BrainStorm follows in Biogen's ALS footsteps

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Jul 7, 2023

With full Alzheimer's approval in hand, Eisai and Biogen kick off Leqembi's launch in earnest


Lilly's Prevail revises $2.6B biobucks deal with Precision to take on more preclinical work


Following in Biogen's wake, BrainStorm analyzes effect of ALS cell therapy on biomarker 


Buoyed by preclinical success, Chinese and Korean biotechs expand ADC collaboration


CRISPR helps solve 100-year mystery of why cancer cells have extra chromosomes


Does the dog-human bond extend to cancer genes? New research could help both species


Chutes & Ladders—Merck KGaA's US wing names Miguel Fernández Alcalde new COO


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With full Alzheimer's approval in hand, Eisai and Biogen kick off Leqembi's launch in earnest

With a full approval in hand, Leqembi has become the first treatment shown to reduce the rate of disease progression and slow cognitive and functional decline in adults with Alzheimer’s disease under the FDA's traditional approval pathway. Now, the companies can start with their wider launch effort.
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Lilly's Prevail revises $2.6B biobucks deal with Precision to take on more preclinical work

Eli Lilly’s Prevail Therapeutics has changed up a licensing agreement with gene therapy biotech Precision Therapeutics, dropping the biobucks value and seeking a bigger share of pre-clinical duties.

Following in Biogen's wake, BrainStorm analyzes effect of ALS cell therapy on biomarker

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has latched on to the recent accelerated FDA approval of Biogen and Ionis’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug to make the case that its cell therapy could join the rival product on the U.S. market.

Buoyed by preclinical success, Chinese and Korean biotechs expand ADC collaboration

After joining forces last year to work on an antibody-drug conjugate to treat brain cancer, China’s GeneQuantum Healthcare and South Korea’s Aimed Bio are expanding their partnership to encompass up to five more therapies.

CRISPR helps solve 100-year mystery of why cancer cells have extra chromosomes

Scientists have long known that cancer cells typically have extra chromosomes, but what exactly was the extra genetic material doing? New research from a team at Yale University has finally provided an answer.

Does the dog-human bond extend to cancer genes? New research could help both species

They say people begin to look like their dogs over time, but what about their cancers? New findings have revealed previously undetected genetic similarities between dog and human cancers.

Chutes & Ladders—Merck KGaA's US wing names Miguel Fernández Alcalde new COO

Merck KGaA veteran Miguel Fernández Alcalde is jumping across the pond to be chief operating officer of the company's U.S. wing, EMD Serono.

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Novo Nordisk brings new round of lawsuits against compounded versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

In late May, the FDA warned of illegal knockoffs of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy. And now, the Danish company has filed its second wave of lawsuits against pharmacies in the U.S. that are producing the copycats.

Galvanize Therapeutics lays off employees as new study of pulsed electric field tech ramps up

Less than a year after it was flooded with $100 million in venture capital, and just as a new trial of its energy therapy technology ramps up, Galvanize Therapeutics is now undergoing a decidedly less exciting update.

AstraZeneca, fresh from Airsupra approval, mounts dual campaigns to discuss inflammation in asthma

AstraZeneca’s asthma marketing team is pushing the importance of inflammation in asthma. Across two unbranded campaigns targeting patients and healthcare professionals, the drugmaker is communicating a message that is aligned with the effects of its recently approved rescue inhaler Airsupra.

Biden administration aims to crack down on short-term health plans, surprise medical billing

The White House proposal would reverse a controversial Trump-era rule that expanded the duration of short-term health plans, or what critics refer to as "junk" plans.

Coloplast casts $1.3B to reel in fish skin-based wound care company Kerecis

There’s something fishy about Coloplast’s latest megadeal—literally. The Danish medtech announced plans on Friday to acquire Kerecis, which uses fish skin as the basis of its wound care products for humans.

Fierce Pharma Asia—AZ, Daiichi's ADC scare; Moderna's China investment; Takeda's F-Star deal

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo delivered a concerning safety message for their TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate. Moderna reportedly plans to invest up to $1 billion in China. Takeda expanded its antibody partnership with F-Star Therapeutics with a new deal potentially worth $1 billion. And more.
 
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