Sanofi pays $25K per claim to settle Zantac suits

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Apr 22, 2024

Boehringer signs $1.3B deal with RNA biotech Ochre Bio to team up against MASH


With $380M deal, Bristol Myers Squibb ups the ante with cell therapy manufacturer Cellares


Sanofi's Zantac settlement is worth $100M, or $25K per claimant: Bloomberg


Labcorp, Quest add new blood tests for Alzheimer’s, brain tissue damage


Ipsen dives into $1.8B Skyhawk pact to fire up RNA modulator R&D

 

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Boehringer signs $1.3B deal with RNA biotech Ochre Bio to team up against MASH

Boehringer Ingelheim is making yet another bet that RNA therapies hold the key to treating metabolic-associated steatohepatitis.
 

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With $380M deal, Bristol Myers Squibb ups the ante with cell therapy manufacturer Cellares

Eight months after participating in a $255 million funding round in cell therapy contract manufacturer Cellares, Bristol Myers Squibb has expanded its partnership by signing a $380 million deal to reserve CAR-T manufacturing space.

Sanofi's Zantac settlement is worth $100M, or $25K per claimant: Bloomberg

Sanofi will pay approximately $25,000 per person to roughly 4,000 claimants who filed lawsuits saying that the French company failed to warn users that its heartburn medicine Zantac (ranitidine) can cause cancer, Bloomberg reported.

Labcorp, Quest add new blood tests for Alzheimer's, brain tissue damage

The twin clinical testing giants Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics have each, in the past week, added to their portfolios new blood tests that aim to peek into the workings of the human brain.

Ipsen dives into $1.8B Skyhawk pact to fire up RNA modulator R&D

Ipsen has swooped on a $1.8 billion R&D opportunity, joining with Skyhawk Therapeutics for the chance to option two candidates that could benefit from its “neuroscience expertise in movement disorders.”

Ahead of Alnylam's key heart disease readout, experts say Pfizer rival would be hard to displace

As an all-important readout from Alnylam’s Amvuttra in the rare heart disease ATTR-CM is expected in a few weeks, experts suggested that the RNA silencer may have a hard time challenging Pfizer’s tafamidis franchise despite a last-minute trial design change.

Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2024: Sanofi restructure hits Belgium sites; Ultimovacs lays off 40% of staff

We really didn't want to have to create another Layoff Tracker this year. But here we are, launching the third annual iteration tracking biopharma layoffs. 

GE HealthCare launches voice-activated, AI-powered ultrasound machines for women’s health

GE HealthCare has raised the curtain on two ultrasound systems equipped with artificial intelligence programs designed to assist in diagnosing conditions in women's health, including obstetric exams.

FibroGen, former employees settle dispute over alleged trade secrets theft

Nearly a year and a half after FibroGen slapped a pair of former employees with a lawsuit alleging trade secrets theft, both the plaintiffs and the defendants are walking away from the case little worse for wear.
 
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