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Big Pharma's layoff wave in New Jersey rolls on with hundreds of J&J cuts, 57 at Bayer


Amid large cost-cutting drive, Pfizer plans manufacturing layoffs in Ireland


Cash-strapped Gritstone starts search for strategic alternatives as cancer vaccine data underwhelm


GE HealthCare’s PET radiotracer for coronary artery disease nets FDA approval


Astellas cruises into first DTC campaign for geographic atrophy treatment Izervay

 

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Big Pharma's layoff wave in New Jersey rolls on with hundreds of J&J cuts, 57 at Bayer

Johnson & Johnson is laying off 231 employees in New Jersey and Bayer is cutting 57 positions in the state. The cuts follow other Big Pharma layoff rounds in the state.
 

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Amid large cost-cutting drive, Pfizer plans manufacturing layoffs in Ireland

No large pharma company has traversed this decade's ups and downs quite like Pfizer. As the company rolls ahead with a large restructuring campaign, some staffers in Ireland will soon feel the effects.

Cash-strapped Gritstone starts search for strategic alternatives as cancer vaccine data underwhelm

Gritstone bio has brought in bankers to explore “potential value-maximizing strategies” after its phase 2 colorectal cancer vaccine data fell short of the runaway success needed to transform its fortunes.

GE HealthCare’s PET radiotracer for coronary artery disease nets FDA approval

With Flyrcado's extended half-life of nearly two hours—more than ten times that of other cardiac diagnostic agents—clinicians would be able to put patients on a treadmill for exercise stress testing.

Astellas cruises into first DTC campaign for geographic atrophy treatment Izervay

Astellas Pharma is slowing things down in the inaugural consumer-facing marketing blast for eye disease drug Izervay.

IGM completes pivot from cancer to autoimmune, shaking up C-suite and hinting at layoffs

IGM Biosciences ended last year laying off staff and streamlining its cancer pipeline. Now, the company has become the latest to join a hot trend in cell therapy biotech—pivoting from oncology to autoimmune disease.

After landmark rare disease approval, IntraBio ready to 'hit the ground running' with Aqneursa launch

With its first approval in hand, privately held IntraBio is embarking upon the difficult task of marketing a drug for an ultra-rare disease. Still, with months of prep work and outreach complete, the company is already proving it can hit the ground running.

FDA clears Pi-Cardia’s leaflet-splitting device for valve-in-valve TAVR procedures

Pi-Cardia’s ShortCut device received a de novo clearance to open up old heart valve implants and clear the blood flow into the coronary arteries.

Point-of-care messages boost vaccine uptake in US study

Phreesia has generated evidence that exposing patients to vaccine messages at the point of care boosts the vaccination rate, including among historically marginalized groups.

CAMP4, BioMarin ink research deal for genetic disease targets

BioMarin is adding kindling to the R&D fire, striking a match with CAMP4 Therapeutics for rights to select two targets identified by the biotech’s RNA platform designed to help create treatments for genetic diseases.

After phase 1 data drop, Metsera allies with Amneal for supply of GLP-1, amylin weight loss candidates

Metsera is teaming up with generics and specialty drug maker Amneal Pharmaceuticals, which will now serve as the biotech’s “preferred supply partner” for developed markets.

Amid ADC push, Piramal pumps $80M into expansion of Kentucky injectables site

Piramal Pharma Solutions, a unit of Indian CDMO Piramal Pharma, plans to spend $80 million to expand its sterile injectables manufacturing facility in Lexington, Kentucky.

Family Heart Foundation, Amgen team up for ‘Cholesterol Connect’ campaign

Nonprofit heart health group the Family Heart Foundation has joined forces with Amgen for a new cholesterol health campaign.
 
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