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Oct 25, 2022

GSK shuffles execs and streamlines businesses as vaccine chief Connor heads for the exit

Ipsen gets new FDA request on tumultuous rare disease med, delaying advisory meeting

‘Think beyond the label’: How AI developers can build patient trust and improve transparency

Cyber experts hope CommonSpirit’s crippling attack will spur hospitals to tighten defenses—and government to play offense

Mayo Clinic-backed CDMO Nucleus RadioPharma emerges on a mission to overhaul radiotherapy access

 

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GSK shuffles execs and streamlines businesses as vaccines chief Connor heads for the exit

On the quest to simplify its operations in a post-Haleon world, GSK is “bringing together our medicines and vaccines manufacturing networks, and equivalent commercial operations, in one place,” a company spokesperson said. At the same time, 25-year veteran Roger Connor is departing his post as GSK’s president of vaccines and global health.
 

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Ipsen gets new FDA data request on its tumultuous rare disease med, delaying advisory meeting

In less than a week, Ipsen's rare genetic disorder drug was set to go be reviewed by FDA's independent expert panel, but that timeline is now off. The FDA has requested additional information on clinical trial data for the med, palovarotene, delaying the meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee has been postponed. 

‘Think beyond the label’: How AI developers can build patient trust and improve transparency

Artificial intelligence is often seen as a “black box,” a scary concept that becomes even more so as the technology becomes increasingly embedded in the healthcare industry.

Cyber experts hope CommonSpirit's crippling attack will spur hospitals to tighten defenses—and government to play offense

CommonSpirit Health is now classifying the cybersecurity incident still crippling IT systems over two weeks later as a ransomware attack. Cyber experts, including those from the American Hospital Association and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, assess what is known about the recent cyber breach of CommonSpirit Health, what hospitals can do to prepare and how the government can play offense.

Mayo Clinic-backed CDMO Nucleus RadioPharma emerges on a mission to overhaul radiotherapy access

With their forces—and cash—combined, venture capital outfit Eclipse and Mayo Clinic have teamed up to provide seed funding for new CDMO Nucleus RadioPharma. The company is on a mission to boost radiopharmaceutical access by cranking out new technologies to modernize development, production and supply of the promising cancer meds.

Biogen insists Eisai relationship 'solid' as questions remain over lecanemab commercialization

Biogen may still be basking in the positive phase 3 data of its Eisai-partnered Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, but the big pharma's CEO has remained vague on exactly what role his company will play in the therapy's commercialization.

Verily to build data-powered registry of IBD patients to accelerate Crohn's, colitis research

Verily is on the up-and-up—as in, re-upping a team-up with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation to help spur research into inflammatory bowel disease forward.

Centene bids adieu to Caremark, awards $35B PBM contract to Express Scripts

Centene brought in $738 million in profit for the third quarter, surpassing Wall Street analysts' predictions.

Zolgensma's slowdown unrelated to gene therapy deaths, Novartis CEO says

Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma ranks among six drugs that the Swiss pharma counts as its major growth drivers with multibillion-dollar peak sales potential. But the drug was missing from a list of the company's top performers in the third quarter.

GSK axes Lyell cell therapy, passes programs to Adaptimmune

GSK has axed its NY-ESO-1 T-cell receptor pact with Lyell Immunopharma, with the Big Pharma transferring the program to Adaptimmune. It means that months after stopping enrollment in a study of its first-generation NY-ESO-1 candidate, GSK has walked away from a $1 billion-plus pact with Lyell that could have delivered enhanced successors. 

Oxford Nanopore debuts portable version of its high-throughput DNA sequencer

The company’s PromethION 2 Solo is described as about the size of a large book and can deliver high-yield sequencing at an affordable rate.

23andMe betting big on its genomic health service that integrates genetics with primary care

23andMe is focused on using Lemonaid Health's virtual care and online pharmacy capabilities to build out genetically-driven telehealth and pharmacogenomic services.

Diffusion may disperse: Biotech’s board calls for strategic review of all options, including sale

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals is evaluating its options amid the prolonged bear market, including partnerships, licensing deals, divestiture for some of its tech or selling off the whole biotech.
 
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