| Today’s Big NewsSep 21, 2023 |
| By Fraiser Kansteiner Six months after Travere Therapeutics’ Filspari won an accelerated nod to treat patients with a rare kidney disease, the first-of-its-kind drug narrowly failed its confirmatory trial. While the results bode poorly for a full FDA approval anytime soon, Travere can take some solace in the fact that the drug’s removal from market looks unlikely, according to analysts. |
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By Nick Paul Taylor Mesoblast has plotted a path toward its third attempt to win approval of its off-the-shelf therapy, exiting a meeting with the FDA convinced that new potency assay data and a single-arm trial can finally get the candidate to market. |
By Conor Hale Two technologies were honored with the top prize in biomedical research: one with a history that spans more than three decades and another that made its mark in about a tenth of the time. |
By Nick Paul Taylor Inventiva and Kezar Life Sciences have found buyers for Asian rights to their lead candidates, collectively bringing in $17 million upfront in return for the chance to develop and sell assets in certain territories. |
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By Fraiser Kansteiner Looking to establish a “hub” in the cell therapy ecosystem, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is pumping 950 million Danish kroner (about $136 million) into a new clinical production site at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby. |
By Andrea Park The Simplera sensor is half the size of Medtronic’s last CGM, the Guardian 4, while also being easier to apply than its predecessor—via a two-step insertion process, using the included applicator tool—and completely disposable. |
By Helen Floersh In the world of COVID variants, many mutations seem to lead to the same goal: Evade innate immunity. By pinpointing key proteins that make this "convergent evolution" possible, researchers are on the way to finding new targets for therapies. |
By Ben Adams Americans' perception of the pharmaceutical industry is at its lowest point this century, especially among Republican voters, as the initial support for COVID-related efforts has turned into disillusionment. |
By Andrea Park Researchers were able to pinpoint a shared signature among the patients’ neurological data that lined up with changes in their depression symptoms—and which could in turn be used to predict those changes ahead of time. |
By Kevin Dunleavy Aurinia has responded to criticism from some investors who believe the company has not maximized its opportunity with lupus nephritis drug Lupkynis. The company named its founder and former CEO Robert Foster to its board of directors in an agreement with major stockholder MKT Capital. |
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