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Top Stories By Max Bayer Japanese Big Pharma Eisai is shutting down its U.S.-based oncology R&D wing, H3 Biomedicine, saying the operation was "complete." As a result, the company is laying off 88 staffers. read more By Annalee Armstrong Editas has finally filled a vacant chief medical officer role, five months after Lisa Michaels left without explanation. Baisong Mei, M.D., Ph.D., will take over the chief drug development role at the gene editing biotech. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Sesen Bio is pumping the brakes on its phase 3 bladder cancer program. After weighing up what it will take to get Vicineum to market, the biotech has paused clinical development in the U.S. to preserve the cash that could be key to its exit. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Nestlé Health Science has returned to the deal table once again, putting down 40 million euros ($41 million) to co-develop Enterome’s preclinical IL-10 inducer and collaborate on the discovery of other food allergy candidates. read more By Max Bayer Kyowa Kirin is axing a phase 2 Parkinson's disease treatment, saying the future development and regulatory hurdles facing the med are too daunting. The drug was set to be a successor to FDA-approved Nourianz. read more By Gabrielle Masson Oxford Science Enterprises—a founding investor in Vaccitech, the biotech that helped develop the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine—has raised £250 million ($300 million), bringing the venture capital firm’s total raised to more than £850 million ($1 billion). read more By Max Bayer New research from Germany hints at the promise of treating cancer with bacteria-based 'microrobots' armed with nanoliposomes containing immune system-triggering drugs. The scientists found that the bacteria, guided by magnets, was more effective at killing cancer cells than a control group. read more By Kevin Dunleavy,Zoey Becker,Fraiser Kansteiner,Angus Liu,Eric Sagonowsky Many producers of generic drugs have struggled to achieve growth in recent years due to pricing pressures. But there are promising signs that the industry is ready for an uptick, and they were evident in 2021 as eight of the top 10 companies by generics sales realized growth. read more By Andrea Park Medtronic is warning European healthcare providers of a potential safety issue found within many of its implanted heart devices that may make them less effective. read more By Robert King CMS is proposing to offer enhanced Medicare payments to hospitals for buying domestically manufactured N95 masks in an attempt to avert supply chain shortages previously felt during the pandemic. read more By Fraiser Kansteiner Pharmaceutical supply chains have proven remarkably resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, that’s not to say drugmakers’ supply chains have made it through the past two-and-a-half years unscathed. Companies have reported difficulties getting their hands on raw materials and consumables, and at times they've had to compete with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for those same resources. read more By Robert King HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days and with it key regulatory flexibilities. read more |  | YOU vs. “UNSOLVABLE” PROBLEMS Let’s solve patient needs together. Turn promise into reality and become part of something bigger, today. Explore meaningful careers here. |
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