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Nov 2, 2022

Busy day for Exelixis with 2 new deals worth up to $937M-plus in biobucks

UniQure revs up engines again for Huntington's disease trial after 3 hospitalizations

With FDA decision penciled in for May, GSK powers ahead in RSV race with Pfizer

5 press releases, 1 biotech: Gilead alums debut OrsoBio with frenzy of metabolic programs

Surface tension: Biotech cuts 20% of workforce, drops anti-tumor antibody

 

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Busy day for Exelixis with 2 new deals worth up to $937M-plus in biobucks

Exelixis has penned two separate deals, one with Cybrexa Therapeutics and one with Sairopa, offering up to $937 million-plus in biobucks.
 

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UniQure revs up engines again for Huntington's gene therapy after trial hospitalizations

Nearly three months after pausing dosing, uniQure's trial in patients with Huntington's disease is set to resume. The trial was paused after three patients treated with the gene therapy were hospitalized.

With FDA decision penciled in for May, GSK powers ahead in RSV race with Pfizer

The last few weeks have seen GSK and Pfizer locked in a neck-and-neck race to see who can get their respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to market first. Now, it looks like GSK may have the edge in the U.S., securing priority review status from the FDA and an estimated decision date of May 3.

Lindsay Rosenwald’s Fortress Bio ‘Uniquely’ Positioned to Capitalize on Current Long Biotech Winter

With 9 marketed products and 20 clinical programs, Fortress Bio’s business model is designed to decrease risk and expense while creating a regular flow of value-creating events for shareholders.

5 press releases, one biotech: Gilead alums debut OrsoBio with frenzy of metabolic programs

Metabolic-disorder-focused OrsoBio launched Tuesday with Gilead alums Mani Subramanian, M.D., in the CEO seat and Rob Myers, M.D., serving as chief medical officer.

Executive Interviews at Fierce Biotech Summit 2022

Fierce Biotech sits down with biotech and drug development leaders as they discuss the latest breakthroughs and innovations driving the life sciences industry. These videos explore what's next for the biotech industry and how companies are delivering value to patients and customers in today's evolving healthcare landscape.

Surface tension: Biotech cuts 20% of workforce, drops anti-tumor antibody

Another week, another layoff announcement. This time it’s Surface Oncology, which has cited the decision to pause work on anti-tumor antibody SRF617 as the reason for waving goodbye to a fifth of its staff.

Pfizer boosts COVID vaccine projection to $34B on the back of strong Comirnaty haul

Uptake of Pfizer’s omicron-adjusted COVID-19 booster may be progressing slowly, but after a surprisingly strong quarter, the company has bumped up its projection for COVID vaccine sales for the year by $2 billion to a total of $34 billion. Yet analysts aren't persuaded.

BioIntelliSense launches skin tone-sensitive pulse oximetry sensor as FDA meets on racial bias

As the FDA convenes an advisory committee meeting to discuss recent studies showing that many pulse oximeters are less effective when used on patients with darker skin, BioIntelliSense is getting a head start on addressing the issue.

CVS reports $3B loss to cover global opioid settlement but Q3 earnings beat Wall Street estimates

CVS reported a quarterly loss of more than $3 billion to cover its share of a global opioid settlement, but its third-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street estimates.

FDA commish Califf implores: Don't 'abandon Twitter' amid 'troubling times' on the platform

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., used to be a quiet, highly reserved figure on Twitter during his first tenure as the head of the agency. But the second time around, he’s fully embraced the social media platform, and is now imploring users to stay on the site.
 
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This week on “The Top Line,” we dig into rumors of a shaky relationship between Biogen and Eisai. We also chat about AZ’s ability to finally tout the approval of an asset that’s seen many failures over the years.
 

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