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Jun 11, 2024

Lilly's donanemab sails through FDA meeting with 2 unanimous votes in favor


J&J's CMO William Hait slated to depart this fall


After M&A stretch, Pfizer CEO says company needs 'breathing period' from large deals


Analysts brand Huntington's trial 'underwhelming' as Sage no closer to proving dalzanemdor's efficacy


Move over, GLP-1s. Syntis launches with clinical-stage obesity pill to mimic gastric bypass surgery


Charles River to develop animal-free inhalation toxicology tests

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Lilly's donanemab sails through FDA meeting with 2 unanimous votes in favor

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s treatment sailed through an FDA advisory committee meeting Monday, with panelists praising the therapy as innovative—while also cautioning about a lack of data on specific subgroups.
 

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J&J's CMO William Hait slated to depart this fall

Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief External Innovation and Medical Officer William Hait, M.D., Ph.D., will be hanging up his hat this September.

After M&A stretch, Pfizer CEO says company needs 'breathing period' from large deals

Though not for lack of business development capacity, Pfizer is currently taking a large dealmaking “breathing period,” CEO Albert Bourla told investors this week at Goldman Sachs’ 2024 annual Global Healthcare Conference in Miami.

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Analysts brand Huntington's trial 'underwhelming' as Sage no closer to proving dalzanemdor's efficacy

It remains to be seen if Sage Therapeutics’ dalzanemdor can improve function in patients with Huntington's disease, but a phase 2 trial has clarified the science around cognitive decline in patients with the neurodegenerative disorder. 

Move over, GLP-1s. Syntis launches with clinical-stage obesity pill to mimic gastric bypass surgery

GLP-1 agonists and their next-gen successors may still be center stage in the red-hot obesity space, but newly launched Syntis Bio is taking a different approach.

Charles River to develop animal-free inhalation toxicology tests

Charles River Laboratories has launched a new program to come up with an animal-free alternative to inhalation toxicology tests, marking another move in its larger plan to reduce reliance on animal testing.

Colorado drug review board finds J&J's Stelara unaffordable, teeing up potential statewide price cap

After the review board unanimously agreed that Stelara is "unaffordable," the drug could be subject to an upper payment limit in the state. Meanwhile, Stelara biosimilars are only months away from reaching the U.S. market.

Urinary incontinence neuromod newcomer Amber Therapeutics nets $100M

The University of Oxford spinout's series A round follows up on positive preliminary data from a first-in-human trial earlier this year.

'A smorgasbord of tactics': Mallinckrodt docs outline 'tricks' used to boost opioid sales, BMJ analysis finds

In an analysis of thousands of Mallinckrodt’s internal documents, a pair of researchers found evidence of a host of strategies that the pharma allegedly utilized to help sway doctors to prescribe its opioids.

AHIP 2024 kicks off this week. Here are 3 trends to watch

Thought leaders from across the insurance industry will descend on Las Vegas this week for AHIP's annual conference, kicking off three days of discussions on the biggest issues facing payers.
 
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