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Aug 28, 2023

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Novo Nordisk set to launch weight-loss drugs in more countries but in constrained fashion, CEO says 


Boston Scientific’s pulsed field ablation delivers safety, procedure time gains in head-to-head afib trial 


Neumora, with Arch and Amgen in its corner, files for IPO to fund late-phase depression clinical trials 


Glenmark, Baxter issue separate recalls for hypertension and cancer drug 


Medtronic’s self-adjusting spinal cord stimulator snags European approval 


Bayer preps for phase 2 after Parkinson's cell therapy clears safety bar in early-stage study 


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Novo Nordisk set to launch weight-loss drugs in more countries but in constrained fashion, CEO says

Amid supply problems, Novo Nordisk plans to launch its GLP--1 drugs in “more and more” countries, CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen said at a recent Reuters event, though he added that the launches will be "constrained." Meanwhile on Monday, another maker of GLP-1 diabetes drugs, Eli Lilly, will face shortages of Trulicity in Europe through September, according to the European Medicines Agency.

Boston Scientific’s pulsed field ablation delivers safety, procedure time gains in head-to-head afib trial

For patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation, the company’s Farapulse system was shown to be non-inferior to standard-of-care therapies—including thermal and cryoablation catheters—after one year, offering about the same reduction in arrhythmias.

Neumora, with Arch and Amgen in its corner, files for IPO to fund late-phase depression clinical trials

The long-frozen biotech IPO waters may be thawing slightly—provided you’re one part of a rare breed of biotech. Shortly after RayzeBio filed to go public, Neumora Therapeutics, another well-financed, late-phase business, made its pitch for funding to study treatments for brain diseases including depression.

Glenmark, Baxter issue separate recalls for hypertension and cancer drugs

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Baxter Healthcare issued separate voluntary recalls citing out of specification tests and problems with labels for drugs used to treat hypertension and cancer, respectively.

Medtronic’s self-adjusting spinal cord stimulator snags European approval

The Inceptiv device has been designed as a closed-loop system, virtually eliminating the need for users to continually tweak their neurostimulation pain therapy based on their movements.

Bayer preps for phase 2 after Parkinson's cell therapy clears safety bar in early-stage study

Things are continuing to look up for Bayer’s Parkinson’s disease cell therapy, with the German pharma giant finally offering a deeper dive into phase 1 data that confirms the candidate hit its key endpoints.

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Pfizer telegraphs fourth-quarter production restart at NC plant damaged by tornado

With many medicines from Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, North Carolina, production plant relegated to an emergency ordering list following a devastating tornado last month, hospitals are likely eager for the massive injectables facility to restart production. Now, Pfizer has clarified the timeline by which it expects manufacturing to resume.

Novocure's tumor-treating electric fields fail phase 3 trial in ovarian cancer

TTFields failed to meet its primary endpoint in a trial testing the combination of TTFields and paclitaxel chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant tumors, a group that makes up about 20% of all ovarian cancer patients.

BridgeBio lifts the hood on ph. 3 acoramidis data, including mortality figures

BridgeBio is expanding on phase 3 data of its cardiovascular med acoramidis months after positive topline results sent the company's stock soaring. BridgeBio still expects to submit an approval application to the FDA before the end of the year.
 
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