Featured Story | By Max Bayer John Mascola, M.D., is leaving NIAID's Vaccine Research Center after 22 years, including nine as director of the "NASA-type incubator." He spoke with Fierce Biotech in an exclusive interview about his highs, his lows and what he's learned about vaccine development after 30 years. read more |
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Top Stories By Nick Paul Taylor Roche’s gamble on anti-TIGIT drug tiragolumab in small cell lung cancer has flamed out. Having advanced tiragolumab in SCLC based on little more than a hunch, Roche has now revealed the drug failed to hit its co-primary survival endpoints in a phase 3 clinical trial. read more By Annalee Armstrong Ginkgo Bioworks, the synthetic biology company that was last year referred to by short sellers as 'a hoax for the ages,' rewarded CEO Jason Kelly and President and COO Reshma Shetty more than $364 million in compensation for 2021—each—but mostly in stock. read more Sponsored by: Pfizer Reshaping the understanding of enteric nervous system (ENS) dysfunction and the progression of Parkinson’s, Pfizer CentreOne helped Enterin synthesize a better chemistry for its lead candidate. read more By Max Bayer GlaxoSmithKline and CureVac are hoping their "second-generation" mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is a winner as it launches into a phase 1 trial. The updated shot comes after CureVax was forced to sideline its first attempt following less-than-stellar efficacy data. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Adagio Therapeutics has spied a path to FDA authorization for its tarnished COVID-19 antibody. Having been brought low in an omicron farrago, Adagio is now looking to positive phase 2/3 data against earlier variants to help secure ADG20 a spot among the arsenal of preventive and therapeutic antibodies. read more By Sophia Sorensen Neuron23 has picked a Parkinson’s disease clinical candidate, and, now, the small neurodegenerative-disease-focused biotech will have $100 million more to work with. read more By Gabrielle Masson Karyopharm Therapeutics has tapped Reshma Rangwala, M.D., Ph.D., to serve as the company's chief medical officer. She previously served as Merck & Co.'s executive clinical director and was involved in the development of Keytruda. read more By Gareth Macdonald Charles River Laboratories has named former Johnson & Johnson executive Flavia Pease as its new chief financial officer. read more By Andrea Park While the shift to “smarter,” interconnected healthcare technology has undoubtedly improved the quality of patient care and health outcomes, it has also opened up an entirely new can of cybersecurity worms. read more By Kevin Dunleavy BioNTech reported 2021 sales of €19 billion ($21.1 billion), with nearly all (€18.8 billion) coming from sales of its Pfizer-partnered COVID-19 vaccine. BNT's fourth quarter sales came in at €5.53 billion ($6.2 billion), down from €6.09 billion ($6.8 billion) in the previous period. read more By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya Of 2,200 participating facilities, 82% scored 80 points of 100 or above, while two Texas hospitals received the maximum penalty. read more By Angus Liu After the FDA snubbed Eli Lilly and Innovent Biologics’ cancer immunotherapy because of China-only data, all eyes have turned to the next China-developed PD-1 therapy in line at the FDA. But an FDA decision on that may be delayed. read more Resources Sponsored by: H1 Read why many MSLs are still challenged in developing integrated strategies to increase the volume of meaningful engagements. Download this industry report to find out what the top challenges are and suggestion strategies to solve them. Download now. Sponsored by: Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company The landscape of clinical trials has been permanently changed. 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