| Today's Big NewsFeb 14, 2023 |
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| By Kevin Dunleavy Twenty-two months after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen admitted to The New York Times that she negotiated a COVID-19 vaccine deal with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Ph.D., through text messages, the newspaper is suing the commission over its refusal to make the texts public. While the lawsuit was filed on Jan. 25 and listed on the European Court of Justice’s public website on Monday, none of the documents related to the case are available to the public. Two people familiar with the suit confirmed it to Politico. |
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By Gabrielle Masson Several biotech entrepreneurs have launched a new venture capital vehicle dubbed Curie.bio that will serve not only as a seed investor, but as a drug discovery co-pilot for founders. |
By Andrea Park Rather than risk going to a trial that could’ve ended in penalties potentially reaching into the billions of dollars, Alcon has struck a settlement with Johnson & Johnson’s eye care segment over a lawsuit concerning femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery devices. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner A federal judge scrapped Merck and Glenmark’s bid for summary judgment in a five-year-old lawsuit that claims the drugmakers leveraged a 2010 settlement to stifle generics of Merck’s former cholesterol blockbuster Zetia. |
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By Nick Paul Taylor GSK is trimming its ties to Vir Biotechnology, walking away from COVID-19 antibody and vaccine research projects while continuing to collaborate on two pandemic assets and programs against other respiratory diseases. |
By Andrea Park The layoffs will affect 14% of Vicarious’ workforce, CFO William Kelly told investors this week. With 165 employees listed in its most recent annual report, that means around 23 roles could be eliminated. |
By Kevin Dunleavy An acrimonious battle has heated up in recent days between Amarin and activist investor Sarissa Capital Management. Last week, in a letter to investors, Amarin urged them to reject Sarissa’s “harmful” proposals, citing the activist's “track record of value destruction in the healthcare space.” Sarissa is trying to oust Amarin Chairman Per Wold-Olsen. |
By Andrea Park Not long after locking down FDA clearance for a device used to collect high-volume blood samples from the comfort of a user’s own home, Tasso is once again expanding its reach—both geographically and in terms of its product portfolio. |
By Zoey Becker In the latest FDA ding on India's Sun Pharma, the agency pulled 34,000 bottles of generic diltiazem hydrochloride after the pills failed impurity specification and dissolution testing at an FDA lab. |
By Nick Paul Taylor,Gabrielle Masson Sanofi's head of global R&D John Reed, M.D., Ph.D., has departed for a spot at Johnson & Johnson, where he'll serve as executive vice president of pharmaceutical R&D. |
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| This week on "The Top Line," we discuss which companies made the list of the top 10 pharma M&A deals of 2022 and what was at stake last year. We also talk about what last year's biggest deal means for M&A activity this year. |
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | 2pm ET / 11am PT Join this webinarto hear industry experts across the clinical research space share their perspectives on inefficiencies in the current clinical research space, how to prioritize change, where to begin, how to measure success, and considerations when evaluating and selecting enabling technology. Register now. 
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Research Learn more on an approach for process characterization for the production of a monoclonal antibody, which will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the process by targeting the right design and number of experiments. Sponsored by: Catalent |
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