Today's Rundown Glioblastoma claims another pharma victim as AbbVie's ADC fails to boost survival Bumper day for British biotech as startups get cash haul, major research windfall Industry steps up interest in developing world, fueling doubling of R&D pipeline Schrödinger raises more cash, amassing $110M for R&D drive With long-term data, Med Co, Alnylam’s cholesterol-fighter inclisiran poised for 2019 filing Philadelphia juries knock J&J with 2 multimillion-dollar verdicts in vaginal mesh cases Featured Story | | | Friday, May 17, 2019 Alongside pancreatic cancer, the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma is one of the toughest cancers out there. Now, AbbVie is yet another biopharma learning that lesson firsthand. |
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Top Stories Monday, May 20, 2019 British biotech is often a disregarded backwater when it comes to the international view of life sciences, but today a host of positive news has shone the spotlight back onto its potential. Monday, May 20, 2019 The pipeline of drugs and vaccines aimed at diseases prevalent in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled since 2014, according to the Access to Medicine Foundation. However, the trend was driven by surging activity in noncommunicable diseases, leaving many conditions underserved by the current pipeline. Monday, May 20, 2019 Schrödinger has raised more money, bringing the total size of its recent haul up to $110 million. The computing-enabled R&D shop will use the money to advance its nascent pipeline of wholly owned drugs. Monday, May 20, 2019 The Medicines Company announced long-term data for its Alnylam-partnered inclisiran, showing that the drug consistently lowered “bad” LDL cholesterol by more than 50%. If approved, the twice-a-year injection will compete with anti-PCSK9 drugs from Amgen, Sanofi and Regeneron. Monday, May 20, 2019 Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Philadelphia jury to pay $80 million to a woman whose vaginal mesh eroded, on the heels of a $120 million verdict issued against the company's Ethicon unit last month. | This week's sponsor is ExL Events. | | | |
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