A recap of our most-read stories of the year

Editor's Note: This is a compilation of our most-read stories of 2022. Fierce Biotech is on a publishing break for the Christmas holidays. We'll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday, January 3. Happy Holidays!

 

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Editor’s corner: Fierce Biotech's top 10 most read stories in 2022

Counting down Fierce Biotech's most read stories for 2022. Layoffs and Moderna dominated the list.
 

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Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker: November layoff wave pulls in 23 biotechs amid pipeline pivots

Layoffs are hitting biotech fast and furious. The Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker is listing them all from Jan. 1 on.

Novavax targets May approval for COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.

Novavax is targeting a second-quarter FDA filing for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine. The goal suggests the U.S. could join the U.K. on the list of countries to authorize the vaccine in the first half of the year.

Establishing Value in Biotech and Where Innovation Is Lacking

We discuss how small and mid-sized biotechs can succeed at the start of their first clinical trials. We go in-depth about biotech industry innovation and how companies are bringing value to the industry currently, and how they can add value if they aren’t already.

Could a simple dietary supplement treat Alzheimer's?

New research out of Indiana University suggests vitamin B3, also known as niacin, could have the potential to treat Alzheimer's. The scientists found improved working memory and a reduction in amyloid plaques among mice treated with a prescription form of the supplement.

Moderna trains its mRNA tech on the common cold and a triple whammy against 3 respiratory diseases

Moderna is adding two more vaccine programs to its roster: a combination respiratory candidate and a shot targeting all four endemic human coronaviruses that cause the common cold.

Moderna hits the gas as it begins dosing of 2nd HIV vaccine

Moderna has started dosing in a phase 1 trial for the second of two HIV vaccines it's developing, showing that it's all gas, no breaks for the mRNA-focused biotech as it races Excision BioTherapeutics for a breakthrough HIV therapy. The start of dosing comes roughly six weeks after it launched human trials for its first vaccine.

The top 10 M&A targets in biotech for 2022

All the biopharma world is talking about right now is M&A. Who’s going to buy? How much are they willing to spend? Who’s going to get bought? Here are our predictions.

'Stay alive': Wave of layoffs crashes into biotech startup inferno

At least 30 biopharmas have announced layoffs since September 2021, and the wave is likely to continue as thousands of startups struggle to stay above the competition.

Moderna doses 2nd arm of phase 2 booster study combining Spikevax with omicron-busting shot

The second arm of Moderna’s omicron booster trial has gotten underway with a first patient dosed in the phase 2 study testing a variant-specific vaccine against COVID-19.

SURMOUNT-able: Lilly's tirzepatide clears high bar set by Novo's Wegovy in obesity

The unstoppable march of Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide continues. Having previously shown the dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist reduces the weight of people with diabetes, Lilly has now delivered a hit in its first phase 3 pure play obesity trial, putting Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy on notice that a serious challenger may be on the horizon.

UPDATED: Biotech leaders call on industry to cut ties with Russia amid Ukraine invasion

CEOs at dozens of biotechs and investors from the industry's leading venture firms urged their global business counterparts to "disengage from Russian industry" over the weekend. 
 
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