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Mar 31, 2023

Early data for Lilly's next-gen Alzheimer's drug shows 'rapid and robust' amyloid reduction, but a familiar adverse event


Galapagos, following Sanofi’s playbook, offloads French R&D site to drug discovery CRO


Cytokinetics’ pipeline tumble continues after ALS med flops in phase 3 interim look


What M&A slowdown? Buyers circle GreenLight Biosciences, Egitis Therapeutics


Molecular Templates halves headcount, parting company with 100-plus staffers as cash crunch looms


Chutes & Ladders—Former J&J R&D exec rolls into FogPharma


New trigger for several mood disorders discovered, opening the door to faster-acting meds

 

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Lilly's early data on next-gen Alzheimer's drug shows 'robust' amyloid reduction but a familiar adverse event

Eli Lilly’s up and coming Alzheimer’s disease treatment remternetug seems to have resulted in an early, dose-dependent reduction in amyloid plaques during a small phase 1 study. But the therapy also ran into a common side effect for the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody class—although it is early days for the data.
 

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Galapagos, following Sanofi’s playbook, offloads French R&D site to drug discovery CRO

Galapagos is taking a leaf out of the Sanofi playbook for offloading unwanted French R&D units. Seeking to slim down to execute its new strategy, the Belgian biotech has struck a deal to transfer a facility on the outskirts of Paris to the drug discovery contract research organization (CRO) NovAliX.

Cytokinetics’ pipeline tumble continues after ALS med flops in phase 3 interim look

Cytokinetics' commercial ambitions met another late-stage stonewall, with the company’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prospect coming up short when investigators took a look under the clinical hood. 

What M&A slowdown? Buyers circle GreenLight Biosciences, Egitis Therapeutics

While biotech M&A may have cooled down over the past year, no one has told GreenLight Biosciences or Egitis Therapeutics, which are both mulling their own takeover offers.

Molecular Templates halves headcount, parting company with 100-plus staffers as cash crunch looms

Molecular Templates is fighting for survival. Facing threats that could sink the business, the Bristol Myers Squibb-partnered biotech is halving its 222-person team, stopping clinical development of a HER2 drug candidate and focusing its preclinical work on collaborations.

New trigger for several mood disorders discovered, opening the door to faster-acting meds

Researchers have identified a new trigger for several mood disorders, potentially paving the way for new, faster-acting treatments. Glycine, a common amino acid and major neurotransmitter, has the ability to transport a “slow down” signal to the brain that likely plays a role in several mood disorders including major depressive order.

Abbott scores FDA green light for latest surgical aortic valve replacement implant

Dubbed the Epic Max, the valve is recommended for patients who need a replacement but shouldn’t take a regimen of blood thinners.

Gaps in public info on cancer drugs and ‘potentially misleading’ details spur call for regulatory actions

Drugmakers are failing to provide Europeans with the information to understand the benefits and harms of oncology medicines. That is the headline finding of a paper published in The BMJ, which found patient information leaflets routinely lack details that could support informed decision making.

FDA begins investigation of unauthorized dental device that sparked at least 20 lawsuits

Just a few weeks after a Kaiser Health News report uncovered a spate of complaints about the unregulated use of a dental device that patients say caused extensive damage, the FDA has begun looking into the issue.

Uber Health rolls out same-day prescription delivery with plans to ship healthy food, OTC meds

Uber's healthcare arm rolled out same-day prescription delivery services, enabling clinicians to quickly ship medications to patients' homes.

Chutes & Ladders—Former J&J R&D exec rolls into FogPharma

After more than six months on the job market, Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D., has found a new home, taking over as CEO of FogPharma.

'The Top Line': The financial trends biotechs could face in 2023, plus this week's headlines

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss how 2023 is shaping up to be much the same as last year when it comes to financing trends for biotechs. We also cover Emergent's Narcan winning the first over-the-counter approval for an opioid-overdose drug and more of this week's top headlines.

Fierce Pharma Asia—Takeda's manufacturing expansion; Leqembi's sales prospects; GSK's PrEP generics

Takeda is planning the company's biggest manufacturing expansion in Japan in its history. Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi could accumulate $12.9 billion sales through 2028, according to GlobalData. Three companies will make generics versions of GSK's long-acting HIV PrEP med in India. And more.
 
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