| Today's Big News Sep 14, 2022 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has proposed a federal 15-week abortion ban, tossing additional fuel on one of the most heated and consequential topics impacting this November's midterm elections. A team of biotech big wigs have launched a new mRNA venture, Capstan Therapeutics, infused with $165 million in early cash funded in part by five Big Pharmas. Almost two years after first being authorized, a South Africa vaccine company has produced the first batch of Pfizer's COVID shot. - Max Bayer Lumanity’s research scientists and data luminaries can identify fit-for-purpose RWD and design studies to generate the strongest evidence to meet stakeholder needs. Learn more. |
| By Robert King Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced legislation Tuesday to install a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks as physicians remain confused over how to abide by conflicting state laws. |
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By Nick Paul Taylor The VC wings of Pfizer, Bayer, Novartis, Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb have come together to support the birth of a new biotech: Capstan Therapeutics. Armed with $165 million from the companies and VCs, the startup will advance a CAR-T therapy produced inside patients toward clinical development. By Zoey Becker More than a year after partnering with Pfizer to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply in Africa, South Africa's Biovac has produced its first batch of shots, Bloomberg reports. The development follows setbacks for the partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Aspen Pharmacare. By Heather Landi Big tech and retail giants like Amazon and Walmart joined hundreds of provider groups, hospitals and virtual care companies pressing Congress to take action on telehealth legislation this fall. By Nick Paul Taylor Pfizer has begun a phase 3 clinical trial of its mRNA-based influenza vaccine, keeping it tucked in behind Moderna in the race to upend the seasonal flu market using the technology that defined the response to COVID-19. By Kevin Dunleavy Even at a hefty price tag of $2.5 million per treatment, oncoming gene therapies can be the most cost-effective way for patients with hemophilia types A and B to deal with their condition. That’s the conclusion of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in a draft evidence report released on Tuesday. By Andrea Park Following its blockbuster buy of medtech manufacturer Hillrom late last year, Baxter may now be preparing to trim some of the fat from its newly expanded product portfolio. By Fraiser Kansteiner The European Court of Auditors is struggling to make headway on its probe into the EU's biggest vaccine contract: a 1.8M-dose deal with Pfizer. By James Waldron Larimar Therapeutics held its breath for over a year, but the FDA has finally given the biotech a green light to continue trials of its lead, and only, asset this year. The therapy, CTI-1601, is a recombinant fusion protein intended to deliver human frataxin into the mitochondria of Friedreich’s ataxia patients. By Andrea Park The National Institutes of Health has launched a new initiative to build a set of analytics tools and best practices that’ll help researchers get their data ready for AI-powered analysis. By Dave Muoio The impending closure of a major safety net hospital is reportedly prompting a massive scale-up to ensure Atlanta's publicly run health system can handle an influx of new patients. By Gabrielle Masson Altimmune’s phase 1b study evaluating its obesity and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) treatment has hit its main target, along with a secondary goal. It makes for some welcome topline data in a notoriously tricky indication. By Conor Hale The Tasso+ lancet can be placed by the user themselves on their upper arm to fill up a small tube of blood drawn from the capillaries. Fierce podcasts Don't miss an episode | This week on "Podnosis," we talk about how the emotional toll from gun violence impacts care in hospitals. We also chat about how investors are approaching the current market. |
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