Bristol Myers lands $1.1B biobucks oncology pact with Volastra, a biotech with phones 'ringing off the hook' Immunogen's phase 3 ADC survival data spook investors, sending stock down ahead of FDA filing Medtech's top 10 money raisers of 2021 Sponsored: Bridging the preclinical to clinical divide: practical considerations for biomarker success Chasing Big Pharma trio, Bavarian Nordic sells Chinese rights to RSV vaccine candidate in $225M deal Sponsored: Unlocking the power of AI-driven pathology in drug development: An Interview with Bristol Myers Squibb Cloaking bacteria via tunable gene circuits for cancer treatment Aeterna the latest company to report trial delays brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine Pfizer CEO scored big raise—to $24M—as drugmaker played a leading role in pandemic fight #FierceMadness: And then there were 32: BioMarin's Voxzogo takes the biggest win; get voting for your Sweet 16 A look at the most interesting innovations at SXSW 2022: From holograms to the future of psychedelics Pfizer gets an A on equality scorecard on Equal Pay Day DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez talks integrated kidney care, competitive threats and regulation Drug designed to help alcoholics might be the key to treating progressive blindness Featured Story | By Max Bayer Two years since its inception, Volastra Therapeutics is partnering with Bristol Myers Squibb for up to three oncology targets focused on chromosomal instability, a deal that could exceed $1.1 billion should the assets hit milestones. read more |
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Top Stories By Nick Paul Taylor Immunogen’s full data on mirvetuximab soravtansine have underwhelmed investors. While the biotech is racing to the FDA with the results, its stock fell around 20% to below $5 in premarket trading after the release of survival data that fell short of investor expectations. read more By Andrea Park,Conor Hale The medtech industry’s impressive venture funding activity was an anomaly in 2020, when most other sectors were floundering to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, as businesses around the globe returned to (somewhat) normal operations and overall VC activity hiked back up, medtech continued to ride that wave, coasting to its highest-ever annual funding total by the end of 2021. read more Sponsored by: Precision for Medicine To successfully advance preclinical biomarker assays from the bench to the bedside, it is crucial to develop a clear plan for delivering assays that can be used within the clinical trial setting. Learn strategies for assessing and optimizing biomarker feasibility and utility to support study success. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Bavarian Nordic has found a taker for the Chinese rights to its RSV vaccine candidate. Nuance Pharma has taken the other side of the deal, handing over $12.5 million and committing to $212.5 million more in milestones to license the vaccine in China, South Korea and some other markets in Southeast Asia. read more Sponsored by: PathAI Learn how Bristol Myers Squibb is unlocking new insights in translational research and development by transforming pathology with artificial intelligence read more By Angus Liu Inspired by a natural mechanism to protect bacteria, bioengineers at Columbia University have developed a programmable “cloaking” system that could temporarily hide bacterial vehicles from the immune system to better deliver cancer therapies. read more By Max Bayer Aeterna Zentaris has had to push recruitment plans for a phase 3 trial of a diagnostic test in children into 2023 due to Russia's war in Ukraine, the latest delay brought on by the conflict. read more By Eric Sagonowsky Pfizer has already made tens of billions of dollars in sales from its star COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. For his work in steering the ship, the company's CEO Albert Bourla is cashing in, as well. read more By Ben Adams It’s March, so it’s time for some #FierceMadness. We’re looking for the best of the best in drug names—and now it's time to get voting for your Sweet 16. read more By Heather Landi The 10-day SXSW conference and festival brings together the worlds of tech, music and film and there were cutting-edge health tech innovations to check out as well. Here are innovations in healthcare, tech and wellness that caught our eye at SXSW 2022. read more By Sharon Klahr Coey On Tuesday, March 15, Equal Pay Day, Capital and Proxy Impact released the fifth Racial and Gender Pay Scorecard, and, surprise—women and people of color are still being paid less than their white male counterparts. read more By Dave Muoio Fierce Healthcare caught up with the CEO for a 2022 update on his company's shift from dialysis to kidney care, whether recent legal cases limit DaVita’s opportunities for growth and more. read more By Sophia Sorensen New research from UC Berkeley suggests disulfiram could be used to treat those with retinitis pigmentosa and other vision-impairing disorders. When tried with mice, the drug significantly improved their ability to recognize and respond to images. read more Resources Sponsored by: H1 Read why many MSLs are still challenged in developing integrated strategies to increase the volume of meaningful engagements. 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