Takeda takes another step into cell therapy research

Takeda, on the cusp of closing its deal to acquire Shire, is also working to ramp up its efforts in emerging fields of cancer...

Medicare proposes raising CAR-T pay, but reimbursement solution years away

CAR-T therapies represent a significant clinical advance for patients with certain types of advanced lymphoma. In clinical testing, Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) and Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) induced...

Biogen points to M&A power as Wall Street presses for less risky programs

Dive Insight: Biogen took the most severe blow in its history last month, losing more than $20 billion in market capitalization on the announcement that the...

FDA’s Woodcock defends accelerated approvals and talks of culture shift in clinical trials

Over more than three decades at the Food and Drug Administration, Janet Woodcock has seen the biotech industry mature from the early days of...
Biologics have been a business boon to contract manufacturers, Catalent included. Large-molecule drugs are such a focus, in fact, that last year Catalent split its...
Authorities warn that antibiotic-resistant infections rank high, if not at the top, of public and global health concerns. TB offers a prime...
Known for its work in the field of messenger RNA therapeutics, BioNTech is looking for new ways to grow. Earlier this month, the private...

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Safety setback for Pfizer, Lilly pain drug should have...

The U.S. opioid crisis breathed new life into clinical development of the nerve-growth factor (NGF) inhibitors tanezumab and fasinumab. The drug class had been...

Pharma returns on R&D ebb to new low, Deloitte...

Deloitte's annual report on R&D productivity, while limited in scope, is an indicator of the challenges faced by large pharmaceutical firms in bringing new...

Novartis chief defends cell, gene therapy push

By most measures, Novartis enjoyed a positive start to 2019. Drug sales rose by 5% in dollar terms, lifted by strong performances from the Swiss...

Wave delays key data readout for Huntington’s therapy

Investors reacted negatively to the pushed-back readouts, sending shares of the Singapore-based biotech down nearly 20% between Tuesday's market close and Wednesday's. Wall Street analysts,...

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Roche cancer drug the 3rd approved for pan-tumor use

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