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Moderna's Spikevax carries higher risk of myocarditis than Pfizer's Comirnaty, study says

UPDATE: Flagship-founded Repertoire reveals culls, cuts and a new CEO marking dismal clinical start

GSK's CAR-T Blenrep fails multiple myeloma trial, endangering its accelerated approval

Life beyond COVID: BioNTech lines up five infectious disease vaccine trials for 2023

Gilead dodges Supreme Court review—and a $1.2B fine—in CAR-T patent feud with Bristol Myers

Eli Lilly lines up launch of digital diabetes platform that tracks blood sugar, insulin pen use

Siemens Healthineers to reduce diagnostics staff, portfolio footprint in €300M restructuring

Bristol Myers' subsidiary behind cancer blockbuster Abraxane slapped with FDA warning letter

Healthcare Twitter influencers beam over Pfizer's RSV shot data: report

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Moderna's Spikevax carries higher risk of myocarditis than Pfizer's Comirnaty, study says

Nearly two years after the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, risks such as myocarditis are still being assessed. Researchers found that the risk of myocarditis is greater after a second dose of Moderna's shot compared with Pfizer/BioNTech's competing vaccine.
 

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UPDATE: Flagship-founded Repertoire reveals culls, cuts and a new CEO marking dismal clinical start

Flagship-founded Repertoire Immune Medicines is completely reshuffling following news that it had laid off nearly half of its staff. The company disclosed Monday that it had culled its top two assets and was replacing its founding CEO.

GSK's CAR-T rival Blenrep fails multiple myeloma trial, endangering its accelerated approval

GSK’s dream just turned into a nightmare. The company's BCMA-targeted Blenrep has failed in a phase 3 multiple myeloma trial, putting its accelerated approval in jeopardy.

Life beyond COVID: BioNTech lines up 5 infectious disease vaccine trials for 2023

It may have made its name—and fortune—with a COVID shot, but mRNA pioneer BioNTech is thinking bigger for 2023, with up to five trials for infectious disease vaccines set to enter the clinic.

Gilead dodges Supreme Court review—and a $1.2B fine—in CAR-T patent feud with Bristol Myers

Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Bristol Myers Squibb's case to resurrect a $1.2 billion win in its five-year dispute over a Juno Therapeutics' CAR-T patent and Gilead’s cell therapy Yescarta.

Eli Lilly lines up launch of diabetes platform that tracks blood sugar, insulin pen use

With FDA clearance secured for its Bluetooth-connected insulin dose-tracking technology, Eli Lilly is ready to pick up the tempo.

Siemens Healthineers to reduce diagnostics staff, portfolio footprint in €300M restructuring

“In diagnostics, we have come to the conclusion that the dramatically changed macroeconomic environment demands immediate and comprehensive measures,” CEO Bernd Montag said during the company’s earnings call.

Bristol Myers' subsidiary behind cancer blockbuster Abraxane slapped with FDA warning letter

In an Oct. 31 warning letter addressed to BMS helmsman Giovanni Caforio, the FDA dinged Abraxis Bioscience—acquired by Bristol Myers’ Celgene in 2010—for a raft of production issues tied to the companies’ billion-dollar cancer med Abraxane. BMS got its hands on Abraxane—approved in breast, lung and pancreatic cancer—by way of its $74 billion Celgene buyout back in 2019.

Healthcare Twitter influencers beam over Pfizer's RSV shot data: report

Move over, COVID: Shots to stop RSV are providing the new must-watch trial data on Twitter as healthcare influencers on the social media platform talk up the latest readout from Pfizer.

New gene therapy for epilepsy hits seizures where they start

A highly targeted epilepsy gene therapy that impacts only hyperactive neurons and stops when the seizures go away showed promise in mice and human brain organoids.
 
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