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Merck & Co.’s mAB prevents RSV in infants, teeing up talks with regulators


J&J vets burst into biotech with $165M Third Arc series A


Flagship’s Abiologics sets sail with $50M for synthetic protein R&D


IQVIA analytics unit powers earnings boost for $3.8B in Q2 revenue


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '24: Brenig brings in $65M; GRO Bio gathers $60M series B


Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2024: MEI eyes 'reduction in force'; Rapt loses 40% of staff

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Merck & Co.’s mAB prevents RSV in infants, teeing up talks with regulators

Moderna recently became the latest biopharma to score an approval to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but Merck & Co. hopes to be the next in line with new data showing a monoclonal antibody reduced the incidence of RSV-related infections in infants. 
 

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J&J vets burst into biotech with $165M Third Arc series A

A clutch of Johnson & Johnson veterans have burst onto the biotech scene, launching Third Arc Bio with $165 million to take multifunctional antibodies into the clinic in solid tumors and autoimmune diseases.

Flagship’s Abiologics sets sail with $50M for synthetic protein R&D

Flagship Pioneering has thrown $50 million behind a push to create synthetic proteins that overcome the limitations of natural biologics. The money will support Abiologics, a biotech that has grown out of three years of work at Flagship to create a platform capable of birthing the new modality.

Cell and gene therapies: Navigating the cold chain revolution

How is the cold chain adapting to the cell and gene therapy boom? Emilio Frattaruolo, Vice President of Cell and Gene Therapies at CSafe, discusses the logistical challenges and innovations shaping the future of these revolutionary treatments.

IQVIA analytics unit powers earnings boost for $3.8B in Q2 revenue

Revenue for clinical research services company IQVIA was boosted by 2.3% in the first six months of the year compared to the same period a year before, thanks to better-than-expected performance from the company’s technology and analytics solutions offerings.

InMed’s INM-901 Demonstrates Potential as a Multi-factorial Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

InMed’s INM-901 Demonstrates Potential as a Multi-factorial Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '24: Brenig brings in $65M; GRO Bio gathers $60M series B

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Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2024: MEI eyes 'reduction in force'; Rapt loses 40% of staff

We really didn't want to have to create another Layoff Tracker this year. But here we are, launching the third annual iteration tracking biopharma layoffs. 

GSK’s Dovato matches Gilead’s HIV juggernaut Biktarvy with less weight gain in Spanish trial

In a new head-to-head study, GSK's two-drug regimen Dovato showed comparable antiviral efficacy to Gilead's Biktarvy with a milder effect on body weight.

Advocates meet with White House to urge inclusion of Adderall, other stimulants in upcoming telehealth prescribing rule

Mental health advocates including the American Psychiatric Association met with the White House in July to call for Schedule IIN narcotics to be prescribed via telehealth without in-person requirements. If the pre-pandemic requirements are reinstated, patients and providers will face massive challenges, APA said.

FDA clears surgical hydrogel nerve cap for preventing phantom limb pain in amputees

Tulavi Therapeutics' de novo clearance covers an absorbable hydrogel that encases the end of a severed nerve, preventing it from trying to regenerate.

Sanofi gears up for ‘biggest corporate activation’ at Paris Olympics

Sanofi has reached a critical milestone in its push to change how it is seen by the wider world. With the world’s media descending on Paris for the Olympics, the French drugmaker is ramping up for the “biggest corporate activation” in its history.

Impacts from global IT outage: Microsoft releases recovery tool, CISA warns of phishing attempts

A widespread global IT outage impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel or delay non-emergency procedures and services.
 
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