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Top Stories By James Waldron Scholar Rock is the latest biotech to scale back its ambitions in the face of a tough funding climate, laying off a quarter of its staff as well as trimming its pipeline and waving goodbye to its CMO. read more By Annalee Armstrong After going it alone for the past 14 years, Agios is ready to find a dance partner to help move its pipeline forward. But as part of the hunt for a company or companies that may nod back to Agios’ cabeceo, some tough choices lay ahead. read more By Nick Paul Taylor Vertex is doubling down on cell and genetic therapy R&D. Having recently opened a 400-person center in Boston, the biotech has set out plans for a 344,000-square-foot facility just around the corner. read more By Max Bayer The FDA will convene an advisory committee to discuss Cytokinetics inconsistent heart failure med after all, more than three months after the agency first indicated it would not. read more By Annalee Armstrong An osteoarthritis trial ravaged by COVID, an FDA rejection, three failed clinical trials in COVID and now this: Ampio’s board is conducting an internal investigation. read more By Max Bayer Remix Therapeutics has closed a $70 million series B, bringing the total amount raised to more than $150 million since December 2020. But the company has yet to disclose specific details about its pipeline beyond potential therapeutic areas. read more By Fraiser Kansteiner Gilead Sciences received the all-clear to pick up studies of its investigational HIV med lenacapavir. Still, the long-acting injectable has yet to fully recover from the sting of its recent glass compatibility snafu. read more By James Waldron The current crop of herpesvirus drugs are designed to poison the machinery that viruses use to multiply inside an infected cell. Enter feedback disruptors—a class of therapy being developed by San Francisco’s Gladstone Institutes that have the potential to get around a virus’s mutation defense. read more By Gareth Macdonald Subjectivity is a stumbling block in pediatric drug research, according to ObvioHealth, which has developed tools to make studies involving kids more objective. read more By Robert King A collection of 24 states announced support for the federal government who are in several lawsuits with drugmakers over 340B restrictions. read more By Andrea Park Not content to simply grin and bear it as another dental artificial intelligence developer, VideaHealth, snagged FDA clearance for cavity-spotting AI just a few weeks ago, Overjet has quickly followed suit. read more By Kevin Dunleavy Big Pharma posted major growth in the first quarter of 2022, providing more evidence of the industry’s rebound from the pandemic. Most of the growth leaders sell COVID-19 products. A quarter-over-quarter comparison however told a different tale as seasonal effects prevented most companies from exceeding their fourth-quarter revenues. read more Resources Sponsored by: Catalent In this executive summary, we describe the benefits of controlled release, look at how to determine whether a drug is suitable for controlled release, review the application of PBPK modelling in controlled release formulation development and discuss how modified release products can be developed to deliver optimal patient outcomes. Sponsored by: Merit Solutions Quality operations guide your organization through regulatory compliance processes and safeguard your products, processes, and reputation. But your team is capable of so much more. Quality incident data and processes can be a driver of significant business value if shared with other stakeholders. Sponsored by: Blue Matter, strategic consultants in the life sciences Recent trends are driving big changes in Medical Affairs. This paper explores why, and what MA teams can do to stay ahead of the curve. Sponsored by: PwC Don’t miss these critical considerations when evaluating your HCP interactions management program. Fierce Digital Pharma Engage June 14-15, 2022 | Huntington Beach, CA Fierce Digital Pharma Innovation Week June 21-23, 2022 | Virtual Event Fierce Biotech Next Gen June 29-30, 2022 | Free Virtual Event Fierce New Product Planning Summit September 20-22, 2022 | Boston, MA Fierce Digital Pharma East October 18-20, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA & October 25-28, 2022 | Virtual Event Clinical Quality Oversight Forum: Part of the Fierce Clinical Collective Oct 24-26, 2022 | Philadelphia PA | Presented by: Fierce Pharma Decentralized Clinical Trials Summit: Part of the Fierce Clinical Collective Oct 24-26, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA | Presented by: Fierce Pharma Fierce Pharma Meeting Professionals Summit November 2-3, 2022 | Atlantic City, NJ Fierce European Trial Master File Summit November 14-16, 2022 | London, UK Fierce Launch Readiness for Medical Affairs & Communications Teams Summit November 30-December 1, 2022 | Virtual Event Fierce JPM Week 2023 January 2023 | San Francisco, CA & Virtual | 