GE HealthCare switches up imaging, ultrasound divisions

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Jun 11, 2024

Ipsen, Genfit gain FDA approval for Iqirvo in liver disorder, teeing up Intercept showdown


Lilly's donanemab sails through FDA meeting with 2 unanimous votes in favor


GE HealthCare switches up imaging, ultrasound divisions and their leadership


J&J's CMO William Hait slated to depart this fall


Bayer’s biotech head Jens Vogel says good-bye after 4 years


AstraZeneca climbs oncology reputation ranking to claim 2nd spot after Roche


After M&A stretch, Pfizer CEO says company needs 'breathing period' from large deals

 

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Ipsen, Genfit gain FDA approval for Iqirvo in liver disorder, teeing up Intercept showdown

Once hyped as a potential blockbuster medicine for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), Ipsen and Genfit’s elafibranor has found its calling as a treatment for a lower-profile liver disorder.
 

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Lilly's donanemab sails through FDA meeting with 2 unanimous votes in favor

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s treatment sailed through an FDA advisory committee meeting Monday, with panelists praising the therapy as innovative—while also cautioning about a lack of data on specific subgroups.

GE HealthCare switches up imaging, ultrasound divisions and their leadership

The image-guided therapies unit—a $1.6 billion business previously held under GE HealthCare’s Imaging banner—will instead join up with Ultrasound.

J&J's CMO William Hait slated to depart this fall

Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief External Innovation and Medical Officer William Hait, M.D., Ph.D., will be hanging up his hat this September.

Bayer’s biotech head Jens Vogel says good-bye after 4 years

Amid an organizational reset, Bayer’s SVP and Global Head of Biotech Jens Vogel, Ph.D., has hit the exits after four years with the German pharma.  

AstraZeneca climbs oncology reputation ranking to claim 2nd spot after Roche

AstraZeneca’s booming oncology business has won over cancer patient groups. Having languished down the leaderboard in the past, the drugmaker vaulted over many rivals in PatientView’s latest survey to take the second spot on a reputation ranking.

After M&A stretch, Pfizer CEO says company needs 'breathing period' from large deals

Though not for lack of business development capacity, Pfizer is currently taking a large dealmaking “breathing period,” CEO Albert Bourla told investors this week at Goldman Sachs’ 2024 annual Global Healthcare Conference in Miami.

'A smorgasbord of tactics': Mallinckrodt docs outline 'tricks' used to boost opioid sales, BMJ analysis finds

In an analysis of thousands of Mallinckrodt’s internal documents, a pair of researchers found evidence of a host of strategies that the pharma allegedly utilized to help sway doctors to prescribe its opioids.

Urinary incontinence neuromod newcomer Amber Therapeutics nets $100M

The University of Oxford spinout's series A round follows up on positive preliminary data from a first-in-human trial earlier this year.

Endo takes a hands-on approach to new Dupuytren's contracture commercial

Endo has brought all hands on deck for its newest campaign to raise awareness about Dupuytren’s contracture and its available treatments.

Takeda extends Partners in Health collab to improve access to care in Massachusetts

Takeda is taking care of its adopted home. The Japanese pharma has extended its longstanding partnership with the nonprofit organization Partners in Health, with a specific focus on promoting health equity in Massachusetts, where it has made its U.S. headquarters.
 
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