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Second-quarter earnings season continues with Big Pharma beating Wall Street expectations, the author of an encrypted email sent to BioSpace has a proposal for Moderna and Merck, Roche and Viking see…
While the biopharma industry has seen glimmers of economic optimism, there were still more than 14,000 employees laid off in the first half of 2024. And BioSpace’s readers are among them. In this wee…
This is the third episode of Denatured's discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).
AI represents unlimited opportunities to increase efficiency, but as our guests note, it can also do inc…
Pfizer stole the show late last week with the announcement that it will move forward with its oral GLP-1 analog danuglipron. While Pfizer may hope to advance in the already crowded race to bring an o…
After securing approval last week for Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla, Eli Lilly was back in the news Monday with the $3.2 billion acquisition of immunology biotech Morphic Holding. This represents another …
The biggest news of the week was the FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab) on Tuesday. While not unexpected, it was one of the year’s most highly anticipated decisions. And last week saw …
This is the second episode of Denatured's discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).
Data is the essential piece for both science and technology. The lack of DE&I data is becoming even mor…
The biggest news of the last week was easily the expanded approval of Sarepta’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Elevidys. CBER Director Peter Marks again overruled FDA staff members and rev…
BioSpace's Lori Ellis and Chantal Dresner are bringing live updates from #DIA2024 in San Diego this week where we've been attending sessions on trial design, digital twins, cell and gene therap…
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) continues to be a challenge for drug and medical device developers. While there has been some improvement in clinical trials, our guests note that unless there i…
We’re off to a rocky start this week on the clinical side, with some safety issues. BioNTech and MediLink’s ADC was placed on partial hold after multiple patient deaths, and some safety concerns were…
BioSpace's Lori Ellis and Chantal Dresner are bringing live updates from #DIA2024 in San Diego this week where the first day kicked off with an inspiring story from Tom and Emily Whitehead of the Emi…
The big news of this week so far was Monday’s FDA advisory committee for Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, where the vote was unanimous in support of the anti-amyloid antibody. If approved, don…
How do we ensure strategic vision and thoughtful implementation when pursuing new opportunities in science and technology?
Our guests discuss challenges around reimbursement, intellectual property, c…
Conference season kicked into high gear this week with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago and the BIO International Convention in San Diego. Check out BioSpace…
Regulators suggest developers engage in discussions early, however those conversations cannot take place unless developers are sure of the asset's category.
Existing confusion surrounding advanced th…
At its Investor Day 2024 event last week, AstraZeneca announced plans to reach $80 billion in total revenue by 2030—up from $45.8 billion in 2023—and to launch 20 new medicines by the end of the deca…
With every new advancement in either science or technology there is increased excitement as we see the potential. Cell and gene therapies (CGT) as combination products are emerging as the stage in th…
Bayer’s recent layoffs of 1,500 mark a step toward CEO Bill Anderson’s stated goal of removing managerial layers at the company—“fewer bosses, fewer rules,” he told The Wall Street Journal. The move…
Bayer made news this week announcing 1,500 layoffs as part of an effort to save €500 million ($540 million) in 2024 and €2 billion ($2.16 billion) in 2026, reminiscent of BMS’ announcement of a major…