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Featured Story | | | Monday, June 11, 2018 A number of AbbVie products coming out of its North Chicago, Illinois, manufacturing facility have been tied to death complaints, including its mammoth blockbuster Humira, and the FDA says the drugmaker has not done enough to investigate those complaints. |
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Top Stories Of The Week Wednesday, June 13, 2018 During the BIO International Convention in Boston last week, an unaffiliated party featured topless dancers and models painted with the logos of investment firms and biotech companies sponsoring the event, incensing the chairman of the trade group to the point of reconsidering their memberships in the organization. Friday, June 8, 2018 It could be déjà vu all over again at Novo Nordisk. The diabetes drug giant plans to lay off 3,000 employees and cut its long-term financial outlook, following a similar move in 2016, Danish newspaper Borsen reported. But one analyst said the report is a misrepresentation of what’s going on. Friday, June 8, 2018 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has held a coming-out party for its nonprofit biotech startup. Equipped with plans to build a 120-person team and spend $100 million a year, the Gates Medical Research Institute will turn drug industry expertise and processes on intractable diseases that kill millions of people annually in low- and middle-income countries. Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Stryker has made a quiet offer to acquire its rival, Boston Scientific, which would create a behemoth with $21.5 billion in annual sales through one of the largest medical device deals on record, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Monday, June 11, 2018 Sanofi scored plenty of attention with its Twitter pushback against actress Roseanne Barr, who blamed its sleep aid Ambien for her own racist post. But did that viral tweet boost Sanofi and the Ambien brand? Patient gurus and social media analysts have some answers. Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Shingrix may not make it on the top five best-selling vaccines list in 2024, but a diversified portfolio will still secure GlaxoSmithKline the lead position in the vaccine industry at that time, followed by Merck & Co., Sanofi, Pfizer and a dark horse biotech, Evaluate predicts. Thursday, June 14, 2018 French biotech Cellectis has devised a form of CAR-T that contains its therapeutic effects with a safeguard in a single molecule. The company believes the invention will pave the way to off-the-shelf CAR-T treatments. Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Recipharm has struck a deal with Sanofi to buy the French drugmaker’s contract inhalation drug business and plant in the U.K., picking up new capabilities and clients in the process. Monday, June 11, 2018 LabCorp acquired outsourcing company Sciformix and plans to integrate it into its Covance drug-development arm. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Enrollment Showcase | | | Sponsored by: Bioinformatics at UTHealth SBMI UTHealth SBMI now offers a M.S. track in clinical and translational bioinformatics. |
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