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Sep 28, 2023

BrainStorm's ALS cell therapy resoundingly rejected by FDA advisers


After Amicus scores FDA nod for Pompe disease combo, it's game on with Sanofi


U.S. cancer report details how diagnoses dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic 


GSK dials up HIV sales projection to £7B by 2026, updates next-gen launch timelines


'We can't forget about this': As chemotherapy shortage ebbs and flows, attention shifts to long-term solutions 


Harbinger Health foreshadows launch of blood-based cancer screening platform with $140M VC round 

 

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BrainStorm's ALS cell therapy resoundingly rejected by FDA advisers

FDA advisers voted down BrainStorm's cell therapy for ALS, saying that there was not enough evidence to demonstrate the treatment's potential efficacy. The committee also raised issues with the lack of data on the company's manufacturing and delivery process.
 

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US cancer report details how diagnoses dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Though slowdowns in medical procedures, elective surgeries and clinic visits were felt across the medtech industry, the new data provide a clear look into the effects of the spreading coronavirus on cancer pathology work during the first months of 2020.

After Amicus scores FDA nod for Pompe disease combo, it's game on with Sanofi

Slated for an FDA decision last October, Amicus Therapeutics’ Pompe disease bid was foiled by COVID-related travel restrictions. Nearly a year later, the Philadelphia company has gained its long-awaited green light.

GSK dials up HIV sales projection to £7B by 2026, updates next-gen launch timelines

Riding on the growth of long-acting antiretroviral therapy Cabenuva, GSK is laying out a more optimistic vision for its overall HIV business.

'We can't forget about this': As chemotherapy shortage ebbs and flows, attention shifts to long-term solutions

As some cancer centers struggle to secure access to key platinum-based chemotherapies, a national spotlight gives the issue newfound political importance. But will this be a turning point for the recurrent shortage issue? ASCO's Julie Gralow, M.D., certainly hopes so.

Harbinger Health foreshadows launch of blood-based cancer screening platform with $140M VC round

Something big is looming in Harbinger Health’s future, and the company has now secured a sizable funding round to help get it there.

Karuna’s KarXT reaches FDA with hopes for first new schizophrenia drug mechanism in decades

Karuna has formally submitted a new drug application to the FDA for its schizophrenia treatment. The company expects to launch in the second half of 2024 if approved.

Revvity rolls out base editing reagents to increase access to preclinical DNA editing tech

Base editing has been lauded as a potential “game changer” for a broad swath of diseases, and Revvity is aiming to help usher in that change.

Survey finds 80% of HCPs mistrust pharma's digital content, with data cherry-picking a top concern

Healthcare professionals don’t trust your digital content. That is the stark conclusion of a survey of HCPs, which found 80% of consultants are skeptical of pharma content because of doubts about the cherry-picking of data and other concerns.

Bionomics' midphase PTSD trial hits primary endpoint, briefly tripling its battered share price

Bionomics’ bid to bounce back from its stock-crushing anxiety trial failure has gained a little momentum, with investors sending the share price up over 180% on the strength of phase 2 data in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Yamaha revs up new US antibody profiling business Tuning Fork Bio

Working in collaboration with researchers from Fukushima Medical University in Japan, the outfit plans to develop protein microarray technology capable of sifting through the tens of thousands of proteins found within blood samples.

CureVac touts 'progress' as German court suspends infringement proceedings against BioNTech

A court in Germany suspended infringement proceedings on four patents at issue in the lawsuit filed by CureVac against BioNTech. Still, CureVac said there's reason to be optimistic its arguments may win out.
 
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