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Dec 10, 2024

ASH: Eli Lilly touts novel BTK trial win for Jaypirca as execs defend survival data blemish


Roche said it didn’t want to buy Poseida last year: A look at how the $1.5B buyout came to be


FDA clears AngioDynamics’ NanoKnife pulsed field ablation system for prostate cancer


Boehringer, Lilly bring 'It Takes 2' kidney disease testing push to 2025 Rose Parade


High-flying Eli Lilly plots $15B share buyback plan


GSK pens $45M Relation-ship with AI biotech to identify fibrotic, osteoarthritis targets


Artivion nets FDA humanitarian green light for prosthetic aortic tear implant

 

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ASH: Eli Lilly touts novel BTK trial win for Jaypirca as execs defend survival data blemish

With a positive phase 3 trial in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Eli Lilly hopes to convert Jaypirca’s unique accelerated approval—which allows the BTK inhibitor to be used following another drug in the class—into a full nod.
 

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Roche said it didn’t want to buy Poseida last year: A look at how the $1.5B buyout came to be

After receiving an unsolicited acquisition proposal from an unnamed Big Pharma in 2023, Poseida reached out to inform partner Roche of the offer, at which point the Swiss pharma said it wasn’t interested in buying the biotech at the time.

FDA clears AngioDynamics’ NanoKnife pulsed field ablation system for prostate cancer

AngioDynamics obtained a green light for its NanoKnife prostate cancer ablation system, designed to target tissue without delivering excess heat.

Boehringer, Lilly bring 'It Takes 2' kidney disease testing push to 2025 Rose Parade

Apparently, it takes three to bring Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly’s joint “It Takes 2” initiative to the annual Tournament of Roses Parade next month.

High-flying Eli Lilly plots $15B share buyback campaign

The share buyback program comes after a recent $5 billion buyback campaign the company completed during the current quarter.

GSK pens $45M Relation-ship with AI biotech to identify fibrotic, osteoarthritis targets

GSK has handed over $45 million upfront to fellow London, U.K.-based firm Relation to help the pharma identify new targets for fibrotic diseases and osteoarthritis.

Artivion nets FDA humanitarian green light for prosthetic aortic tear implant

Artivion has secured a green light from the FDA for its stentlike implant designed to help remodel the interior of the aortic arch following rare and severe tears within the lining of the major blood vessel.

ASH: Catching up with bispecific rival AbbVie, Roche's subcutaneous Lunsumio matches IV version in lymphoma

Roche’s Lunsumio may be the first CD20xCD3 T-cell engager approved by the FDA, but intravenous administration puts the drug at a disadvantage to AbbVie and Genmab’s subcutaneously injected Epkinly. That formulation gap could be closed soon.

BioNTech's overall survival data show promise of potential Keytruda killer in breast cancer

BioNTech reported an 18-month overall survival rate of 69.7%, beating the cross-trial benchmark and supporting use in a broader population.

EuroAPI vaults operating chief into CEO role as it embarks upon 'new chapter'

Drug ingredients specialist EuroAPI on Monday said it had accepted the resignation of Ludwig de Mot as CEO. In turn, the company has appointed its chief operating officer, David Seignolle, to immediately take up the helm as CEO.

Lava burnt by blood cancer drug's performance in phase 1, pivots to preclinical backup

Lava Therapeutics has jettisoned its only wholly owned clinical-stage asset after the blood cancer drug “did not reach Lava’s internal benchmarks.”
 
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