Research & Development: Page 7
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Vistagen’s on-demand nasal spray could provide a novel option for social anxiety
The fast-acting medication is one of a few new approaches being tested for the crippling condition.
By Kelly Bilodeau • April 22, 2024 -
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Behind the ‘encouraging’ new results for Amylyx’s beleaguered drug
Where Amylyx ultimately failed in ALS, it could prevail in a rare disease. The doctor leading this research explains why.
By Meagan Parrish • April 19, 2024 -
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TrendlineOncology
As investments in cancer R&D stay high, waves of innovative new treatments are on the horizon.
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Roivant spinoff tackles growing complexity of clinical trials
As precision medicine booms, all trials are starting to look like rare disease trials, the company said.
By Kelly Bilodeau • April 18, 2024 -
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3 patent expirations in 2024 and how companies are pivoting
As the cliffs approach, pharma companies are tackling the sales hit with diverging strategies.
By Amy Baxter • April 17, 2024 -
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Deep DiveUkraine was pharma’s ‘darling’ of clinical trials. As war drags on, will the industry come back?
New clinical trial starts are picking back up, but are still far below their bustling pre-war level.
By Meagan Parrish • April 16, 2024 -
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Biotech SpotlightTraditional gene therapies are uber-niche. Ocugen hopes to change that.
The biotech is developing a ‘gene-agnostic’ approach to expand the patient pool for gene therapies.
By Alexandra Pecci • April 15, 2024 -
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Where the GLP-1 weight loss market goes will depend on data
As GLP-1s expand into new disease categories, their impact could be enough to overtake leading cardiovascular drugs.
By Amy Baxter • April 15, 2024 -
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3 big recent trial flops
How these clinical setbacks impacted the companies, industry and patients.
By Meagan Parrish • April 12, 2024 -
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Biotech SpotlightWhat’s old is new: The revival of a one-time radiotherapy cancer treatment
TAE Life Sciences is bringing radiation-based cancer therapy to clinical trials globally in the coming years.
By Amy Baxter • April 10, 2024 -
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Deep DivePsychiatry drugs finally have pharma’s attention. Can they keep it?
Recent biotech company acquisitions have put emerging schizophrenia treatments in focus. But many development hurdles still stand in the way of new medicines for the brain.
By Jacob Bell • April 10, 2024 -
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Women want to participate in clinical trials. Lack of flexibility is still a problem.
Underrepresentation of women in clinical trials affects the resulting drugs that are available down the line, but even small changes can fuel participation.
By Kelly Bilodeau • April 8, 2024 -
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Next-gen menopause treatments have blockbuster potential. Can women, doctors and payers be convinced?
The market is huge, but will companies overcome the triple hurdles of payer hesitance, prescriber reluctance and sluggish consumer demand?
By Alexandra Pecci • April 8, 2024 -
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Viral return: 3 U.S. cases concerning experts
Infectious diseases that were “off the playing field” are now making a comeback.
By Meagan Parrish • April 5, 2024 -
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Q&A // First 90 DaysWith an ovarian KRAS combo ready for review, Verastem’s CEO is poised for the transition
As its FDA filing approaches, Verastem Oncology CEO Daniel Paterson wants to go from “The Little Engine That Could” to a major oncology player.
By Michael Gibney • April 4, 2024 -
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As antimicrobial resistance looms large, a nonprofit teams up with Big Pharma to intervene
AMR is a growing threat, but with little financial incentive to pick up the torch, government and nonprofit collaborations are keeping the R&D flames burning.
By Amy Baxter • April 3, 2024 -
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A dementia-focused VC digs past anti-amyloid for neuroscience diamonds in the rough
Even as new drugs like Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi make a splash in Alzheimer’s, VCs like the Dementia Discovery Fund have invested in the next wave of therapies.
By Michael Gibney • April 2, 2024 -
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With a rise in animal-human organ transplants, a drugmaker aims for a new standard of care
Eledon Pharmaceuticals is developing a drug that could facilitate organ transplants from animals to humans as the procedure gains steam.
By Kelly Bilodeau • April 1, 2024 -
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To penetrate crowded GLP-1 field, Rivus Pharma is taking a metabolic approach
Rivus’ controlled metabolic accelerators are an emerging new potential competitor to popular weight loss and diabetes drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
By Amy Baxter • March 29, 2024 -
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‘The heart is back,’ says Cardior CEO — Novo’s $1B+ deal rejuvenates a stale field
Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals is a bet on new approaches to cardiovascular disease, says Cardior CEO Claudia Ulbrich.
By Michael Gibney • March 28, 2024 -
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Takeda plots ‘unprecedented patient diversity’ for psoriasis drug that could compete with BMS
Ahead of more guidance from the FDA on diversity in clinical trials, Takeda is aiming to beat industry standards.
By Amy Baxter • March 27, 2024 -
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Q&ASQZ, Portal founder Armon Sharei on starting over in biotech
After his first biotech startup was sold off in parts, Sharei is applying the lessons he’s learned to a new company with a different business model.
By Gwendolyn Wu • March 26, 2024 -
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ProfileThe pharma ‘fixer’ now helping Gates MRI’s tuberculosis battle
After getting her start as a nurse, Debra Weiss worked her way up the corporate ladder and is now COO of Gates MRI, which just launched its first phase 3 trial for tuberculosis.
By Alexandra Pecci • March 22, 2024 -
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Q&AAn ocean of answers in a single cell — how proteomics can lead to better drugs
New tools that allow researchers to separate single cells can help map the complex web of proteins that lead to disease, providing new targets for biopharma.
By Michael Gibney • March 21, 2024 -
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With historic MASH approval, Madrigal preps for launch and a public offering
After snagging the first approval for MASH, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ drug is primed to become a blockbuster.
By Amy Baxter • March 20, 2024 -
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As investors ‘lose trust’ in pharma’s business model, focused M&A strategies can help
A rebound in M&A seems to be on the docket, but analysts are warning companies to be intentional about where they go with it.
By Michael Gibney • March 19, 2024
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