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45 days later, BioCryst abandons another program, citing stiff competition


Axcella axes NASH program, 85% of staff in last-ditch focus on long COVID


Third Harmonic, latest victim of raised liver enzymes, shutters trial and sees shares slide


Sio confirms gene therapy company will be liquidated after tough year


Innovent plucks Chinese rights to LG Chem's gout disease treatment in nearly $100M deal


Takeda's Poseida partnership starts to pay off with promising hemophilia A gene therapy data

 

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45 days later, BioCryst abandons another program, citing stiff competition

Last month, BioCryst trimmed down its pipeline to two drugs in complement-mediated diseases: BCX9930 and BCX10013. Fast forward 45 days and BCX9930 is headed to the garbage can, too.
 

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Axcella axes NASH program, 85% of staff in last-ditch focus on long COVID

Axcella is reducing its workforce by 85% as it drops its nonalcoholic fatty liver disease program and focuses its remaining resources on its long COVID candidate.

Third Harmonic, latest victim of raised liver enzymes, shutters trial and sees shares slide

The curse of raised liver enzymes has struck again, with Third Harmonic the latest company to discontinue a phase 1b study of its lead asset over two reports of liver toxicity.

How MRD is redefining clinical trials for solid tumors

If you’re in translational research, you know how challenging trial design and regulatory approval can be. See how the NeXT generation of ctDNA analysis is a major asset for improving informed cancer strategies.

Sio confirms gene therapy company will be liquidated after tough year

Sio Gene Therapies has kept its head down since dropping its final two assets and most staff in April, but the company has finally confirmed that it’s shutting up shop for good.

Why Danaher is Focusing on Genomic Medicines

Genomic Medicines could cure the world’s toughest diseases. The Danaher Genomic Medicines Summit convened many of the field’s top leaders to discuss challenges and strategies for creating a world without disease.

Innovent plucks Chinese rights to LG Chem's gout disease treatment in nearly $100M deal

Innovent is adding a new late-stage med to its pipeline, buying the Chinese rights to LG Chem’s phase 3 gout disease treatment for nearly $100 million.

Takeda's Poseida partnership starts to pay off with promising hemophilia A gene therapy data

Takeda is seeing some positive signals from its $3.6 billion deal with Poseida Therapeutics with promising preclinical data on the companies’ hemophilia A therapy P-FVIII-101.

AstraZeneca, Merck hit with 3-month delay for Lynparza's FDA filing in first-line prostate cancer

The FDA has delayed its target date for its decision on AstraZeneca and Merck's Lynparza in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The agency has pushed back the decision date by three months to “provide further time for the full review of the submission,” Merck said.

CDC tallies deaths from long COVID with new code

Long COVID was listed as the cause of death on 3,544 death certificates, according to a new CDC study. The real number might be higher, experts warn, and a new code might make it easier to calculate that number.

Axonics nabs Canadian nod for 20-year incontinence implant requiring fewer recharges

Hot on the heels of the U.S. launch of its recharge-free neurostimulation implant to treat incontinence, Axonics is bringing yet another of its sacral neuromodulation devices to our neighbors to the north.

Merck & Co. inks pact with Indonesia's Bio Farma to make HPV vaccine

Merck & Co. and Indonesia’s Bio Farma entered a licensing agreement for the state-owned drug manufacturer to produce the MSD four-valent HPV vaccine locally.

CMS proposes new Medicare Advantage and Part D reforms on prior authorization, marketing

CMS proposed new policies for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, including streamlining prior authorization and adding a health equity index to star ratings.
 
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