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Can Sanofi's top drug carry it through a pandemic?
While Dupixent sales are booming, the French firm's heavy reliance on the drug could leave it exposed if pricing reforms occur in the U.S.
By Jacob Bell • July 29, 2020 -
A Roche arthritis drug fails in COVID-19, casting doubt on a strained hypothesis
Negative results for Actemra follow setbacks for Kevzara, which works similarly, and further weaken the case that the drugs could help treat severe COVID-19.
By Ben Fidler • July 29, 2020 -
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Looming patent expiries this decade and intensifying competition from China are forcing drugmakers to adapt, while new opportunities open up in oncology and in neuroscience.
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Trump invites high-stakes showdown with big pharma as election looms
Industry officials refused to attend a White House meeting called after Trump announced executive orders meant to revive several drug pricing proposals
By Jonathan Gardner • Updated July 28, 2020 -
AstraZeneca turns again to Daiichi Sankyo for a major cancer drug deal
The British pharma will pay Daiichi $1 billion to split rights to an experimental antibody-drug conjugate in a deal similar to the 2019 agreement that bought it the breast cancer drug Enhertu.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 27, 2020 -
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On eve of first big coronavirus vaccine study, trial leaders brace for 'unprecedented' task
Researchers will need millions of volunteers to find the roughly 150,000 required for the five Phase 3 trials expected this year. Here's what lies ahead for them.
By Ben Fidler • July 24, 2020 -
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Coronavirus vaccines speed ahead, but experts fear not everyone will take them
Gaining trust will be a tough task as public health officials gear up for one of the biggest immunization campaigns in decades.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 23, 2020 -
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Sponsored by ZSPharma's KAM programs have never been more relevant
As companies begin to understand how priorities have shifted during the pandemic, KAM teams can devise appropriate solutions that fulfill their customers' unmet needs.
By Mike Moorman & Namita Powers • July 23, 2020 -
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US to pay nearly $2B for supply of Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
The order, which would secure 100 million doses for the U.S., is the largest made to date under the Trump administration's "Warp Speed" project.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 22, 2020 -
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Coronavirus vaccine developers make case to Congress they can win public's trust
While developing a safe and effective vaccine remains the chief challenge, lawmakers grilled pharma officials on how any successful shot would be fairly priced and distributed.
By Ben Fidler • July 21, 2020 -
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Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine gets boost from German data
As the race to bring a vaccine to market accelerates, the companies unveiled new clinical results and a deal that promises the U.K. 30 million doses of a successful shot.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 20, 2020 -
GSK invests in mRNA vaccines through deal with CureVac
While CureVac's coronavirus work is excluded from the deal, GSK said the biotech's platform should complement its existing vaccine technology and provide greater access to manufacturing.
By Jacob Bell • July 20, 2020 -
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine spurs immune responses, appears safe on first look
The vaccine, from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, is backed with more funding from governments and non-profit groups than any other in development.
By Ben Fidler • July 20, 2020 -
Sanofi, on the lookout for acquisitions, may have spotted a target
A Bloomberg report names Principia Biopharma, a biotech with an existing partnership with Sanofi, among the U.S. companies that the French pharma is evaluating for possible deals.
By Jacob Bell • July 17, 2020 -
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J&J, on the cusp of starting coronavirus vaccine trials, sets high bar for success
On a second quarter earnings call, J&J's top scientist said he expects the company's vaccine to significantly surpass the effectiveness standard set out by the FDA.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 16, 2020 -
Novartis says it won't profit from sale of generic COVID-19 drugs to lower-income countries
The Swiss drugmaker plans to supply 15 medicines — among them the steroid dexamethasone — to as many as 79 nations without taking a profit.
By Kristin Jensen • July 16, 2020 -
Side effects don't stop FDA panel from backing GSK blood cancer drug
An approval decision on what could be a first-in-class multiple myeloma drug is due this month, but the FDA will need to weigh safety concerns against the panel's unanimous support.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 15, 2020 -
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AbbVie's 'drip-feed' of patents shields top cancer drug from competition, group says
More than seven dozen patents have been granted for Imbruvica in the U.S., helping AbbVie create a legal defense that could protect the drug until 2036.
By Kristin Jensen • July 15, 2020 -
FDA documents reveal doubts about GSK blood cancer drug
Eye-related side effects could derail the leading drug that homes in on a new multiple myeloma target, just as rival therapies progress toward FDA review.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 10, 2020 -
Big pharma, battling COVID-19, looks to 'buy time' on another health crisis: superbugs
Facing an alarming scarcity of new antibiotics, about two dozen of the world's largest drugmakers are backing a fund meant to develop two to four by 2030.
By Jacob Bell • July 9, 2020 -
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Merck hits rare FDA setback for cancer drug Keytruda
The regulator declined to grant a speedy approval for Keytruda and Lenvima in liver cancer, citing the recent clearance of another regimen.
By Kristin Jensen • July 8, 2020 -
US buys up early supply of Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody cocktail
A $450 million grant will help Regeneron scale up manufacturing of its drug, which is among the front-running antibody therapies for COVID-19.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 7, 2020 -
J&J, with new deal, plans for long-term manufacture of coronavirus vaccine
A five-year agreement with Maryland's Emergent Biosolutions will provide for large-scale production of J&J's candidate, set to begin testing in July.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 6, 2020 -
Novartis to pay $678M to settle claims over 'sham' doctor events
The Swiss drugmaker admitted to hosting lavish dinners and events that were intended to convince doctors to prescribe Novartis heart and diabetes drugs.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 2, 2020 -
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Sponsored by ComarchHow to improve document management in the pharma business?
In the near future, many companies within the pharma supply chain will make a step towards EDI in the cloud to increase their productivity, reduce costs, strengthen its own position within the supply chain and achieve many other benefits.
By Mateusz Szarek • July 2, 2020 -
Amgen prevails in high-stakes drug case against Novartis
Novartis, which appealed an earlier court decision upholding two patents on Amgen's Enbrel, indicated it may try to take the case to the Supreme Court.
By Jacob Bell • July 1, 2020
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