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Nov 18, 2022

2022's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences

Eli Lilly issues rare apology as fake Twitter Blue account proclaims free insulin for all

Ahead of Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing this week, prosecutors ask for 15 years hard time

Biotechs shed dead wood from pipelines amid cash crunch and disappointing data

Novartis targets eye, respiratory units for potential sell-offs after Sandoz: Bloomberg

Roche's 'high risk' failure has industry circling the wagons on future of Alzheimer's research

Roche's anti-amyloid antibody gantenerumab fails phase 3 in major blow to Alzheimer's ambitions

Complex, customized CRISPR combo could help patients cure their own cancer

Moderna's omicron-busting COVID-19 booster holds its own against latest variant BQ.1.1

AbbVie inks $54M settlement to resolve Namenda 'pay-for-delay' lawsuit

BioNTech buys Novartis plant in Singapore, will retrofit for mRNA vaccine production

 

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2022's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences

2022 is undoubtedly a fraught time in the history of the women’s movement, but it is also an inspiring one, as people from every corner of the globe come together in support of the idea that women deserve equal rights. That double-edged sentiment echoes throughout this year’s list of the 20 fiercest women in life sciences.
 

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Eli Lilly issues rare apology as fake Twitter Blue account proclaims free insulin for all

Eli Lilly has become the first Big Pharma to fall victim to the uptick of fake Twitter handles that are cropping up under the new Twitter Blue paid accounts that Elon Musk recently pushed through. A user pretending to be the Indianapolis company tweeted out a message saying: “We are excited to announced insulin is free now.”

Ahead of Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing this week, prosecutors ask for 15 years hard time

With only days to go until the former Theranos CEO is sentenced for fraud, attorneys for Holmes and for the U.S. government remain at loggerheads over a suitable punishment.

Biotechs shed dead wood from pipelines amid cash crunch and disappointing data

Deep into the fall season, biotechs are freeing themselves of dead wood at a rapid pace. The latest batch of quarterly updates saw Atreca, aTyr Pharma, Histogen, Lisata Therapeutics, Poseida Therapeutics and Rain Therapeutics trim their pipelines.

Novartis targets eye, respiratory units for potential sell-offs after Sandoz: Bloomberg

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan is still not done with his restructuring. The Swiss pharma is weighing various options, including sales, for its ophthalmology and respiratory disease businesses, Bloomberg reports.

Roche's 'high risk' failure has industry circling the wagons on future of Alzheimer's research

Another failure of an amyloid medicine for Alzheimer’s disease has companies, analysts and patient advocacy groups circling the wagons to once again defend the theory and the future of research into the devastating neurological disorder.

Roche's anti-amyloid antibody gantenerumab fails phase 3 in major blow to Alzheimer's ambitions

Roche’s bet on the resurrection of Alzheimer’s disease candidate gantenerumab has flopped. The drug candidate failed to improve the rate of cognitive and functional decline in a pair of phase 3 clinical trials, delivering yet another blow to the field.

Complex, customized CRISPR combo could help patients cure their own cancer

In the world of precision oncology, it’s something like the Holy Grail: the ability to genetically fine-tune a cancer patient’s immune cells into weapons that target their specific tumor, without harming healthy tissue. Now, for the first time in humans, PACT Pharma has shown that it is indeed possible.

Moderna's omicron-busting COVID-19 booster holds its own against latest variant BQ.1.1

In a phase 2/3 trial of more than 500 adults, Moderna’s bivalent booster mRNA 1273.222 triggered a “significantly higher” immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants compared to an auxiliary dose of the company’s standard vaccine, mRNA-1273, which bears the commercial moniker Spikevax.

AbbVie inks $54M settlement to resolve Namenda 'pay-for-delay' lawsuit

A protracted legal fight over an alleged "pay-for-delay" deal on AbbVie's Alzheimer's disease drug Namenda may be nearing its end as the sides have reached a preliminary settlement.

BioNTech buys Novartis plant in Singapore, will retrofit for mRNA vaccine production

The rush is on as biopharma companies from the west are flocking to Asia and, more specifically, to business-friendly Singapore in their hopes of tapping into a massive and growing market. Monday, BioNTech revealed more about its plan to establish a stronghold on the island nation, saying it had acquired a manufacturing facility from Novartis that will also serve as its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters.
 
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