Amylyx, with GLP-1 buy, doubles down on blood sugar drugs

Amylyx, with GLP-1 buy, doubles down on blood sugar drugs

    10 Jul 2024

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals achieved what all upstart drugmakers hope to accomplish. In less than 10...

FTC criticizes PBM power over prescription drug market

FTC criticizes PBM power over prescription drug market

    10 Jul 2024

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday released a long-awaited report criticizing the pharmacy benefit...

HilleVax’s norovirus vaccine ineffective in large trial of infants

HilleVax’s norovirus vaccine ineffective in large trial of infants

    09 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: Biotechnology company HilleVax on Monday said it will halt development  of an...

Lilly to buy Morphic in $3B bet on inflammation drug

Lilly to buy Morphic in $3B bet on inflammation drug

    09 Jul 2024

Eli Lilly plans to spend $3.2 billion acquiring a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company and its...

With revised IPO pitch, Artiva touts ‘natural killer’ cell therapy for autoimmune disease

With revised IPO pitch, Artiva touts ‘natural killer’ cell therapy for autoimmune disease

    06 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: Two years after canceling an initial public offering, Artiva Biotherapeutics has filed...

UniQure, with sale of plant, outsources Hemgenix manufacturing

UniQure, with sale of plant, outsources Hemgenix manufacturing

    06 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: UniQure will sell a gene therapy production plant in Lexington, Massachusetts, to...

Cartesian data add to progress, questions for CAR-T in autoimmune disease

Cartesian data add to progress, questions for CAR-T in autoimmune disease

    05 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: Cartesian Therapeutics on Tuesday said an experimental cell therapy it’s developing succeeded...

5 FDA decisions to watch in the third quarter

5 FDA decisions to watch in the third quarter

    05 Jul 2024

Two of last year’s largest biotechnology company acquisitions centered on a new type of...

Beacon raises $170M for eye gene therapy; J&J confirms Carvykti survival benefit

Beacon raises $170M for eye gene therapy; J&J confirms Carvykti survival benefit

    04 Jul 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from Beacon Therapeutics and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, as well...

CureVac cuts jobs, licenses out vaccines to GSK

CureVac cuts jobs, licenses out vaccines to GSK

    04 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: CureVac, a specialist in messenger RNA-based therapies, disclosed Wednesday plans to lay...

Moderna gets US funding for bird flu vaccine development

Moderna gets US funding for bird flu vaccine development

    03 Jul 2024

The U.S. government has awarded $176 million to vaccine maker Moderna for development of...

Lilly drug for Alzheimer’s approved by FDA

Lilly drug for Alzheimer’s approved by FDA

    03 Jul 2024

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new Alzheimer’s disease drug from...

Eisai and Bristol Myers cancel cancer ADC deal

Eisai and Bristol Myers cancel cancer ADC deal

    02 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: Eisai and Bristol Myers Squibb will cancel a collaboration on a dual-acting...

Eli Lilly inks another radiopharma deal, gaining option to buy startup

Eli Lilly inks another radiopharma deal, gaining option to buy startup

    02 Jul 2024

Dive Brief: Eli Lilly is expanding further into radiopharmaceuticals, inking a deal with Radionetics...

The right viral safety program can guard against costly bioburden incidents in biopharma development

The right viral safety program can guard against costly bioburden incidents in biopharma development

    01 Jul 2024

Viral contamination is a threat to biopharmaceutical product development.1 Contaminants can be present in...

​​​​​​​Alumis cuts IPO size, but nets $250M for immune drug work

​​​​​​​Alumis cuts IPO size, but nets $250M for immune drug work

    01 Jul 2024

Immune drug developer Alumis has raised $210 million in one of the biotechnology sector’s...

Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting reach of federal agencies

Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting reach of federal agencies

    30 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine on Friday in a...

PTC faces another Duchenne drug rejection; Coherus sells Humira biosimilar

PTC faces another Duchenne drug rejection; Coherus sells Humira biosimilar

    30 Jun 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from PTC Therapeutics, Esperion Therapeutics and Coherus Biosciences,...

Rocket gene therapy rejected by FDA over manufacturing

Rocket gene therapy rejected by FDA over manufacturing

    29 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a gene therapy developed by...

Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine gets CDC panel backing

Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine gets CDC panel backing

    29 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday unanimously...

2seventy slims down with sale of hemophilia assets to Novo

2seventy slims down with sale of hemophilia assets to Novo

    28 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: 2seventy Bio is shrinking further, announcing Thursday the sale of a hemophilia...

RSV vaccine makers’ shares fall as CDC adjusts shot guidance

RSV vaccine makers’ shares fall as CDC adjusts shot guidance

    28 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Shares of Moderna, Pfizer and GSK fell as advisers to the Centers...

Women with a common hormonal disorder have few good treatment options. Could GLP-1 drugs help?

Women with a common hormonal disorder have few good treatment options. Could GLP-1 drugs help?

    27 Jun 2024

Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs like it became household names due to their potent weight...

