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Feb 8, 2023

Bayer taps Roche vet Anderson as its next CEO, pushing out Baumann


BIO: Big Pharma offers menu of partnering options, but biotechs want licensing entrée


Surmodics lays off 13% of staff after FDA shoots down drug-coated balloon


Vertex teases launch plans for first CRISPR gene-editing therapy ahead of FDA decision


After pandemic breather, Big Pharma sees drug development costs rise and returns sink: report

 

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Bayer taps Roche vet Anderson as its next CEO, pushing out Baumann

The calls for a new Bayer CEO have been answered. Bill Anderson, most recently Roche’s pharma chief, will become Bayer’s new group CEO starting in April.
 

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BIO: Big Pharma offers menu of partnering options, but biotechs want licensing entrée

With few avenues available to budding biotechs looking for funding, the pressure to ink licensing agreements was palpable at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization's CEO and Investor Conference in New York.

Surmodics lays off 13% of staff after FDA shoots down drug-coated balloon

As Surmodics is forced to delay the launch of its SurVeil drug-coated balloon by several months at least, erasing some expected earnings from its 2023 forecasts, the company is looking to cut costs in other areas.

Vertex teases launch plans for first CRISPR gene editing therapy ahead of FDA decision

As Vertex Therapeutics nears completion of a historic FDA submission, the rare disease specialist has depicted a rosy launch picture for what could become the first CRISPR-based gene editing therapy.

After pandemic breather, Big Pharma sees drug development costs rise and returns sink: report

While COVID-19 may have briefly held down the average cost of developing a drug while inflating the potential returns, the party is well and truly over. At least that's what a report from Deloitte indicates, with Big Pharma back on the pre-pandemic path of spending ever more to make a medicine with shrinking rewards to show for it.

FDA hands DiA Imaging another AI clearance in cardiac ultrasound

The artificial intelligence program is designed to provide real-time feedback to clinicians conducting cardiac ultrasound exams.

Pharma sings for its supper as AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and more spend big on drug ads at the Grammys

You may have been enthralled by the Adele/Harry Styles drama, but Big Pharma also had a big night at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards this week.

Regor gets permission to glimpse Pfizer's FBI communique in GLP-1 trade secrets dispute

Almost a year to the day after Pfizer launched its suit against Regor and two former employees at the head of the biotech—Min Zhong and Xiayang Qiu—U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Farrish has ordered the Big Pharma to fork over 35 emails and text messages with the FBI related to the defendants.

Looking forward to Humira biosimilar launch, Teva leans on Ajovy and Austedo as revenues sink

Teva's new CEO Richard Francis has his work cut out for him. After a year of declining sales for most products in 2022, the company plans to lean on growth drivers Austudo and Ajovy in 2023 as it looks forward to a Humira biosimilar launch.

Lantheus acquires Cerveau and its tau-spotting PET tracer for Alzheimer’s treatment

The exact financial terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed, but Lantheus said that the stock-based deal would comprise not just an upfront payment, but also additional milestone and royalty payouts.
 
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