Drug Discovery

Biotechs dive deeper into targeted cancer research, despite costs

"It could become very challenging for a small biotech company, or even a pharma company, to cover that part of a clinical trial test,"...

J&J invests in integrin therapies via Morphic deal

Four months after Morphic reached an R&D deal with AbbVie, the Waltham, Massachusetts-based biotech has found another drugmaking giant to partner with. Morphic and AbbVie...

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,...

Audentes lays down marker in muscular dystrophy

Audentes Therapeutics is trying to show Sarepta isn't the only game in town when it comes to DMD. The collaboration with Nationwide's Children Hospital...

Amgen invests $66M in genetic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore

Dive Insight: While California sequencing company Illumina is larger, Oxford's kept itself relevant and recently attracted new cash to fund an expansion. Amgen's seen the sequencing...

Pharma returns on R&D ebb to new low, Deloitte finds

Deloitte's annual report on R&D productivity, while limited in scope, is an indicator of the challenges faced by large pharmaceutical firms in bringing new...

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...

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...

Sanofi inks research deal with Denali in neurological, inflammatory diseases

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...

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...

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CMS chief declines to provide details on Trump healthcare...

The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation...

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...

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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