Mesoblast touts new cell therapy survival data

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Nov 23, 2022

Racing rising resistance, Novartis marches malaria therapy into phase 3

Mirati is once again the subject of Big Pharma takeover talks: report

2 years after rejection, Mesoblast touts long-term cell therapy survival data as key to FDA resubmission

SPAC again: NewAmsterdam takes blank-check route to fund phase 3 trials for Amgen offcast

Fosun unit Wanbang and Sirona Biochem pen new licensing pact for non-insulin diabetes candidate

 

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Racing rising resistance, Novartis marches malaria therapy into phase 3

Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture have hit go on the phase 3 development of a novel combination therapy, hustling the solid dispersion formulation toward the final R&D hurdle on the strength of evidence it may kill drug-resistant forms of the parasite.
 

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Mirati is once again the subject of Big Pharma takeover talks: report

Discussions surrounding the acquisition of Mirati have reignited, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The San Diego biotech is working with an advisor and large pharmas are considering the financial details, although no formal offer has been made, according to the outlet.

2 years after rejection, Mesoblast touts long-term cell therapy survival data as key to FDA resubmission

Mesoblast has established another pillar of the evidence it thinks will support a second run at the FDA, touting long-term data from the study at the center of its rejected application as the key to its planned resubmission.

SPAC again: NewAmsterdam takes blank-check route to fund phase 3 trials for Amgen offcast

Once the hottest ticket for an ambitious biotech to go public, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deals almost died out earlier in the year. But there has been a steady trickle in recent months, with NewAmsterdam Pharma Co. the latest to take the blank-check route.

Fosun unit Wanbang and Sirona Biochem pen new licensing pact for non-insulin diabetes candidate

Wanbang Biopharmaceuticals is expanding a years-long partnership with Canadian biotech Sirona Biochem for global licensing rights to an investigational non-insulin diabetes treatment for both people and animals.

Sporting a $3.5M price tag, CSL and uniQure's hemophilia B gene therapy crosses FDA finish line

CSL Behring and uniQure's newly approved hemophilia B gene therapy, Hemgenix, comes with an eye-popping price tag of $3.5 million. The one-time treatment can replace regular prophylactic infusions of factor IX replacement therapy for patients.

Philips adds another 91 deaths to toll from ventilator recall, bringing total to 260

Nearly a year-and-a-half into Philips’ recall of about 5.5 million of its CPAP and BiPAP machines and other respiratory devices, complaints about the affected machines are still rolling in.

On a roll, Takeda's dengue vaccine shifts into FDA's fast review lane

Three months after gaining its first worldwide approval for its dengue fever vaccine, Takeda is progressing toward a blessing from the FDA. As the European Commission is expected to hand out an approval, the shot has received a priority review from the FDA.

Advocacy groups press FTC to probe GPOs' role in supply chain shortages

A collection of patient and consumer groups is pressing the FTC to examine the role of group purchasing organizations in supply chain problems.

Masimo's pulse oximeter is accurate for both Black and white patients, study finds

Masimo has declared racial bias a non-issue in its flagship SET pulse oximeter: Study results published this month found no clinically significant difference in the device’s accuracy when used on both Black and white patients.
 
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