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Akeso, Summit's PD-1 bispecific crushes Merck's Keytruda in study, signaling potential new standard in lung cancer


Genentech's cancer restructure was made 'for scientific reasons': exec


SPECIAL REPORT—The Fierce 50 of 2024 


Johnson & Johnson consolidates medtech brands under single banner


After BIOSECURE Act passes in House, targeted Chinese companies say they're 'deeply' concerned 


With $3B funding round, Bain set to make more biotech bets 


Gilead's Trodelvy triplet underwhelms, but exec says data bolster company's phase 3 lung cancer design 

 

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The Fierce 50 of 2024

In this year's Fierce 50 special report, we are highlighting the innovators and leaders who are shaping the future of healthcare, pharma and biotechnology. This year's honorees demonstrate unwavering dedication and creativity, propelling these industries forward.
 

Top Stories

Akeso, Summit's PD-1 bispecific crushes Merck's Keytruda in study, signaling potential new standard in lung cancer

The Keytruda-beating data from Akeso and Summit’s ivonescimab that oncology industry watchers had been awaiting are here. The China-only data are impressive, signaling the PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody’s potential as a new standard of care in non-small cell lung cancer.

Genentech's cancer restructure was made 'for scientific reasons': exec

The recent decision to merge Genentech’s two cancer departments was made for “scientific reasons,” according to executives.

Johnson & Johnson consolidates medtech brands under single banner

Au revoir, Abiomed. Goodbye, DePuy. Bon voyage, Biosense. So long, Cerenovus. Adios, Ethicon.

After BIOSECURE Act passes in House, targeted Chinese companies say they're 'deeply' concerned

Late Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 in favor of the BIOSECURE Act, which was introduced in January and seeks to halt federal contracts with five named Chinese life-sci companies: WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics, BGI Group, MGI and Complete Genomics.

With $3B funding round, Bain set to make more biotech bets

With a strong track record for identifying diamonds in the rough, Bain Capital Life Sciences (BCLS) has become a powerful force in biotech investing, revealing a fourth fund totaling $3 billion.

Gilead's Trodelvy triplet underwhelms, but exec says data bolster company's phase 3 lung cancer design

Gilead Sciences has been looking for a win for Trodelvy after two surprise trial failures earlier this year. But it looks like that win won’t come from a triplet regimen that combines the antibody-drug conjugate with Merck’s Keytruda and chemotherapy in newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer.

AstraZeneca outlines AI-enabled TROP2 biomarker strategy for Daiichi ADC after limited lung cancer showing

AstraZeneca has used AI to devise a unique biomarker for its Daiichi Sankyo-partnered Dato-DXd, hoping to differentiate the antibody-drug conjugate from competitors while offering an explanation why the TROP2-directed therapy appears to work only in some non-small cell lung cancer patients.

FDA issues Form 483s to Japanese, Indian drugmakers in wake of plant inspections

Two Japanese drugmakers and another in India were hit with Form 483s from the FDA following inspections that uncovered issues ranging from a lack of sanitary procedures to improper data collection and monitoring.

Roche ramps up R&D with $1.4B Swiss facility

Roche’s R&D is moving on up. The pharma giant has opened two new high-rises in Basel, Switzerland, according to a Sept. 10 release. The facility is named the Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) Center, and houses about 1,000 state-of-the-art laboratory and office workplaces.

Madrigal maps out 'Way Forward' for MASH patients in first Rezdiffra campaign

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals broke new ground earlier this year as its Rezdiffra became the first drug approved by the FDA to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Now, with its first marketing campaign for the drug, the company is hoping to direct patients toward that newly paved pathway.
 
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