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Oct 16, 2024

With Gilead coming fast, GSK bolsters case for long-acting HIV PrEP drug Apretude


FDA puts Novavax's phase 3 plan for pair of vaccine programs on hold over nerve disease case


Ceribell CEO Jane Chao explains why now was the time for its upsized IPO


Goodbye Wave: Takeda axes Huntington’s pact, freeing partner to pursue fresh pact


Wave hails first for human RNA editing with GSK-partnered prospect, sending stock skyward


Boston Scientific creates docuseries to destigmatize male incontinence


Amid strike threat, Sanofi promises consumer health group will stay 'anchored' in France


Novocure nets FDA approval for Tumor Treating Fields in metastatic lung cancer


GSK takes mRNA patent fight to Moderna, suing over vaccines for COVID and RSV

 

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With Gilead coming fast, GSK bolsters case for long-acting HIV PrEP drug Apretude

With GSK girding for competition from Gilead Sciences, the company has presented strong results from three real-world studies of its bi-monthly injection for HIV prevention.
 

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FDA puts Novavax's phase 3 plan for pair of vaccine programs on hold over nerve disease case

A phase 2 combination COVID-flu vaccine trial wrapped up in July 2023, with the “spontaneous” report of a patient developing motor neuropathy received last month.

Ceribell CEO Jane Chao explains why now was the time for its upsized IPO

With its seizure-spotting brain monitor, Ceribell rang in a $180.3 million IPO last week and saw its stock price trade up about 47% after the launch.

Goodbye Wave: Takeda axes Huntington’s pact, freeing partner to pursue fresh interest

Takeda has brandished a termination notice at Wave Life Sciences, walking away from the last target in a collaboration that it has sunk $260 million into over the past six years. The decision leaves Wave holding a Huntington’s disease program that it says has caught the attention of other drug developers.

Wave hails first for human RNA editing with GSK-partnered prospect, sending stock skyward

Wave Life Sciences has taken a step toward validating a new modality, becoming the first group to report therapeutic RNA editing in humans. The update on the GSK-partnered prospect sent Wave’s share price up 63% to almost $14 despite coinciding with news that Takeda has axed a deal for another asset.

Boston Scientific creates docuseries to destigmatize male incontinence

Boston Scientific has launched a docuseries campaign to remove the stigma of male incontinence. Across the videos, the campaign tells the stories of how incontinence upended the lives of three men—and how getting treated radically and rapidly improved their conditions.

Amid strike threat, Sanofi promises consumer health group will stay 'anchored' in France

French unions have urged Sanofi employees to strike from the start of their shifts Thursday in a move covering “the whole of France." The industrial action hinges on concerns over job cuts and drug shortages tied to Sanofi's potential consumer health stake sale.

Novocure nets FDA approval for Tumor Treating Fields in metastatic lung cancer

Novocure described its Tumor Treating Fields therapy as the first of its kind for the aggressive cancer, with its portable Optune Lua device placing wearable arrays on the chest or back.

GSK takes mRNA patent fight to Moderna, suing over vaccines for COVID and RSV

GSK is targeting Moderna in a pair of lawsuits claiming the mRNA specialist violated multiple patents with its vaccines Spikevax and mRESVIA. In the complaints, GSK says it hopes to recover a “reasonable royalty” tied to Moderna’s vaccine sales, plus damages.

Eli Lilly expands innovation reach with another global Gateway Lab, this time in China

Eli Lilly is expanding its innovation digs to Beijing, opening two research centers called the Eli Lilly China Medical Innovation Center and Lilly Gateway Labs.

Exelixis stock rises as key drug Cabometyx withstands patent challenge

A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of Exelixis in its Cabometyx patent fight with MSN Laboratories, effectively pushing the earliest generic entry out to 2030.

Sanofi commits $18M to 3 historically Black med schools to boost clinical trial diversity

Big Pharma Sanofi is putting down $18 million across three historically Black medical schools in efforts of boosting clinical trial diversity. 

NYU Langone taps Philips to take its pathology digital

NYU Langone Health has tapped Philips to help translate its glass tissue slides into high-def images and use AI to aid in diagnosis.
 
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