Pharma: Page 15
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GSK cuts vaccine forecasts, while predicting faster overall growth
Several factors are slowing U.S. sales of Shingrix, the shingles vaccine that's become one of the British pharma's top sellers.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 31, 2024 -
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Vertex’s pain drug gets speedy FDA review; Keytruda hits a sales milestone
Quarterly sales of Merck’s immunotherapy crested $7 billion for the first time. Elsewhere, Fibrogen is laying off staff and Intellia has a green light to start a new gene editing trial in the U.K.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 31, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe expanding world of RNA therapies
Medicines from Alnylam, Ionis, Moderna and others have proven the power of RNA in medicines. A growing field of startups is advancing alongside them.
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Merck shares slide as Gardasil sales drop in China
The unexpected disclosure in Merck’s second quarter earnings prompted an investor sell-off that some analysts said might be overblown.
By Kristin Jensen • July 31, 2024 -
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Pfizer quits Duchenne gene therapy, lays off staff following study setback
The company is letting go of 150 staffers alongside a decision to officially terminate the high-profile program, which was acquired in 2016.
By Ben Fidler • July 30, 2024 -
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GSK leans on Flagship for help finding new drugs, vaccines
The deal resembles recent Flagship alliances with Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, allowing the British pharma to comb through the company creator’s portfolio to unearth up to 10 therapies.
By Gwendolyn Wu • July 29, 2024 -
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Boehringer adds to cancer drug pipeline with deal for startup Nerio
The pharma company will pay up to $1.3 billion to acquire San Diego-based Nerio and its research into novel immune checkpoint inhibitors.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 29, 2024 -
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Bristol Myers’ beat completes strong week of pharma earnings
All five large pharmaceutical companies that reported earnings last week raised either their profit or revenue guidance for the year.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 26, 2024 -
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Two biotechs cut staff; AbbVie weathers biosimilar threat
Glycomimetics and Cue Biopharma both revealed layoffs. Elsewhere, AbbVie’s earnings impressed Wall Street and an FDA panel recommended changing testing requirements for some lung cancer drugs.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 26, 2024 -
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Roche says it’ll move quickly with ‘differentiated’ obesity drugs
CEO Thomas Schinecker claimed the company has “many opportunities” to stand out in the competitive field, and can get to market “much faster” than investors expect.
By Ben Fidler • July 25, 2024 -
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Sanofi’s immunology bet starts to pay off
Some analysts described Sanofi’s pipeline of immune system therapies, which includes more than half a dozen drugs in mid- to late-stage testing, as “underappreciated” by investors.
By Jacob Bell • July 25, 2024 -
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Pfizer says hemophilia gene therapy meets late-stage study goal
While the study results were positive, questions remain about the longer-term potential of hemophilia treatments like Pfizer’s.
By Kristin Jensen • July 24, 2024 -
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Novartis invests in bispecifics for cancer; Bob Langer steps down from Moderna board
The Swiss pharma is paying Dren Bio $150 million to partner on “targeted myeloid engagers.” Elsewhere, Geron is losing its commercial chief and Biovectra will sell to Agilent for $925 million.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 24, 2024 -
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Merck claims late-stage study success for RSV antibody
The drug, a rival to Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s fast-selling Beyfortus, met its main goals in a Phase 3 trial. But undisclosed study results leave its full potential unclear.
By Ben Fidler • Updated July 23, 2024 -
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J&J seeks expanded approval for antidepressant Spravato
The company is seeking a monotherapy approval for Spravato, sales of which have climbed in recent quarters.
By Delilah Alvarado • July 22, 2024 -
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By Amanda Cohen, MPH • July 22, 2024 -
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Global tech outage hits US hospitals
At least 11 health systems were experiencing issues Friday after an update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike went awry.
By Susanna Vogel • Updated July 19, 2024 -
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Lilly alone in bidding for Morphic; Novartis won’t yet file MorphoSys drug
Federal filings showed no companies other than Lilly made an offer to buy Morphic, while Novartis executives said they’re still waiting for more data on pelabresib.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 19, 2024 -
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Brain drug revivalIn strengthening Spravato sales, a positive sign for psychedelic drugs
Jefferies analyst Andrew Tsai views growing sales for J&J’s depression treatment as evidence that psychedelics like it can be commercially viable.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Updated July 23, 2024 -
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Obesity pill from Roche shows promising weight loss in small study
Treatment led to "clinically meaningful" weight loss over four weeks, but longer studies will be needed to compare it to Wegovy and Zepbound.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 17, 2024 -
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Caribou lays off staff; Roche walks away from Relay
Caribou is slashing its workforce by 12%. Elsewhere, a CDMO is investing in GLP-1 drug demand and Beam’s CFO is returning to J.P. Morgan.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 17, 2024 -
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Gilead’s CMO to depart next year
Merdad Parsey joined Gilead as its chief medical officer in 2019 and has helped lead the company’s expansion into oncology, with mixed success.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 17, 2024 -
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Leqembi sales inch higher; Spark’s pivot leads to layoffs
Sales data suggest forecasts for the Alzheimer’s drug may be in reach. Elsewhere, a well-funded DNA sequencing startup landed one of the year’s larger private funding rounds.
By BioPharma Dive staff • July 12, 2024 -
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Bristol Myers’ leukemia blockbuster set to face generic rivals
Patent litigation has opened the door to generic copies of Bristol Myers’ Sprycel arriving in the U.S. as soon as September.
By Amy Baxter • July 12, 2024 -
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Pfizer thinks it found its obesity pill
Far behind companies like Novo and Eli Lilly, Pfizer hopes the version of the drug, danuglipron, that it’s chosen to advance can break into the ultra-lucrative market for weight-loss medicines.
By Jacob Bell • July 11, 2024 -
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Novo’s once-weekly insulin rejected by FDA
The FDA’s decision to turn back the drugmaker’s new insulin product narrows Novo’s lead in the U.S. over Eli Lilly, which has a similar diabetes treatment in late-stage testing.
By Kristin Jensen • July 11, 2024
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