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Billionaire Sackler family can't get legal immunity as part of Purdue bankruptcy deal, Supreme Court rules


Daiichi's lung cancer ADC rejected by FDA in blow to first project under Merck partnership


2seventy bio divests again, this time sending hemophilia and gene editing science to Novo Nordisk


With FDA nod, Verona's Ohtuvayre is set to Jack up the COPD market


AbbVie sweeps up Celsius Therapeutics for $250M in summer heat wave

 

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Billionaire Sackler family can't get legal immunity as part of Purdue bankruptcy deal, Supreme Court rules

Years of negotiations and legal proceedings surrounding a high-dollar opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma have reached a dead end at the U.S. Supreme Court.
 

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Daiichi's lung cancer ADC rejected by FDA in blow to first project under Merck partnership

In the second setback for the HER3 field in days, the FDA has rejected Daiichi Sankyo’s Merck & Co.-partnered antibody drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan.

2seventy bio divests again, this time sending hemophilia and gene editing science to Novo Nordisk

2seventy bio has split again, this time sending its hemophilia A program and related staff to Novo Nordisk.

With FDA nod, Verona's Ohtuvayre is set to Jack up the COPD market

Verona Pharma has earned an FDA approval for Ohtuvayre, a potential blockbuster with a novel mechanism of action, to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. It is the first novel treatment advancement in the indication in more than a decade.

AbbVie sweeps up inflammatory-focused Celsius for $250M cash in summer heat wave

AbbVie is embracing summer’s heat, cranking up the M&A dial with the acquisition of inflammatory disease-focused Celsius Therapeutics for $250 million cash.

FDA, Gates Foundation team up on breath-based diagnostic test development

The TB-focused project with the FDA follows up on the Gates Foundation's interest in breath biopsy tests developed by Owlstone Medical.

FDA publishes updated draft guidance on clinical trial diversity

Six months after its due date, the FDA’s draft guidance for clinical trial diversity is finally here. The agency issued a new outline of its proposed requirements for the racial and ethnic diversity action plans that will eventually be mandatory components of studies on drugs, devices and other medical products.

CDC immunization advisers vote to shrink recommendations for RSV vaccination

The vaccines are now recommended for adults aged 75 years and older and those aged 60 to 74 with a higher risk of severe disease. Previously, all adults aged 60 and older were advised for vaccination.

HCPs want AI to personalize, summarize medical education content: survey

Add medical education to the list of areas artificial intelligence could transform. Healthcare professionals are keen to see the technology deployed, with more than half of respondents to a survey saying it could improve how they learn by powering features such as video summaries and personalized content.

Spain's Rovi receives offers for potential sale of €2B-plus CDMO group

Rovi's potential CDMO unit sale has attracted buyout offers, the company confirmed. The unit generated 409 million euros last year.

ZimVie evaluating buyout offers for remaining dental business: Bloomberg

After spinning out its spine business earlier this year, ZimVie is now considering selling off the remaining entirety of its dental operations, according to a report from Bloomberg.

SK Bioscience begins 'globalization' push, paying $244M for majority stake in contract manufacturer IDT Biologika

Seventeen months after SK Bioscience introduced its global expansion push, the Korean developer and manufacturer of vaccines has pulled off a deal that lives up to its ambitions. SK has acquired a 60% stake in IDT Biologika GmbH for 339 billion won ($244 million).

In bispecific rivalry, AbbVie’s Epkinly follows Roche’s Lunsumio into follicular lymphoma

With Regeneron's treatment delayed, AbbVie is expanding its T-cell engager competition against Roche in blood cancer with a new FDA approval.
 
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