Opioid maker Insys to pay $225M to settle fraud charges

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 of...

Bluebird sets $1.8M price tag for blood-disease gene therapy

Bluebird declined to release the Zynteglo price when the agent received European Commission conditional approval last week. The price announcement Friday coincided with a data...

AbbVie deal for Allergan not about the taxes, thanks to 2017 law

AbbVie CEO Rick Gonzalez finally achieved the overseas acquisition that he sought five years ago. But his deal for Allergan comes too late to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission filings that Spark released Monday confirm what became apparent when the FTC announced it was subjecting the Roche buyout...
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...
PHILADELPHIA — It's not artificial intelligence or creative corporate structures that some of the biopharma industry's leaders see as the best way to boost...

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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. 

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...

Bristol-Myers wins shareholder backing for Celgene buyout

While Bristol-Myers executives successfully beat back Starboard and Wellington's efforts to derail the deal, the questions raised by that opposition remain. By buying Celgene, Bristol-Myers...

Once ‘bodies for hire,’ CROs are finding a new...

Drugmakers want better designed, less expensive clinical trials. The demand is so great that contract research providers, often called CROs, are building out their...

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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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