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May 9, 2024

'We have not seen anything similar': Novo Nordisk pens $600M obesity pact with Flagship's Metaphore


Takeda culls cancer, gut and inflammation drugs in R&D rethink


Regeneron's cell medicines chief is crafting a new cell therapy 'secret sauce'


Lilly's next-gen obesity drug brings Innovent a phase 3 win in diabetes


Rallybio reins in preclinical R&D, while Monopar pivots to radiopharma to eke out cash


US gene therapy approvals create a big problem for Brazil. Regulators have to come together, FDA's Marks says


FDA partners with other agencies to outline new plan for biotech product regulation


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '24: Bluejay soars with $189M; Aardvark cashes in ahead of potential IPO


More than forms: Why wide-ranging informed consent may be the key to trial diversity


ASGCT: Ring's 'new class of viral vector' is re-dosable in primates, overcoming key challenge of AAVs

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'We have not seen anything similar': Novo Nordisk pens $600M obesity pact with Flagship's Metaphore

Novo Nordisk has penned a $600 million biobucks pact with Flagship-founded Metaphore Biotechnologies to develop up to two next-gen obesity treatments.
 

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Takeda culls cancer, gut and inflammation drugs in R&D rethink

Takeda has taken an ax to its clinical-phase pipeline, hacking off midphase programs and early-stage prospects as part of a push to focus on its most promising prospects.

Regeneron's cell medicines chief is crafting a new cell therapy 'secret sauce'

Phil Gregory’s new gig looks a whole lot like his old gig. It’s just that, under the umbrella of Regeneron, things have gotten a bit bigger.

Progress Toward a New GAD Treatment Paradigm

Generalized anxiety disorder afflicts millions however, the latest treatment was approved in 2007. Now MindMed is advancing a new treatment paradigm.

Lilly's next-gen obesity drug brings Innovent a phase 3 win in diabetes

Innovent has scored another phase 3 win for mazdutide, as the Eli Lilly drug showed its superiority to Trulicity when it came to glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Rallybio reins in preclinical R&D, while Monopar pivots to radiopharma to eke out cash

The need to stretch strained bank balances has hit pipelines once again. Rallybio and Monopar are the latest biotechs to rethink their spending, respectively stopping preclinical investment and pivoting to radiopharmaceuticals to stretch limited resources.

US gene therapy approvals create a big problem for Brazil. Regulators have to come together, FDA's Peter Marks says

If a gene therapy is approved in the U.S., patients in Brazil can sue their government to get it cleared for use there. It’s why global regulators need to work together, the FDA’s Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., said at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy annual meeting Thursday in Baltimore.

FDA partners with other agencies to outline new plan for biotech product regulation

The U.S. FDA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture have answered the Biden administration’s call to design a plan to overhaul biotech regulations, with details on future policies for post-approval chemistry, manufacturing and controls changes, genome editing technologies and more. 

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '24: Bluejay soars with $189M; Aardvark cashes in ahead of potential IPO

Welcome to Fierce Biotech's Fundraising Tracker, 2024's version.

More than forms: Why wide-ranging informed consent may be the key to trial diversity

Sponsors have struggled to improve diversity in clinical trials. Homing in on informed consent may be the key to changing that, with the welcome side effect of empowering patients to participate in their medical care.

ASGCT: Ring's 'new class of viral vector' is re-dosable in primates, overcoming key challenge of AAVs

Ring Therapeutics revealed data at the 2024 American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy meeting showing that a viral vector based on the anellovirus can express genes in the retinas of primates and be dosed more than once, overcoming a major hurdle to the broader applications for gene therapies.

Senators float Medicare program that would offer incentive payments to combat drug shortages

Under the framework, hospitals, purchasers and generic drug makers could earn incentive payments after meeting new contracting and purchasing standards. The lawmakers proposed supply contracts with longer timelines, greater supply commitments and contingency deals with alternative manufacturers.

Ascension reports systems, clinical operations disrupted amid apparent 'cybersecurity event'

The Catholic health giant said it detected "unusual activity" Wednesday and "immediately" activated remediation processes, including hiring a third-party cybersecurity firm.
 
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