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Feb 10, 2023

J&J's pharma group quietly works through global overhaul, with layoffs expected to reach multiple countries 


Top 10 most anticipated drug launches of 2023  


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


Sanofi backs down from fight with AstraZeneca, argenx and more by stopping phase 3 trial of $3.7B drug 


The top 10 medtech M&A deals of 2022  


'The Top Line': 2022's top acquisitions and what Amgen's $28B Horizon buy means for M&A in 2023 

 

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J&J's pharma group quietly works through global overhaul, with layoffs expected to reach multiple countries

Johnson and Johnson's pharmaceutical unit Janssen is undergoing a seismic overhaul, folding its infectious disease team with the vaccines unit and discontinuing numerous programs in the process. As a result, the company expects to lay off employees in several countries.
 

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Top 10 most anticipated drug launches of 2023

For the third year in a row, Evaluate Vantage’s most hotly tipped drug approval when it comes to future sales potential is an Alzheimer’s therapy, but there is far more caution in this year’s list than we have seen before.

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 June.

Sanofi backs down from fight with AstraZeneca, argenx and more by stopping phase 3 trial of $3.7B drug

The fight for the myasthenia gravis market has become too hot for Sanofi to handle. After reviewing the competitive landscape, the Big Pharma has decided to stop a phase 3 clinical trial of a drug candidate it acquired in its $3.7 billion takeover of Principia Biopharma.

The top 10 medtech M&A deals of 2022

In 2021, light at the end of the COVID tunnel spurred an explosion of medtech deals. But in 2022, that exuberance waned.

'The Top Line': 2022's top acquisitions and what Amgen's $28B Horizon buy means for M&A in 2023

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss which companies made the list of the top 10 pharma M&A deals of 2022 and what was at stake last year. We also talk about what last year's biggest deal means for M&A activity this year.

Despite high-profile media coverage, FDA balks at GSK's 'unprecedented' Jemperli proposal in rectal cancer

An early-stage clinical trial of GSK’s Jemperli in rectal cancer recently attracted interest among media outlets aimed at the general public, including The New York Times. But highlighting two “unprecedented” elements, the FDA is questioning GSK’s proposed regulatory path.

Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2023: Aligos loses 10% of team; Magenta lays off majority of staff

We had hoped that our Layoff Tracker would stay retired for a while, but 2023 is starting to look a lot like our old friend 2022 when it comes to layoffs in biotech.

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.

CDMO giant Catalent draws buyout interest from Danaher: Bloomberg

Contract biopharma manufacturer Catalent has reportedly drawn buyout interest, as dwindling COVID windfall weighs on the business outlook and stock performance. Both Catalent and its reported suitor Danaher have recently doubled down on cell and gene therapies.

3M rolls out skin-sticking adhesive allowing wearable monitors to last up to 4 weeks

3M has developed a new medical product with major staying power.

An anchor protein fine-tunes CAR cells, making them more effective against solid tumors

The new CAR design showed success in mouse models of glioma, bone cancer and lung cancer, making it a must-try in the clinic, the researchers said.

Endo launches new DTC campaign to set men straight on Peyronie's disease

Are you a man with a plan or an “internal agonizer”? Those are the questions Endo is asking men in a new campaign aimed at getting people off the internet and into their doctor’s office to talk about a subject that Endo believes has remained taboo for long enough: Peyronie's disease.

Days after halting leukemia drug, Magenta moves to close its doors

A week after pausing a leukemia trial due to a patient death, Magenta Therapeutics is halting development of all programs and exploring a potential sale or other measures to wind down operations.
 
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