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Feb 27, 2023

Acquisitive Pfizer to strike again? Seagen back in M&A talks after Merck walked away: WSJ 


FDA hands first emergency authorization to over-the-counter test for both COVID and flu


After spending $6.5B for Momenta, J&J readies 'pipeline in a product' for pivotal year


Dunn with the FDA: head of agency's neuroscience unit to depart


GE HealthCare, Sinopharm plan joint venture to expand access to CT, ultrasound imaging

 

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Acquisitive Pfizer to strike again? Seagen back in M&A talks after Merck walked away: WSJ

A potential buyout of Seagen by Pfizer—which was reported Sunday by The Wall Street Journal—makes “strategic sense for both parties and the antitrust hurdle appears surmountable,” Berenberg Capital Markets wrote in a note to investors.
 

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FDA hands first emergency authorization to over-the-counter test for both COVID and flu

Though the FDA has made moves in recent months to begin narrowing the steady stream of emergency use authorizations it’s handed down to COVID-19 tests throughout the pandemic, those waters haven’t yet run completely dry.

After spending $6.5B for Momenta, J&J readies 'pipeline in a product' for pivotal year

With over 10 indications already being explored and the promise of more to come, it’s no surprise that Johnson & Johnson’s nipocalimab has been dubbed a “pipeline in a product.” It's a good thing, too, because the monoclonal antibody didn't come cheap. 

Dunn with the FDA: head of agency's neuroscience unit to depart

Billy Dunn is leaving his post leading the FDA’s neuroscience team, leaving behind an 18-year legacy that in recent years has included the controversial accelerated approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s med, Aduhelm. 

GE HealthCare, Sinopharm plan joint venture to expand access to CT, ultrasound imaging

More than 30 years after GE HealthCare first joined forces with Sinopharm, China's state-run drugmaker, the partners are renewing their vows.

Promising growth next year, Viatris names Celgene vet Scott Smith its next CEO

Viatris has been working to stabilize its business and deliver revenue growth, and, now, the company selected a CEO to lead its next chapter. Scott Smith, a Celgene veteran, will take the reins in early April.

BeiGene doubles sales as Brukinsa, tislelizumab gear up for key launches

Thanks to cancer drugs Brukinsa and tislelizumab, BeiGene nearly doubled its sales in 2022. But the most important launches for the meds have either just begun or are yet to come.

Medtronic pads the case for MiniMed closed-loop system with one-year data, study of automated meal-detection app

Nearly two years after submitting its MiniMed 780G insulin delivery system to the FDA for clearance, Medtronic is still awaiting the agency’s nod—though not for a lack of evidence to back the technology.

What can bats, naked mole rats and Jaws tell us about human biology? Paratus is on a $100M mission to find out

What do bats, naked mole rats and Jaws have in common? Probably not a lot, but at least the first two may be able to teach us something about human biology. That’s the hope of a new biotech called Paratus Sciences launching today with $100 million.
 
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