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Top 5 highest paid biopharma R&D executives in 2022 


FDA warns patients about compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Wegovy 


Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes reports to Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence 


ASCO preview: Merck's Keytruda, Novartis' Kisqali face their moment of truth in early-stage cancers 


ASCO: After lung cancer fails, Roche's faith in TIGIT rewarded as tiragolumab shows signs of life in liver cancer 


'The Top Line': Democratizing access to women's meds , plus this week's headlines   

 

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Top 5 highest paid biopharma R&D executives in 2022

The departures of 2021's three highest paid R&D executives from Big Pharma threw a curveball at our annual list, prompting us to trim the feature down to five leaders.
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FDA warns patients about compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Wegovy

In the rush to supply prescriptions of Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes and weight loss meds, some pharmacies are making unauthorized versions of Ozempic and Wegovy, the FDA warned on Tuesday. Some compounding pharmacies are using unauthorized versions of semaglutide, according to the FDA.

Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes reports to Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence

Despite multiple attempts to put off the start of her 135-month prison sentence after being found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors in blood-testing startup Theranos, the time has come for Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison.

ASCO preview: Merck's Keytruda, Novartis' Kisqali face their moment of truth in early-stage cancers

Before the annual ASCO meeting, Fierce Pharma gathered expectations for two important early-stage cancer studies from oncology leaders at Penn Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center plus analysts at SVB Securities and Cowen.

ASCO: After lung cancer fails, Roche's faith in TIGIT rewarded as tiragolumab shows signs of life in liver cancer

Roche's faith in TIGIT may have finally been rewarded, as tiragolumab shows signs of efficacy in liver cancer.

'The Top Line': Democratizing access to women's meds , plus this week's headlines

This week on "The Top Line," we discuss the need to democratize access to medications like emergency contraception, plus Elizabeth Holmes, the state of Alzheimer's research, and the rest of the week's headlines.

Can Rain ride the storm out? Cancer biotech lays off 65% of workforce after phase 3 fail

When it rains, it pours, an old adage that Rain Oncology hasn’t been able to shelter from. After a phase 3 fail, the precision oncology biotech is saying farewell to its chief medical officer, halting programs and laying off 65% of its workforce.   

UPDATED: Belgium's UCB Pharma hit with FDA Form 483 after April inspection

UCB Pharma, a Belgium-based biopharma company, has been slapped with a Form 483 from the FDA following an inspection that uncovered issues with its quality control unit and product storage.

Neuralink nabs long-sought FDA nod to begin human trials of brain-computer interface

In spite of a wave of news reports suggesting that more delays were on the horizon, almost exactly six months after Elon Musk said his neurotech company Neuralink was half a year away from beginning human trials of its flagship brain implant, the company has achieved that goal.

After price cuts, Eli Lilly inks $13.5M settlement in long-running insulin lawsuit

Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $13.5 million to end a six-year, class-action lawsuit that alleged the company overpriced its insulin. As part of the settlement, Lilly has agreed to cap out-of-pocket cost its insulin at $35 per month for four years.

Pfizer's hemophilia drug hits in phase 3, giving it a chance to leapfrog Novo Nordisk

Pfizer is looming large in Novo Nordisk’s rearview mirror. Weeks after seeing its rival for the hemophilia market stumble, Pfizer has reported phase 3 data that suggest its candidate is competitive and position it to file for approval in the coming months.

FDA can't solve drug shortages on its own, agency's oncology chief says

As drug shortages persist nationwide, the director of the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, Richard Pazdur, M.D., talked about the root cause of the problem and the agency's response. One cause, he says, is that manufacturers haven't invested enough to build capacity.
 
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