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Feb 8, 2023

BIO: Big Pharma offers menu of partnering options, but biotechs want licensing entrée


As J&J quietly overhauls R&D, Arrowhead waits for news on RNAi hepatitis B therapy


After pandemic breather, Big Pharma sees drug development costs rise and returns sink: report


Regor gets permission to glimpse Pfizer's FBI communique in GLP-1 trade secrets dispute


Preparing for next pandemic, Korea's SK pumps $261M into vaccine R&D site


Vistagen, jittery after seeing rivals fail, pauses plan to restart phase 3 anxiety trial pending FDA talks


FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence slowed launch of new projects in 2022 to focus on trial modernization

 

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BIO: Big Pharma offers menu of partnering options, but biotechs want licensing entrée

With few avenues available to budding biotechs looking for funding, the pressure to ink licensing agreements was palpable at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization's CEO and Investor Conference in New York.
 

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As J&J quietly overhauls R&D, Arrowhead waits for news on RNAi hepatitis B therapy

Johnson & Johnson has yet to publicly detail the R&D overhaul reported last week by Fierce Pharma, and, apparently, at least one company with work that may be deprioritized or reorganized is waiting in the lurch.

After pandemic breather, Big Pharma sees drug development costs rise and returns sink: report

While COVID-19 may have briefly held down the average cost of developing a drug while inflating the potential returns, the party is well and truly over. At least that's what a report from Deloitte indicates, with Big Pharma back on the pre-pandemic path of spending ever more to make a medicine with shrinking rewards to show for it.

Regor gets permission to glimpse Pfizer's FBI communique in GLP-1 trade secrets dispute

Almost a year to the day after Pfizer launched its suit against Regor and two former employees at the head of the biotech—Min Zhong and Xiayang Qiu—U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Farrish has ordered the Big Pharma to fork over 35 emails and text messages with the FBI related to the defendants.

Preparing for next pandemic, Korea's SK pumps $261M into vaccine R&D site

SK bioscience has taken a look at the receding COVID-19 vaccine market and its own stuttering effort to win share and decided to double down, outlining plans to invest $261 million in a R&D hub designed to establish it as a leading force in the global response to new infectious diseases.

Vistagen, jittery after seeing rivals fail, pauses plan to restart phase 3 anxiety trial pending FDA talks

Failed clinical trials have put Vistagen on edge. After seeing two rival social anxiety disorder candidates flunk phase 2 studies, the biotech has paused plans to resume a phase 3 trial of its own once-failed prospect PH94B pending talks with the FDA.

FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence slowed launch of new projects in 2022 to focus on trial modernization

Five years after the formation of the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence, the federal center slowed the launch of new projects to focus on existing programs, with particular focus on ramping up four programs to help modernize clinical cancer trials.

Primary progressive multiple sclerosis is a distinct disease, new mouse model shows

Clinicians and researchers have suspected for years that the aggressive, less-common form of MS is likely a distinct disease. Now, new research conducted using a more accurate mouse model confirms it.

CRO hVIVO inks $8.2M deal to test RSV drug in human challenge trial

CRO hVIVO inked a £6.8 million ($8.2 million) deal with an unnamed pharmaceutical company to run a human challenge test for a respiratory syncytial virus antiviral drug candidate.

BREAKING: Bayer taps Roche vet Anderson as its next CEO, pushing out Baumann

The calls for a new Bayer CEO have been answered. Bill Anderson, most recently Roche’s pharma chief, will become Bayer’s new group CEO starting in April.

CVS finally makes primary care play, scooping up Oak Street Health in $10.6B deal

Rumors swirled last month at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference that CVS Health had finally found its primary care play: acquiring Oak Street Health. The healthcare giant confirmed those rumors Wednesday morning.

FDA hands DiA Imaging another AI clearance in cardiac ultrasound

The artificial intelligence program is designed to provide real-time feedback to clinicians conducting cardiac ultrasound exams.

'Podnosis': What it takes for providers to care for the Latino population and how payers can stay competitive with ACA's growth

In this week's episode of "Podnosis," we discuss how providers can and should recognize and respond to the culturally diverse needs of the Latino community. We also talk about what private healthcare plans can do given the explosion of enrollment in ACA exchanges.
 
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'The Top Line': 2023's obesity market and 2022's drug approvals

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss what we can expect from the obesity market in 2023. We also recap the drugs approved last year.

 

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