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| By Gabrielle Masson In the first quarter of 2023, 56 biopharmas laid off staff—an 87% jump compared to 2022, when 30 companies reported layoffs for the same period, according to a Fierce Biotech analysis. |
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By Fraiser Kansteiner In its “skinny label” legal saga with Teva, GSK has hit back following the U.S. Solicitor General’s call for the Supreme Court to rehear the yearslong case. GSK argues the U.S. took a myopic view of the arguments. |
By Andrea Park In the wake of CFO Karen Parkhill’s February announcement that Medtronic would deliver “significant expense reductions” in the final months of its 2023 fiscal year—which closes out at the end of April—the medtech giant is closing a California facility, resulting in a round of layoffs. |
By Nick Paul Taylor Pharma has overtaken tech to become the second-largest industry for ad spending in 2023. That is one of a wealth of insights from the latest look at the data from SMI, which found pharma is dialing up spending on established mediums such as linear TV while simultaneously expanding quickly in digital video and podcasts. |
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Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 11am ET / 8am PT In this presentation, we highlight key study design challenges and considerations for rare disease CGT trials and discuss the potential for leveraging in silico approaches for generating synthetic control arms that enable a control-based comparative assessment of efficacy. Register now. 
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By Max Bayer Novavax has cut $50 million in costs in the first quarter, which may just be the tip of the iceberg, according to an interview with new CEO John Jacobs in Reuters. |
By Angus Liu Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene editing-based exa-cel and bluebird bio’s gene replacement therapy lovo-cel can be priced up to $1.93 million to be cost-effective, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review said in a draft report. |
By Conor Hale The former Fierce Medtech Fierce 15 winner's spring-loaded Misha implant cushions the thigh and shin bones of people suffering from painful osteoarthritis. |
By Nick Paul Taylor Prothena has enlisted an ally to boost its pursuit of Biogen and Eisai in Alzheimer’s disease. Working with Walgreens, the biotech aims to accelerate enrollment in an early-phase clinical trial of a potential rival to Leqembi. |
By Andrea Park The FDA is feeling the heat. Just in time for summer, the agency has cleared an adhesive patch from Candesant Biomedical that’s designed to reduce excessive underarm sweating for several months after just a few minutes of wear. |
By James Waldron The string of recent clinical successes for the antibody zolbetuximab has not only been welcome good news at AstraZeneca and Astellas, it has also buoyed biotechs working on their own Claudin-targeting therapies. |
By Eric Sagonowsky Seeking a new approval to curb agitation in Alzheimer's patients, Lundbeck and Otsuka Pharmaceutical are gearing up for an important test Friday. And it appears the FDA is open to a potential nod for their atypical antipsychotic Rexulti. |
By Ben Adams Horizon Therapeutics is reaching for the sky as it becomes the highest ranked pharma on Fortune’s annual Best Companies To Work For list for the second year in a row. |
By Andrea Park On the heels of a small NIH-backed study showing that its neurostimulation technology could improve upper limb mobility in people partially paralyzed by stroke, Reach Neuro has grabbed the FDA’s attention. |
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 11am ET / 8am PT Join industry experts for this insightful webinar to learn more about enzyme inhibition studies. We’ll explore how these studies drive informed decisions for drug developers, frequently asked questions from sponsors, recommendations for achieving successful regulatory submission, and more. Register now. |
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