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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | 12pm ET / 9am PT Join us for a one-hour, comprehensive discussion on the importance of leveraging federated AI for innovative data collection in real-world research. Register now. 
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| By Nick Paul Taylor Rivus Pharmaceuticals has plumped up the prospects of its fat busting, muscle sparing drug candidate, reporting a primary endpoint hit in a phase 2a trial of people with obesity-related heart failure. |
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By Fraiser Kansteiner After seeking to block the launch of MSN Pharmaceuticals’ recently approved Entresto generic, Novartis has hit a snag in its multiyear crusade to thwart copycats of its top-selling heart failure drug. |
By Conor Hale Baxter estimated it will net about $3 billion in cash for the company and its about 23,000 employees, which were once slated to become an independent venture before the end of this year. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner As part of a restructuring initiative, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals will lay off more than 75 staffers, or approximately 50% of its current field force, by the end of September. |
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September 9-12, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA Join us at Digital Pharma East, the leading event for digital innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. Dive into key topics including Digital Marketing, Data & Analytics, and Patient Engagement. Learn from industry experts, network with peers, and explore cutting-edge strategies to drive your digital initiatives forward. Last Chance – one month left! .png)
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By James Waldron Only five months after securing a $100 million IPO, Boundless Bio is already laying off some employees as the precision oncology company grapples with low enrollment for a trial of its lead drug. |
By Darren Incorvaia Despite maintaining its recent winning streak in the clinic, Acelyrin is no longer focused on its former lead asset izokibep. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner As Novo Nordisk moves full speed ahead on global regulatory filings for a combination of once-weekly insulin icodec and semaglutide, the U.S. won’t be part of that plan for the time being, thanks to a recent regulatory hiccup with the FDA. |
By Nick Paul Taylor The National Advertising Division (NAD) has sided with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc (JJCI) in a row over ads for wound dressings, recommending ASO drop its “2x faster healing” claims for its hydrocolloid bandages. |
By Nick Paul Taylor Eli Lilly has opened a $700 million R&D center in the Boston Seaport, boosting its RNA and DNA research capabilities and expanding its biotech-hosting Gateway Labs to the East Coast for the first time. |
By Conor Hale The Biden administration will deliver $150 million in cancer moonshot funds to new tech that aims to make tumor surgeries safer and more precise. |
By Angus Liu A deal to bring back former CEO Robert Foster, Ph.D., didn’t completely quell investors’ concerns about Aurinia Pharmaceuticals. |
By James Waldron “Following Takeda's unexpected phase 3 results for soticlestat, we moved rapidly to focus our resources to preserve capital,” Ovid CEO Jeremy Levin said. |
By Conor Hale Absci has joined up with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on a project to co-develop as many as six potential antibody therapies. |
By Andrea Park Amid ongoing debates over whether direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertisements should be banned in the U.S., as they are in almost every other country, a new study suggests that many doctors and patients actually find the ad spots to be more helpful than harmful. |
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