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...

AstraZeneca gets immuno-oncology win in a disease that Merck doesn’t rule

Dive Insight: Anytime a PD-(L)1 inhibitor can beat Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to the market in a specific type of cancer, it should be celebrated as a win. In...

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. 

In a first, pharma distributor and execs face criminal charges for role in opioid crisis

The RDC prosecution could serve as a warning to the drug distribution industry, potentially impacting litigation against the three largest players: McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and...
Dive Insight: Anytime a PD-(L)1 inhibitor can beat Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to the market in a specific type of cancer, it should be celebrated as a...
Gilead is part of a small group of drugmakers with late-stage NASH assets. But misfires in the STELLAR program have dimmed the prospects of...
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Opioid maker Insys to pay $225M to settle fraud...

Wednesday's settlement follows last month's conviction of five former Insys executives, including the company's founder John Kapoor, for their involvement in bribing physicians to...

Lilly bets on AC Immune’s tech to target Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's drug development is notoriously difficult, exemplified by the fact there are no therapies approved to treat the underlying disease. That's not for a lack...

FTC demands could mean months-long delay for Roche-Spark deal

Roche's $4.8 billion takeout of gene therapy specialist Spark Therapeutics looked like a typical biopharma transaction — that is, until the Federal Trade Commission...

FDA’s Woodcock defends accelerated approvals and talks of culture...

Over more than three decades at the Food and Drug Administration, Janet Woodcock has seen the biotech industry mature from the early days of...

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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

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