Aducanumab’s failure puts pressure on field to look beyond amyloid

The plaques are considered hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, formed in the brain from sticky clusters of a misfolded protein fragment called beta-amyloid. For the past...

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, meanwhile,...

Rival accuses Kaleo of cybersquatting in ‘elaborate scheme’

Cybersquatting was most common in the 1990s and early 2000s, with someone snatching a domain and then selling it to the trademark holder for an...

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...
Authorities warn that antibiotic-resistant infections rank high, if not at the top, of public and global health concerns. TB offers a prime...
Drugmakers want better designed, less expensive clinical trials. The demand is so great that contract research providers, often called CROs, are building out their...
As Humira (adalimiumab) goes, so goes AbbVie. And it may require quite a few new products to replace the rheumatoid arthritis giant, which earned...

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Sanofi inks research deal with Denali in neurological, inflammatory...

Denali started 2018 with one research agreement with Takeda and is now ending the year with another big pharma collaboration. The Takeda deal, announced in...

Catalent to buy Paragon for $1.2B as gene therapy...

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...

Rival accuses Kaleo of cybersquatting in ‘elaborate scheme’

Cybersquatting was most common in the 1990s and early 2000s, with someone snatching a domain and then selling it to the trademark holder for...

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...

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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...

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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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