Sangamo hemophilia A progress boosts shares

While BioMarin and Spark remain out in front, Sangamo's data appear strong enough to warrant consideration of the biotech's therapy in the discussion of...

Pfizer, Novartis partner in hunt to find drugs for NASH

Neither Pfizer or Novartis are among the handful of companies at the leading edge of NASH drug development, which has yet to advance a therapy...

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 been...

From BIO meeting, Merck CEO backs capitalism, rebuts industry’s critics

In an era of criticism and scrutiny for biopharma companies, executives gathered at the 2019 BIO meeting have debated how the industry can push...
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...
Biopharma companies wanting to treat rare diseases are increasingly pressed to be invested in gene therapy. Novartis and Roche have recognized this with their...
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...

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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...

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...

MacroGenics dives as breast cancer drug shows small improvement

MacroGenics stock took a beating Tuesday, dropping far more than any other biotech on the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index as the ASCO conference closed....

$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...

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