BioNTech buys MAB Discovery’s antibody research unit

Known for its work in the field of messenger RNA therapeutics, BioNTech is looking for new ways to grow. Earlier this month, the private...

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 research...

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 gains...

No news is bad news for Tocagen

Brain cancers are among the most difficult to treat, as Tocagen's struggles follow late-stage study failures earlier this month from AbbVie and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The...
Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments...
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...
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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Sarepta may have seen off another rival in Wave

Wave Life Sciences has joined the biopharma sector's gold rush to treat DMD, a genetic disorder that causes progressive musculoskeletal disability in boys. So far,...

Early cancer drug data give Amgen hope it has...

CHICAGO — Decades of research have failed to uncover a therapeutic answer to one of the most well-known genetic drivers of cancer. Yet Amgen...

Clinical biomarkers expected to lift R&D productivity: Iqvia

Pharma's recent slump in R&D productivity — the rate of success in relation to the time and effort invested in drug development — has...

Intra-Cellular’s depression drug goes 1 for 2 in Phase...

Intra-Cellular's success and failure demonstrate the difficulty of developing psychiatric drugs. Unqualified clinical success in depression is particularly challenging, as high placebo responses can...

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Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

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