medicare Advantage spending on alternative payment models that feature two-sided financial risk. |
By Nick Paul Taylor Veru has lost a split decision at its FDA advisory committee, with the experts voting eight to five against the known and potential benefit-risk profile of VERU-111 in hospitalized moderate to severe COVID-19 patients who are at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome. |
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