Featured Story By Nick Paul Taylor A phase 3 clinical trial of Amicus Therapeutics’ late-onset Pompe disease prospect has missed its primary endpoint. Yet Amicus looked past the failure of AT-GAA to improve statistically on Sanofi’s market incumbent Lumizyme, zeroing in on details of the data to justify forging ahead with plans to seek approval of the candidate. read more |
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Top Stories By Ben Adams Bristol Myers Squibb is putting down up to $1.3 billion on a next-gen engineered toxin body cancer platform from Molecular Templates as it cuts an unwanted cell therapy from its Celgene buyout. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Roche’s bispecific antibody matched Regeneron’s blockbuster Eylea in four phase 3 studies comparing the two in diabetic macular edema and wet age-related macular degeneration. The studies found the experimental drug did no worse than the incumbent despite a majority of the patients going longer between injections. read more Sponsored By: Avid Bioservices The concept of one-stop shopping has become more popular in the biopharmaceutical industry in recent years, prompting many traditional commercial manufacturing organizations (CMOs) to provide support to clients throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. read more By Ben Adams Neurodegenerative biotech and pharma friend Denali has revealed a positive peek at some early Hunter syndrome data. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Takeda has shared results from a successful phase 3 clinical trial of maribavir in transplant recipients with refractory cytomegalovirus infection. The trial suggests maribavir is better at clearing the virus from the blood than existing treatments such as ganciclovir and valganciclovir. read more By Conor Hale Visby Medical received a new emergency authorization from the FDA for its rapid, single-use PCR test designed to detect COVID-19 infections at the point of care. read more By Arlene Weintraub A study of 99 glioblastoma tumors resulted in a map of genes, proteins, cells and signaling pathways that are active in the disease. The map revealed potential new protein targets, as well as four different immune subtypes of glioblastoma that could point to effective immunotherapy strategies, the researchers said. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Moderna is in talks with South Korea for a new $200 million vaccine production plant. Eli Lilly scored an emergency nod for its Junshi-partnered COVID-19 antibody cocktail. AstraZeneca joined forces with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks to set up an incubator for startups working to improve the treatment and diagnosis of cancer. And more. read more By Fraiser Kansteiner Ex-bluebird cancer research chief Frank Neumann lands at Gilead's Kite Pharma after a brief stopover at Verastem. Hot on the heels of fresh CEO grab, Penrose TherapeuTx signs new chief development officer. Editas chair Mullen to step up to CEO plate from Feb. 15. read more Enrollment Showcase Sponsored by: University of Florida College of Pharmacy Learn about the Top 5-Ranked UF College of Pharmacy’s online graduate programs in pharmaceutical outcomes & policy. Select from five specializations, including the new pharmaceutical value assessment & communication option. Over half of graduates progress to a new role within one year. Register now. |
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