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J&J's next-gen Darzalex sparks drug delivery royalties battle

Johnson & Johnson scaled back its Darzalex royalty payments to Genmab in the second quarter, just as its new subcutaneous formulation was hitting the market. Genmab owed a portion of those royalties to drug delivery specialist Halozyme for its subQ technology, J&J argued. But Genmab didn't agree—and now it's taking the dispute into arbitration.

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Takeda taps Elektrofi's microparticle delivery platform for potential subq plasma offerings

Takeda joined forces with drug delivery specialist Elektrofi to see whether the biotech’s microparticle technology can enable simpler dosing of its plasma-derived therapies. The Japanese drugmaker has selected plasma therapies as one of its core interests, and subcutaneous delivery would make them easier for patients to use.

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Roche touts 2-year Evrysdi data as oral SMA drug drives early interest

Roche’s new spinal muscular atrophy offering Evrysdi is already attracting early interest, thanks to its oral dosing, and the Swiss pharma hopes some longer-term data could further build its case. But no one therapy may not be able to dominate the SMA market, one analyst figures. It may be more of a team approach.

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'Rubbery' RNA nanoparticles squeeze through tumors for safer delivery of cancer drugs: study

RNA nanoparticles can stretch, but they bounce back to their original shape—a quality that's perfect for targeting cancers, an Ohio State University team figures. Their drug-infused RNA nanoparticles could slip past tumor walls to strike cancer cells directly, and then exit the body swiftly to lessen side effects.

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Stevanato, Bexson join forces to develop subq ketamine pump for pain management

Bexson Biomedical is working on a subcutaneous ketamine formulation patients could use to manage pain without costly trips to infusion clinics. Now, it's teamed up with Italy's Stevanato Group to pair its drug with a wearable pump.

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Beyond COVID: The top vaccine programs to watch in 2020

With a pandemic spreading globally, vaccines have moved to the forefront of the public’s attention—naturally focused on COVID-19 candidates moving at record speeds. But biopharma companies haven’t given up on their other promising programs. These are the top late-stage vaccine prospects in pipelines today.

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Fierce Biotech's 2020 Fierce 15

Whilst COVID-19 consumes our minds and the current budgets of the world, cancer will still develop and kill; genetic abnormalities will create rare diseases with no treatment; millions will still die from influenza. This year, we’ve chosen from a diverse range of those fighting COVID, as well as those fighting longer term plagues against our biology.

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