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May 18, 2023

SCOTUS hands win to Sanofi, Regeneron in long-running PCSK9 feud with Amgen


Former Immunomedics CFO pleads guilty to securities fraud over Trodelvy tip


AstraZeneca looks to Revvity's gene editing tech to bolster cell therapy work


New biotech Siren calls for gene therapy and cancer to 'get into the weeds together'


After IRA, Minnesota's drug affordability proposal draws PhRMA's ire

 

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SCOTUS hands win to Sanofi, Regeneron in long-running PCSK9 feud with Amgen

After numerous twists and turns, a highly divisive patent infringement case between Amgen and partners Sanofi and Regeneron has come to an end at the U.S. Supreme Court.
 

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Former Immunomedics CFO pleads guilty to securities fraud over Trodelvy tip

Former Immunomedics CFO Usama Malik has pleaded guilty to a charge of insider trading for tipping off his girlfriend that the biotech’s breast cancer drug had succeeded in a clinical trial, allowing her time to purchase shares before the information went public.

AstraZeneca looks to Revvity's gene editing tech to bolster cell therapy work

To rev up its cell therapy engine, AstraZeneca is looking to the aptly named Revvity.

New biotech Siren calls for gene therapy and cancer to 'get into the weeds together'

The song of Siren Biotechnology, a brand-new startup that’s merging immunotherapy and gene therapy to treat brain and eye cancers, called to the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy crowd.

After IRA, Minnesota's drug affordability proposal draws PhRMA's ire

As states advance their own drug pricing initiatives in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act, Minnesota's recently passed proposal has gotten the attention of the industry's top lobby group.

Zoll Medical settles with DOJ over claims that it illegally sold China-made ECG cables to the US government

Zoll Medical has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice following an investigation into medical devices that the company sold to the government through a longstanding federal contract.

Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine up to 86% effective against mpox: CDC

As early signs point to a potential resurgence of mpox cases in the U.S. this summer, the CDC is rolling out real-world data for Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine and urging at-risk people to take two shots.

Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2023: Athenex lets go of 123 employees amid bankruptcy; Novavax lays off hundreds

We had hoped that our Layoff Tracker would stay retired for a while, but 2023 is starting to look a lot like our old friend 2022 when it comes to layoffs in biotech.

After string of setbacks, FibroGen and AstraZeneca's anemia drug Evrenzo finally chalks up a win

After an FDA rejection, commercial disappointments in Europe and Japan and a clinical trial flop, FibroGen and AstraZeneca’s oral anemia drug Evrenzo has finally found a win back in China.
 
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