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Oct 4, 2022

‘There are no rules’: BMS enters lawless land of molecular degraders with $550M SyntheX deal

Pfizer sees blockbuster potential for low-profile PARP drug Talzenna after prostate cancer combo win

Dexcom’s G7 diabetes senor begins European, international debut

CommonSpirit Health reported an IT security incident affecting facilities in multiple regions

HHS preps for potential pandemics, gives Vir Biotechnology chance to make up to $1B in multi-year contract - Paige Minemyer

 

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'There are no rules': BMS enters lawless land of molecular degraders with $550M SyntheX deal

Bristol Myers Squibb is partnering up with San Francisco biotech SyntheX to ride into the lawless land of molecular glue degrader discovery—all while giving the biotech the potential to pocket up to $550 million in biobucks.
 

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Pfizer sees blockbuster potential for low-profile PARP drug Talzenna after prostate cancer combo win

Pfizer’s Talzenna has been holding onto a breast cancer nod while three other marketed peers battle it out in ovarian cancer. But with a pivotal trial win, the PARP inhibitor outlier is joining the fight in a more competitive tumor type—and Pfizer is already talking about blockbuster sales.

Dexcom's G7 diabetes sensor begins European, international debut

The continuous glucose monitoring system is now available in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria and Hong Kong.

CommonSpirit Health reported an IT security incident affecting facilities in multiple regions

CommonSpirit Health is managing an IT security incident affecting some of its facilities in multiple regions including Nebraska, Tennessee and Washington state. The number of facilities affected is still undisclosed as is the security of patient data following the incident which reportedly began Monday.

HHS preps for potential pandemics, gives Vir Biotechnology chance to make up to $1B in multiyear contract

The U.S. government has granted Vir Biotechnology a multi-year contract and the chance to make up to $1 billion in efforts to respond to public health emergencies and prepare for future pandemics prompted by the flu or other infectious diseases.

After years of manufacturing woes, Takeda is calling it quits on Natpara

After an indefinite commercial delay on its Shire-acquired rare disease drug this spring, Takeda’s yearslong Natpara manufacturing saga is drawing to a close.

In Daiichi case, court upholds jury's $177.8M infringement ruling against Novartis

In a patent infringement case that's been ongoing since 2017, a U.S. District Court upheld a jury's original ruling in favor of Daiichi Sankyo. Novartis will have to shell out $177.8 million and give the company 9% royalties on melanoma therapy Tafinlar until a key patent expires.

Northwestern spinout looks to adapt COVID platform for monkeypox tests

The compact DASH system, developed in part by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, aims to deliver results within 15 minutes.

Pfizer pulls trigger on Voyager gene therapy capsid deal, clearing it to fire TRACER at CNS disease

Pfizer has delivered a split decision on Voyager Therapeutics’ capsids. After spending one year assessing the capsids, the Big Pharma has paid $10 million to take up its option to use the gene therapy technology against a rare neurological disease target but backed out of the cardiovascular part of the deal.

AstraZeneca's Evusheld loses potency against new omicron subvariant, FDA warns

Amid reports that AstraZeneca's Evusheld is ineffective against the latest subvariant of omicron, BA.4.6, the FDA has updated its fact sheet for the antibody combo. The agency now says the product can increase the risk of COVID-19 infection for variants that it does not neutralize.

Studies comparing Medicare Advantage, traditional Medicare don't capture enough racial, ethnic data: analysis

Studies have yet to capture how racial and ethnic minorities fare in MA compared to traditional Medicare, according to a new KFF literature review.

Google Cloud introduces digital suite for medical imaging

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With Pfizer sale in the rearview, Biohaven veers toward Kv7 platform following late-stage trial fails, delays

With the $11.6 billion sale to Pfizer officially behind it, Biohaven is directing clinical aspirations toward its epilepsy program. But to chart a new path, it will need to shake off consecutive late-stage losses.
 
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