| Today’s Big NewsFeb 15, 2024 |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 11am ET / 8am PT While oral minitablets can offer several advantages in pharmaceutical applications, manufacturing them can be a complex challenge. Join industry experts for a discussion on the intricate journey of drug development, with a look at how minitablets have redefined formulation strategies, efficacy, patient-centric solutions, options for lifecycle management, and more. Sign up now!
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| By Gabrielle Masson A Karuna Therapeutics stockholder is suing the biotech, claiming that the company and its directors didn’t include or misrepresented key information in a proxy statement urging shareholders to vote in favor of the proposed Bristol Myers Squibb merger. |
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By Max Bayer The National Institutes of Health is investing $515 million more into long Covid research efforts, three years after launching the initiative with $1.15 billion. |
By Zoey Becker Purchasers have long accused Pfizer—and Sun Pharma's Ranbaxy—of conspiring to keep Lipitor generics off the market with a "reverse payment" agreement. After the Pfizer settlement, the class action lawsuit against Ranbaxy will continue. |
By Andrea Park Roche has participated in all of Freenome’s previous fundraising sessions and was also responsible for the $290 million contribution at the start of 2022 that brought Freenome’s total past the $1 billion mark. |
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 11am ET / 8am PT Join us for a discussion on the evolution of HCP engagement through the lens of Customer Science – the integration of data science, behavioral science, and AI. In this webinar, we explore how Customer Science brings substantial benefits to commercial leaders, providing a deeper understanding of HCPs and patients for more effective engagement. Register now.
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By Angus Liu Changing a clinical trial’s statistical analysis plan on the cusp of a readout? That’s exactly what Alnylam just did for a closely watched study of its next-generation RNA interference therapy Amvuttra in a rare heart disease. |
By Annalee Armstrong The idea to build a company around degrader antibody conjugates—not antibody drug conjugates—had been bubbling for a while. But not just anyone could pick up the gauntlet and fly with it. Firefly Bio, assemble. |
By Conor Hale Instead of synchronizing the timing of a heartbeat, Impulse Dynamics' implant delivers electric signals that strengthen the heart's contractions. |
By Angus Liu With another quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations, Blueprint Medicines has raised its peak sales estimate for rare disease drug Ayvakit to $2 billion. |
By James Waldron Aurinia Pharmaceuticals searched long and hard for a potential buyer, but faced with a lack of serious offers the biotech has resorted to trimming its workforce by a quarter and cleaning out its R&D pipeline. |
By Kevin Dunleavy As Alkermes enters 2024 as a “pure-play neuroscience company”—as described by CEO Richard Pops on a conference call on Thursday—much will depend on the success of new schizophrenia and bipolar disorder drug Lybalvi. With the company revealing fourth-quarter sales of $56.2 million for Lybalvi, the olanzapine and samidorphan treatment is continuing its upward trajectory, helping trigger a 10% increase in the company's shares. |
By Andrea Park After operating at a slow-and-steady pace for a little over a decade, Adagio Medical is preparing to move to a new rhythm. |
Fierce podcasts Don’t miss an episode |
| This week on “The Top Line,” we explore the most anticipated drug launches of 2024. Editor-in-Chief Ayla Ellison engages in a conversation with Fierce Pharma Marketing Senior Editor Ben Adams about the drugs likely to launch this year with the most significant sales potential by 2028. |
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Whitepaper This paper offers a detailed review of key events and developments in the oncology market during 2023. It’s a helpful “status report” that informs how the market is likely to evolve in 2024. It covers, vaccines, radiopharmaceuticals, ADCs, CAR-Ts, bi-specifics, & more. Presented by Blue Matter, strategic consultants in the life sciences |
Whitepaper Discover how to effectively classify highly potent APIs and the steps required to develop containment protocols and manufacturing processes that are both safe and efficient. Sponsored by: Catalent |
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