Gilead to build manufacturing site in Maryland to boost cell therapy

The new facility should help the big biotech meet some of the unique challenges of manufacturing CAR-T therapies. The process is complex and time...

Amicus widens UPenn gene therapy collaboration

Biopharma companies wanting to treat rare diseases are increasingly pressed to be invested in gene therapy. Novartis and Roche have recognized this with their multi-billion-dollar...

$300M loan boosts launch of TherapeuticsMD hot flash pill

TherapeuticsMD decided against diluting its shareholders again in order to get Bijuva (estradiol and progesterone) and Annovera (segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol) off the ground. The...

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)...
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...
"It could become very challenging for a small biotech company, or even a pharma company, to cover that part of a clinical trial test,"...
The Securities and Exchange Commission filings that Spark released Monday confirm what became apparent when the FTC announced it was subjecting the Roche buyout...

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Nonprofit under pressure to make new TB drug affordable

Authorities warn that antibiotic-resistant infections rank high, if not at the top, of public and global health concerns. TB offers a prime...

Don’t worry about Humira biosimilars, the pipeline will deliver,...

As Humira (adalimiumab) goes, so goes AbbVie. And it may require quite a few new products to replace the rheumatoid arthritis giant, which earned...

Sangamo backs up early success for hemophilia gene therapy

In gene therapy, where dramatic results in deadly diseases can hasten clinical testing, studies tend to be smaller, with greater significance put on each...

J&J invests in integrin therapies via Morphic deal

Four months after Morphic reached an R&D deal with AbbVie, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based biotech has found another drugmaking giant to partner with. Morphic and AbbVie...

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CMS chief declines to provide details on Trump healthcare plan

The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation focused...

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

Aimed at the molecular catalysts of tumor growth, targeted therapies are treatment mainstays across a wide range of cancer types. 

Novo faces shareholder suit over insulin sales disclosures

Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments like...

Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

Approval of Inrebic, which was previously known as fedratinib, is the first domino to fall in Bristol-Myers bet on Celgene's product pipeline. 

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