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Apr 7, 2023

After 2022's M&A spree, Amgen CEO Bradway collects $21.4M payday


Genentech probe of Marc Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no fraud evidence, but image 'anomalies' stay unresolved


Philips re-recalls 1,200 CPAP, BiPAP machines repaired in far-reaching ventilator probe


AbbVie, J&J pull 2 Imbruvica accelerated approvals in lymphoma, giving way to AZ and BeiGene


'The Top Line': Humira's patent cliff and 2023's other big patent expirations, plus this week's headlines

 

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After 2022's M&A spree, Amgen CEO Bradway collects $21.4M payday

In a slight decrease from 2021, Amgen's M&A-hungry CEO Robert Bradway collected $21.4 million in total pay last year.
 

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Genentech probe of Marc Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no fraud evidence, but image 'anomalies' stay unresolved

Genentech has published the findings of its investigation into an alleged fraud and a cover-up involving a 2009 Nature paper co-authored by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. None of the 35 current and former employees interviewed for the probe reported knowing of fraud, but the process did leave unanswered questions.

Philips re-recalls 1,200 CPAP, BiPAP machines repaired in far-reaching ventilator probe

In a classic “two steps forward, one step back” situation, just as Philips is aiming to wrap up the repair-and-replace program for the 5.5 million respiratory devices it began recalling two years ago, the company has had to re-recall a slew of the already-repaired machines.

AbbVie, J&J pull 2 Imbruvica accelerated approvals in lymphoma, giving way to AZ and BeiGene

AbbVie and J&J are pulling two Imbruvica accelerated approvals after failing to satisfy the FDA. They're doing so even though the drug met its primary endpoint in a confirmatory trial in one of the indications.

'The Top Line': Humira's patent cliff and 2023's other big patent expirations, plus this week's headlines

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss how this year is chock-full of blockbuster drugs headed for the patent cliff, besides the well-known patent cliff for AbbVie's Humira. We also cover Johnson & Johnson's talc settlement offer and more of this week's top headlines.

A discovery of how cells select their identity had researchers 'dancing around the lab'

A cell has to know what it is to do its job. New research from Trinity College Dublin has helped reveal just how cells establish their identities, which could have implications for developing more targeted cancer treatments.

FDA dubs Abbott's FreeStyle Libre battery issues a Class I recall, spanning 4.2M devices

The agency recommended that owners switch to a backup if there is any visible swelling in the hand-held reader or if it becomes too hot to hold.

Merck and Eisai's Lenvima-Ketruda combo flunks first-line melanoma trial

At the behest of an independent data monitoring committee, Merck and Eisai have called it quits on their phase 3 study of Keytruda plus Lenvima as an initial treatment in unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

Diabetes cell pouch developer Sernova fights off proxy battle

A group of investors says the company’s leadership has shown slow progress in clinical trials and presided over sliding stock value.

New test analyzing DNA changes could improve 10-year diabetes risk predictions: study

Current diabetes risk tests take a handful of basic data into account, but delving deeper under the skin—literally—could majorly improve predictions.

Chutes & Ladders—Amarin CEO abruptly resigns amid board turmoil

Amarin CEO abruptly resigned after investor activists shook up the board. CinCor's former CEO jumps to Abivax after AstraZeneca sale. Page joins Arvinas to lead global oncology strategy.
 
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