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Aug 7, 2024

With Wegovy supplies back on tap, Novo Nordisk’s obesity med doubles US prescriptions from start of year


Stoke's Dravet syndrome med released from partial clinical hold as company eyes phase 3 plans


Genentech, ADA plot program to improve diabetes-related eye health in underserved D.C. communities


Abbott taps Medtronic to connect CGM sensors with insulin delivery systems


After sharp declines, Merck KGaA and analysts share optimism about potential CDMO rebound


Novo Nordisk axes once-monthly GLP-1/GIP agonist and MASH prospect


Aeterna Zentaris not so eternal after all as biopharma rebrands to become ‘COSCIENS Biopharma’

 

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With Wegovy supplies back on tap, Novo Nordisk's obesity med doubles US prescriptions from start of year

With supplies of its star obesity med Wegovy now largely unfettered, Novo Nordisk is dialing up its sales expectations for the remainder of the year—and teasing the potential for net price declines on the immensely popular GLP-1.

Stoke's Dravet syndrome med released from partial clinical hold as company eyes phase 3 plans

Stoke Therapeutics’ Dravet syndrome drug has been freed from a partial hold, clearing the way for the construction of a phase 3 program.

Genentech, ADA plot program to improve diabetes-related eye health in underserved D.C. communities

Genentech and the American Diabetes Association have a vision of a world with more equitable access to eye health care for all people with diabetes.

Abbott taps Medtronic to connect CGM sensors with insulin delivery systems

Medical device makers Abbott and Medtronic unveiled a global partnership that pairs Abbott's continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors with the Medtronic insulin delivery system.

After sharp declines, Merck KGaA and analysts share optimism about potential CDMO rebound

After a rocky start to the year, Merck KGaA’s CDMO and process solutions units appear to be nearing a comeback.

Novo Nordisk axes once-monthly GLP-1/GIP agonist and MASH prospect

Novo Nordisk has axed its once-monthly dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist, ending development of a drug candidate that it singled out as an exciting part of its pipeline earlier this year.

Aeterna Zentaris not so eternal after all as biopharma rebrands to become ‘COSCIENS Biopharma’

From sounding like a companion of Thor speciality biopharma Aeterna Zentaris is no more: Meet COSCIENS Biopharma.

Diality secures FDA clearance for hemodialysis system

Diality, a Californian renal device maker, has received FDA 510(k) clearance to help market its new hemodialysis product.

Servier snags FDA approval for Voranigo, the first targeted therapy for a common type of brain tumor

Servier's Voranigo, or vorasidenib, is now the first systemic therapy for low-grade IDH-mutant brain cancer.

Fierce Biotech's Gabrielle Masson presents Fierce 15 at NYSE

Fierce Biotech Associate Editor Gabrielle Masson presented the 2024 class of Fierce 15 winners on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Ogilvy Health promotes Shannon Walsh to fill new COO post

Ogilvy Health has promoted Shannon Walsh to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO). The position gives Walsh oversight of agency operations, marketing, communications and innovation for North America.

Bayer partners with Alara Imaging to standardize CT radiation doses

The integration of Alara's software supports compliance with new Hospital Quality Reporting electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).

Amgen's marketing efforts help boost Tepezza sales

Amgen’s roller coaster ride known as Tepezza is ascending again. Is the thyroid eye disease treatment finally gaining momentum that is sustainable? In the second quarter, Tepezza generated $479 million in sales for an increase of 8% year over year and 13% sequentially. It was Tepezza’s highest quarterly sales figure since the fourth quarter of 2022.

Lab-grown 'mini-lungs' reveal COVID’s impact on our lungs—and potential paths to treatments

Primarily a respiratory virus, our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 has been hampered by an inability to study the pathogen in its natural habitat—a living, breathing human lung. Thankfully, lung biologist Sandra Leibel, M.D., has been working with “mini-lungs” derived from human stem cells since 2012.

Penn accuses BioNTech of skimping out on Comirnaty-related royalties in lawsuit

The university accused Pfizer's Comirnaty partner of failing to pay the full total of royalties owed on worldwide product sales through a sublicense agreement to Penn's mRNA patents.
 
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