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Aug 30, 2023

Novo Nordisk swallows another obesity biotech, paying $16M upfront for its preclinical partner


Amid shortage, FDA clears several generics of Takeda's popular ADHD drug Vyvanse


Philips, Siemens Healthineers push AI for heart ultrasound imaging


Researchers behind AstraZeneca's COVID shot reunite to prepare for future pathogens


FDA turns down Outlook's ophthalmic version of Roche's Avastin over manufacturing, data shortfalls


Notch Therapeutics shutters cell therapy center, seeks roles for displaced staff at other companies

 

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Novo Nordisk swallows another obesity biotech, paying $16M upfront for its preclinical partner

Novo Nordisk is continuing to seek out obesity assets, paying 15 million euros ($16 million) to snap up Embark Biotech in its second weight loss takeover in quick succession.
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Amid shortage, FDA clears several generics of Takeda's popular ADHD drug Vyvanse

After 16 years on the market, Takeda's blockbuster ADHD med Vyvanse has finally reached its patent cliff. And the FDA's approval of several generics comes amid a U.S. shortage of the drug.

Philips, Siemens Healthineers push AI for heart ultrasound imaging

Separately at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam, Siemens Healthineers and Philips trained their spotlights on how artificial intelligence will change the way clinicians examine patients for heart disease.

Researchers behind AstraZeneca's COVID shot reunite to prepare for future pathogens

Scientists at the University of Oxford are once again teaming up CEPI to develop new prototype vaccines aimed at preventing future pandemics. The Norwegian preparers have committed $80 million toward the initiative, which will build on Oxford's adenovirus vaccine platform.

FDA turns down Outlook's ophthalmic version of Roche's Avastin over manufacturing, data shortfalls

Even without an FDA approval, Roche’s cancer drug Avastin is widely used by doctors to treat certain eye diseases. Outlook Therapeutics has been trying to get an official approval for a reformulated version, but instead got a rejection letter.

Notch Therapeutics shutters cell therapy center, seeks roles for displaced staff at other companies

Notch Therapeutics is shuttering one of its three cell therapy centers—which also serves as its headquarters—and is working to find positions for its displaced staff at other companies in the industry.

Lucid bulks up OTC hearing aid offerings with background noise-minimizing tech

Lucid Hearing unveiled the “highest premium option” in its OTC line of hearing aids this week: The earbud-like $1,300 Tala.

FibroGen fails again in DMD, continuing rotten run of phase 3 flops

FibroGen’s rotten run continues. The biotech reported its fourth phase 3 failure in as many months after the market closed Tuesday, flunking a second Duchenne muscular dystrophy trial in quick succession to send it deeper into the mire.

Catalent passes baton to activist investor Elliott after 2023 earnings disappoint

After a tumultuous year of manufacturing hiccups, executive turnover and dwindling revenues, Catalent is linking up with Elliott Management. The CDMO giant struck a cooperation agreement with the activist investor group as it announced fourth-quarter revenues and unveiled a sweeping governance shakeup.

Abbott study pits OCT imaging against angiography, showing improved coronary stent deployments

Abbott aims to build optical coherence tomography into a preferred tool for guiding the placement of stents that increase blood flow to the heart muscle. But a pair of major late-breaking studies comparing OCT to other imaging techniques have delivered mixed results.

Regulatory tracker: Pfizer, BioNTech pick up EU recommendation for XBB.1.5-adapted COVID shot

In this tracker, Fierce Pharma is recording the regulatory progress of in-market products, including expansions into key geographies and new indications. Some of these updates may not meet the bar for standalone stories, but we think they are still worth mentioning.
 
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