| | By Nick Paul Taylor Novartis is coming for the jewels of AstraZeneca’s $39 billion takeover of Alexion. In a phase 3 trial, the Swiss drugmaker’s iptacopan beat the incumbent rare disease drugs Soliris and Ultomiris, advancing its plan to turn the oral challenger into a $3 billion-a-year blockbuster. |
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By Zoey Becker In a case that kicked off in 2018, the husband and wife duo of Allen and Xanthe Lam were sentenced to six months of imprisonment each for stealing Genentech trade secrets and handing them off to JHL Biotech. The two were also dealt fines of more than $10,000. |
By Gabrielle Masson After a second patient death, Alpine Immune Sciences is terminating enrollment for two trials assessing its cancer asset davoceticept, including the biotech’s combo study with Merck’s Keytruda for adults with advanced malignancies. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner On the quest to simplify its operations in a post-Haleon world, GSK is “bringing together our medicines and vaccines manufacturing networks, and equivalent commercial operations, in one place,” a company spokesperson said. At the same time, 25-year veteran Roger Connor is departing his post as GSK’s president of vaccines and global health. |
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 11am ET / 8am PT In this insightful webinar, you’ll hear how life science brand leaders can leverage EHR systems to dramatically increase successful enrollment for patient support programs. Register now. 
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By Nick Paul Taylor AstraZeneca has pulled off a pair of wins in breast cancer. After seeing rival drugs from Roche and Sanofi fail, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker bucked the trend with wins for capivasertib and camizestrant in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials. |
By Kevin Dunleavy Pfizer revealed during an investor call that it is considering charging between $110 and $130 per dose for its COVID shot Comirnaty, which was co-developed by BioNTech. The new price will take effect sometime in 2023—likely in the first quarter—when the U.S. exhausts its stockpile of COVID vaccines and transitions to a commercial model. |
By Andrea Park Barely one week into his tenure as president and CEO of Philips, Roy Jakobs is already being put to the test. |
By Angus Liu AstraZeneca’s long-troubled cancer immunotherapy tremelimumab has finally secured its first FDA approval, but the regulatory blessing comes in what could be an increasingly competitive tumor type. |
By Helen Floersh Neurons in the part of the brain that controls the fear response may also be responsible for the tendency to overeat fatty, sugary foods. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner Following an October FDA inspection, Lupin’s biotech manufacturing facility in Pune, India, has been slapped with a 17-observation Form 483. |
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| This week on “The Top Line,” we dig into rumors of a shaky relationship between Biogen and Eisai. We also chat about AZ’s ability to finally tout the approval of an asset that’s seen many failures over the years. |
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