Editor's Note: Fierce Biotech is taking a publishing break through the end of the year. Thank you for reading in 2021 and we'll see you back on January 4. Be sure to check www.fiercebiotech.com for the biggest headlines until then. Tomorrow, we'll send out a special issue highlighting the year's biggest stories. Enjoy your holiday season, and best wishes for the coming year. 2022 forecast: We wish we had better news for biotech dealmaking, but omicron is coming anyway 2022 forecast: Talent war in life sciences, salary inflation in C-suite builds to 'negative feedback loop' Novartis inks $800M upfront buyout of Gyroscope to continue eye disease gene therapy M&A spree 2022 forecast: 2021 was the year Alzheimer's drug development blew up. Next year may be even better 2022 forecast: Pharma has the tools. Will clinical trials be less white in next year? Aiming to make 70 the new 50, Korify rolls out $100M longevity and mental health venture fund Biden buys up 500M rapid, at-home COVID tests to distribute for free in 2022 2022 forecast: Cell, gene therapy makers push past regulatory, payer hurdles to set up high hopes for next year Curebase links with Avoca Quality Consortium to improve clinical trials 2022 forecast: Investors will double down on these hot digital health markets 2022 forecast: Will biopharma's offices ever go back to 'normal'? Sanofi, Novartis and more chime in Particulate problem prompts hold on 10 Gilead studies of HIV hopeful lenacapavir Chutes & Ladders—CRISPR Therapeutics bids adieu to R&D head in securities filing Featured Story | By Annalee Armstrong We thought we’d finally get to see what a post-pandemic world looked like in 2022, but thanks to omicron, it seems we’re in for another round of virtual dealmaking and more. read more |
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Top Stories By Kyle LaHucik Biopharmas are not immune to the "Great Resignation" spurred by the pandemic, and drug developers will have to create new formulations to attract and retain talent, or at least improve current hiring practices, to stave off mass quitting in 2022. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Gyroscope Therapeutics has been spun this way and that in 2021, going from a $148 million raise to a failed IPO to a $40 million investment from Sanofi in quick succession. But Novartis has ensured the gene therapy startup has ended the year at the top of its arc by inking a $1.5 billion buyout. read more By Annalee Armstrong I’m sad to say that we at Fierce Biotech did not predict that 2021 would be the year that Alzheimer’s disease drug development blew up. But I’m here to correct the record and make such a prediction for 2022. read more By Kyle LaHucik The data are clear: White patients make up the majority in clinical trials. But the drug development industry—despite a lot of progress and an awareness among the largest pharmas out there—still leaves out many underrepresented populations in clinical testing. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Longevity and mental health biotechs take note: Korify Capital is putting together a $100 million venture fund targeting your space and is looking to build a portfolio of 15 to 20 companies across Europe, the U.S. and Israel. read more By Andrea Park Beginning in January, Americans will be able to visit a website where they can have the tests mailed directly to their homes at no charge. read more By Arlene Weintraub Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb and Gilead are among the companies expected to bring in high revenues from their cell and gene therapies in 2022. And the late-stage pipeline could produce several more cancer CAR-Ts and gene therapies to treat a range of diseases. read more By Joseph Keenan Curebase, which is focused on siteless clinical trials, has joined the WCG Avoca Quality Consortium that boasts more than 175 pharma, biotech, clinical site and CRO organizations. read more By Heather Landi Deloitte predicts strong demand for wearable wellness technology in 2022 with 320 million consumer health and wearable wellness devices expected to ship worldwide in 2022. Here are other digital health sectors that could be hot areas for investment. read more By Eric Sagonowsky Through much of 2021, it seemed as if COVID-19 vaccines were enabling many countries to gently ease back into normalcy. Those hopes hit a rude awakening late in the year when the omicron variant emerged, and now industry leaders are forced—again—to quickly adapt. read more By Fraiser Kansteiner A second major HIV prospect has been put on hold, this time from Gilead Sciences. But unlike the recent halt on Merck's drug islatravir, which was related to a drop in trial patients' immune cell counts, Gilead's trial stop stems from a quality issue that could be swiftly resolved, one analyst says. read more By Fraiser Kansteiner CRISPR Therapeutics has quietly fired its head of R&D. Renowned chemist and beloved Caltech professor Robert Grubbs has passed away. And two Galapagos execs are flying the nest. read more Resources Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific Learn how a CDMO partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manage high-volume process liquid and buffer preparation scale-up. 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