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Oct 14, 2022

FWIW, Pfizer exec denies company negotiated vaccine deal with Europe via text messages

BioMarin lays off 120 employees to save $50M a year, with US operations hardest hit

Sun, Camber join growing list of companies reporting Adderall supply problems

Merck nails phase 3 sotatercept win, making good on its $11.5B Acceleron buy

BIO chief executive on leave amid internal 'dissent' over her leadership: report

2 years after FDA refusal, infusion device issues sink Supernus' Parkinson's filing

Amid low vaccine demand, Novavax pulls out of Fujifilm manufacturing deal and inks $185M settlement

Dual approach puts the sting back in STING therapy

Endo tries to strike a chord—over coffee—with new Dupuytren's contracture video series

Illumina joins with AstraZeneca on AI-driven drug discovery project

 

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FWIW, Pfizer exec denies company negotiated vaccine deal with Europe via text messages

During a parliament hearing in Germany investigating Europe's vaccine supply negotiations with Pfizer, a company executive who participated in the talks emphatically denied that they were conducted by way of text message between Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
 

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BioMarin lays off 120 employees to save $50M a year, with US operations hardest hit

When it comes to the current wave of layoffs, smaller biotechs have been disproportionately affected. But even some large drugmakers have been looking to lower their headcount, and now BioMarin is saying goodbye to 120 employees.

Sun, Camber join growing list of companies reporting Adderall supply problems

Amid a nationwide shortage of Adderall, add two more companies to the growing list of those that are having difficulty supplying the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug. Camber Pharmaceuticals and Sun Pharma are the latest to report supply problems.

Merck nails phase 3 sotatercept win, making good on its $11.5B Acceleron buy

Merck's sotatercept passed a critical phase 3 test for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, improving their distance in the six-minute walk test. The results have teed the company up to head to regulators and emphasize the lofty ambitions Merck has for the drug.

BIO chief executive on leave amid internal 'dissent' over her leadership: report

The CEO of the Biotech Innovation Organization, one of the top lobbying groups for the biopharma industry, is on leave amid internal dissent over her leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported.

2 years after FDA refusal, infusion device issues sink Supernus' Parkinson's filing

Questions about an infusion device have scuttled Supernus Pharmaceuticals’ attempt to win approval of a Parkinson’s disease therapy. The complete response letter marks the second time in two years that the FDA has knocked back a filing for approval of the continuous treatment of motor fluctuations.

Amid low vaccine demand, Novavax pulls out of Fujifilm manufacturing deal and inks $185M settlement

Amid low demand for its latecomer COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax will pay Fujifilm up to $185 million in quarterly payments to end a supply deal.

Dual approach puts the sting back in STING therapy

STING agonists have shown promise in preclinical research as mono- and adjunctive therapies, but they’ve faltered when it’s time to translate them to the clinic. Now, researchers have elucidated a mechanism that could explain why, as well as shown that a dual therapy might improve the drugs’ efficacy.

Endo tries to strike a chord—over coffee—with new Dupuytren's contracture video series

In a series of unscripted videos, known as Coffee & Cords, patients share details about living with Dupuytren's contracture, a progressive hand condition that forms a collagen rope-like cord that pulls fingers toward the palm. Developed by Endo, the series is aimed at educating patients about the symptoms of the disease, plus treatment options for those with a diagnosis.

Illumina joins with AstraZeneca on AI-driven drug discovery project

The project will explore whether applying AI to DNA and other omics sequencing data can increase their returns in successful biological targets and promising drug candidates.
 
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