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Mar 29, 2023

J&J scraps late-stage RSV vaccine in R&D overhaul, dropping out of race with GSK, Pfizer


Blueprint's solid tumor med permitted to resume phase 1/2 testing after partial hold lifted


AstraZeneca pulls pneumonia collab with Aridis over allegations of a missed payment


Corvus clips wings of lead candidate, pausing plans to start eczema trial to focus on cancer


Out of options: Infinity facing bankruptcy if MEI merger falls through


Satsuma peels off staff, cutting head count by 36% to save cash while searching for a deal


EQT Life Sciences closes €260M dementia fund to meet 'graveness' of neurodegeneration


Viking sets ships toward phase 2 after obesity med passes early test

 

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J&J scraps late-stage RSV vaccine in R&D overhaul, dropping out of race with GSK, Pfizer

Johnson & Johnson is 'exiting' a late-stage respiratory syncytial virus program amid a large-scale overhaul of its infectious disease unit. 
 

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Blueprint's solid tumor med permitted to resume phase 1/2 testing after partial hold lifted

Blueprint Medicines’ solid tumor med BLU-222 is back from the drawing board after the FDA lifted a partial clinical hold that has been in place since mid-February.

AstraZeneca pulls pneumonia collab with Aridis over allegations of a missed payment

AstraZeneca has pulled out of a pneumonia collaboration with Aridis Pharmaceuticals, sending the biotech’s phase 3 plans into a tailspin over the company’s alleged failure to hand over the agreed upfront payment two years ago.

Corvus clips wings of lead candidate, pausing plans to start eczema trial to focus on cancer

Cash constraints are forcing Corvus Pharmaceuticals to clip the wings of its lead candidate. Rather than advance on multiple fronts, the biotech is focusing on cancers including T-cell lymphoma and holding off on starting a phase 1 trial in atopic dermatitis.

Out of options: Infinity facing bankruptcy if MEI merger falls through

With 2023 shaping up to be defined by biotech-on-biotech mergers, Infinity Pharmaceuticals’ announcement in February that it was planning to merge with MEI Pharma didn’t raise too many eyebrows. But Infinity has now revealed that the proposed combination could be the company’s last hope of staying afloat.

Satsuma peels off staff, cutting head count by 36% to save cash while searching for a deal

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals is hunkering down while searching for a savior. After opting against trying to commercialize a migraine candidate itself, the biotech has outlined plans to lay off 36% of its employees to eke out its cash ahead of a planned strategic transaction.

EQT Life Sciences closes €260M dementia fund to meet 'graveness' of neurodegeneration

EQT Life Sciences’ LSP Dementia Fund has flown past its target raise to reach 260 million euros ($281.8 million), which will go on to support 10 to 15 companies working in neurodegeneration.

Viking sets ships toward phase 2 after obesity med passes early test

Viking Therapeutics is riding positive investor feedback after its dual GLP-1/GIP agonist posted encouraging phase 1 results as a weight loss treatment. The company says it plans to launch a phase 2 trial in the middle of the year.

'Podnosis': Insight on the Ohio train derailment class-action lawsuit, and how data analytics can improve social risk factor identification

This week on "Podnosis," we discuss the public health repercussions of the Ohio train derailment in East Palestine. We also talk about how data analytics can complement screening for social determinants of health.

Bluebird bio lays gene therapy launch groundwork as sickle cell application nears

While commercial revenue has yet to materialize in bluebird bio's earnings report, the company is flying high on the U.S. launches of its two new gene therapies Zynteglo and Skysona.

Under a new law, FDA submissions must prove that medical devices meet cybersecurity standards

The FDA's new cybersecurity requirements went live Wednesday, as a $1.7 trillion federal omnibus spending bill took effect.

#FierceMadness: HHS, CMS chiefs advance to Final Four

The NCAA basketball tournament is officially underway, and that means the Fierce Healthcare team is back with another bracket competition as well.
 
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