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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...

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...

Hunting productivity, drugmakers pitch new ‘pillars’ of R&D

SAN FRANCISCO — Developing new medicines isn't a resource-efficient endeavor. Estimates vary, but most molecules selected to begin clinical development won't end up on pharmacy...

$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...

Safety setback for Pfizer, Lilly pain drug should have Regeneron and Teva feeling nervous

The U.S. opioid crisis breathed new life into clinical development of the nerve-growth factor (NGF) inhibitors tanezumab and fasinumab. The drug class had been...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Another late-stage miss knocks Gilead from its leading NASH position

Gilead is part of a small group of drugmakers with late-stage NASH assets. But misfires in the STELLAR program have dimmed the prospects of...

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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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