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May 16, 2023

FTC seeks to block Amgen's $28B Horizon buy in 'broadly negative' move for biopharma M&A


Chasing Madrigal, Viking sails higher after NASH therapy slays midphase test


It's the end of the line for J&J's COVID shot in the US, CDC says


Philips says recalled CPAP, BiPAP machines show low risk of harm in completed safety tests


Scribe's CRISPR tech Prevails in new $1.5B biobucks deal with Lilly unit

 

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UPDATED: FTC sues to block Amgen's $28B Horizon buy in alarming sign for biopharma M&A

The FTC has filed a lawsuit to block Amgen’s proposed $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, raising an argument that serves as an alarming sign for M&A scrutiny to come. The move comes just as biopharma's dealmaking prospects seemed to be improving.
 

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Chasing Madrigal, Viking sails higher after NASH therapy slays midphase test

Viking Therapeutics’ non-alcoholic steatohepatitis has sailed past another clinical test, this time a phase 2b that linked VK2809 to mean relative changes in liver fat of up to 51.7% without causing widespread gastrointestinal side effects.

It's the end of the line for J&J's COVID shot in the US, CDC says

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is “no longer available in the U.S.,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The last remaining doses in the U.S. stockpile expired on May 7, 2023, with the CDC now giving instructions to “[d]ispose of any remaining Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with local, state and federal regulations.”

Philips says recalled CPAP, BiPAP machines show low risk of harm in completed safety tests

Almost two full years into its Class I recall of more than 5 million respiratory devices, Philips has wrapped up safety tests covering nearly all of the affected models—and is reiterating its previous conclusion that the disintegrating foam at the heart of the recall carries a low risk of harm to users’ health.

Scribe's CRISPR tech Prevails in new $1.5B biobucks deal with Lilly unit

Eli Lilly’s Prevail Therapeutics is jotting down up to $1.5 billion for Scribe Therapeutics in hopes of writing some new CRISPR-based genetic medicines for neurological and neuromuscular diseases into history.

AstraZeneca follows AbbVie, Teva in surprising departure from lobbying group PhRMA

After AbbVie and Teva scratched their memberships with the influential trade group, AstraZeneca is now the latest to ditch PhRMA.

NIH foundation, partnering with research institutions, adds 8 rare diseases to clinical trial portfolio

The Foundation for the National Institutes has tacked on eight new rare diseases to its Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium, partnering with research institutions to advance novel therapies. The foundation's near-term goal is funding development of the trials through phase 1/2 studies.

'Riding a tiger' from the lab to C-suite with Mammoth's Janice Chen

The COVID pandemic was a make or break moment for many a biotech. For Mammoth Biosciences, it may have been both. For Janice Chen, chief technology officer and co-founder, the whole journey has been wild.

Dermavant's Vtama hits the mark in another phase 3 eczema trial

Dermavant has released data from a phase 3 trial that show Vtama’s effectiveness in adults and children ages 2 and older with eczema. The results from this trial, dubbed ADORING 1, back up and amplify those from ADORING 2, which were released two months ago.

Abbott’s spinal cord stimulators score FDA approval to treat nonsurgical back pain

Abbott is putting the old adage that “good things come in threes” to the test, with its fourth FDA approval in less than a year for its spinal cord stimulation systems.

Is space the place for stem cell manufacturing? Scientists will soon test that on the ISS

The world’s second-ever private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will ferry a first-of-its-kind experiment that will test whether scientists can create induced pluripotent stem cells in microgravity.
 
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