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Dec 13, 2024

Employees' LinkedIn likes land AstraZeneca and GSK in hot water 


Merck ADC RORs into phase 3 with 100% complete response rate


Pfizer, Eli Lilly and PhRMA CEOs joined Trump for Mar-a-Lago dinner to talk collaboration, cures for cancer: Axios


Lilly CEO Ricks provides hints on how Trump will approach healthcare issues


Trump to appoint David Sacks as White House AI, crypto czar 


AbbVie's Parkinson's prospect hits again in phase 3, completing clean sweep to tee up FDA filing

 

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Employees' LinkedIn likes land AstraZeneca and GSK in hot water

LinkedIn likes have landed drugmakers in trouble once again. AstraZeneca—a repeat offender—and GSK were the subjects of the investigations under the U.K. marketing code, which found the companies broke the rules on promoting prescription medicines to the public.
 

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Merck ADC RORs into phase 3 with 100% complete response rate

Merck & Co. has shown off data on its ROR1-directed antibody-drug conjugate, trumpeting a 100% complete response rate but also reporting safety signals that informed the decision to take the low dose into phase 3.

Pfizer, Eli Lilly and PhRMA CEOs joined Trump for Mar-a-Lago dinner to talk collaboration, cures for cancer: Axios

The executives attended a dinner at the President-elect's Mar-a-Lago residence to discuss topics such as finding cures for cancer through private and public sector collaboration, Axios reports.

Lilly CEO Ricks provides hints on how Trump will approach healthcare issues

One of the keys to cutting the cost of drugs in the United States is to raise their cost in other countries, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks said Tuesday in an interview at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Trump to appoint David Sacks as White House AI, crypto czar

Donald Trump has named tech investor David Sacks to be “A.I. & Crypto Czar” as a newly created role in his administration next year, to help guide its approaches toward artificial intelligence.

AbbVie's Parkinson's prospect hits again in phase 3, completing clean sweep to tee up FDA filing

AbbVie has completed a hat trick of phase 3 wins for its Parkinson’s disease prospect tavapadon, teeing the drugmaker up to file for FDA approval of drug candidate in 2025.

2 Boston-area biotechs shed staff, fuse to form genetic medicines company nChroma Bio

Chroma Medicines and Nvelop Therapeutics are fusing their names and science to launch nChroma Bio along with the backing of a $75 million fundraising round led by Cormorant Asset Management, Arch Venture Partners, Atlas Venture and Newpath Partners.

High-flying Eli Lilly plots $15B share buyback campaign

The share buyback program comes after a recent $5 billion buyback campaign the company completed during the current quarter.

Gene therapy reduces seizures, improves cognitive and motor function in mice with severe epilepsy

Capsida Biotherapeutics has unveiled data showing that its AAV-delivered gene therapy for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), the most severe form of epilepsy, corrected cognitive and motor deficits and reduced seizures in mice up to one year after treatment.

Vertex, Saudi Arabia ink memorandum of understanding to boost local gene therapy manufacturing

The Vertex agreement is part of the Saudi Kingdom’s plan to make itself a global biotech hub by 2040.
 
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