Novo nixes trial of blood pressure drug it bought in deal worth $1.3B

Novo nixes trial of blood pressure drug it bought in deal worth $1.3B

    27 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Novo Nordisk will end a Phase 3 clinical trial of a hypertension...

Wave, with new data, plots path forward for Huntington’s drug

Wave, with new data, plots path forward for Huntington’s drug

    26 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Wave Life Sciences on Tuesday said it will meet with regulators to...

Novo to spend $4B on US plant, adding to obesity drug production push

Novo to spend $4B on US plant, adding to obesity drug production push

    26 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Novo Nordisk will spend $4.1 billion to build a new U.S. factory...

Exsilio debuts with $82M, pitching a ‘leap’ forward for genetic medicine

Exsilio debuts with $82M, pitching a ‘leap’ forward for genetic medicine

    25 Jun 2024

Exsilio Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup led by a former Moderna executive, emerged from stealth...

Obesity drugs from Altimmune, Hengrui show potential; Lilly details Zepbound sleep apnea data

Obesity drugs from Altimmune, Hengrui show potential; Lilly details Zepbound sleep apnea data

    25 Jun 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from Altimmune, Jiangsu Hengrui, Eli Lilly and others that...

Bridging science and humanity: Systems thinking in clinical trial design

Bridging science and humanity: Systems thinking in clinical trial design

    24 Jun 2024

Diseases aren’t just disorders in physiological systems, and it’s not possible to cure them...

Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members

Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members

    24 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Amazon has expanded its generic drug savings program to Prime members on...

Twice-yearly shots of Gilead HIV drug effective in large prevention study

Twice-yearly shots of Gilead HIV drug effective in large prevention study

    23 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Twice-yearly shots of a Gilead Sciences HIV drug were so effective at...

FDA lifts hold on PTC Huntington’s disease trial

FDA lifts hold on PTC Huntington’s disease trial

    23 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: PTC Therapeutics said Thursday it can resume a Phase 2 trial of...

Jazz drug for tremor fails study; Radiopharma drug developer ITM swaps CEOs

Jazz drug for tremor fails study; Radiopharma drug developer ITM swaps CEOs

    22 Jun 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from Jazz Pharma, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, ITM, Ashibio and...

Duchenne approval exposes FDA rift over Sarepta gene therapy

Duchenne approval exposes FDA rift over Sarepta gene therapy

    22 Jun 2024

Peter Marks is again at the center of a controversial Food and Drug Administration...

Obesity drug from Zealand shows potential in early trial

Obesity drug from Zealand shows potential in early trial

    21 Jun 2024

An experimental weight loss shot developed by Denmark-based Zealand Pharma helped people with obesity...

Sarepta Duchenne gene therapy wins broader use from FDA

Sarepta Duchenne gene therapy wins broader use from FDA

    21 Jun 2024

The Food and Drug Administration has substantially loosened limits on the first gene therapy...

Roche partners with RNA editing biotech Ascidian

Roche partners with RNA editing biotech Ascidian

    20 Jun 2024

Roche has partnered with Ascidian Therapeutics to develop so-called “RNA exon editing” drugs, the...

Sanofi taps Belharra for immune drug research; AstraZeneca’s new cancer drug falls short

Sanofi taps Belharra for immune drug research; AstraZeneca’s new cancer drug falls short

    20 Jun 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from Belharra Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Regenxbio and Tasyha Gene...

Intra-Cellular depression drug succeeds in second late-stage study

Intra-Cellular depression drug succeeds in second late-stage study

    19 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Intra-Cellular Therapies plans to seek clearance to sell its medicine Caplyta for...

Merck wins FDA OK for vaccine rival to Pfizer’s pneumococcal shot

Merck wins FDA OK for vaccine rival to Pfizer’s pneumococcal shot

    19 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new vaccine from...

Takeda drug for rare types of epilepsy misses goal in late-stage trial

Takeda drug for rare types of epilepsy misses goal in late-stage trial

    18 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: An experimental pill developed by Takeda to treat the rare epilepsies Dravet...

AbbVie joins in latest gastrointestinal drug chase

AbbVie joins in latest gastrointestinal drug chase

    15 Jun 2024

AbbVie is securing its place in an emerging gastrointestinal disease drug field, paying China-based...

Moderna says next-gen COVID shot effective in study

Moderna says next-gen COVID shot effective in study

    14 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Moderna said its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine succeeded in a Phase 3 study,...

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill in unanimous ruling

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill in unanimous ruling

    14 Jun 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled an anti-abortion group contesting the Food and...

Flagship taps startup to hunt for obesity drugs that might interest Pfizer

Flagship taps startup to hunt for obesity drugs that might interest Pfizer

    13 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Flagship Pioneering will partner with biotechnology startup ProFound Therapeutics to search for...

Pfizer gene therapy for Duchenne fails to meet goals of key trial

Pfizer gene therapy for Duchenne fails to meet goals of key trial

    13 Jun 2024

Pfizer’s experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy didn’t improve the motor function of...

Ipsen drug for rare liver disease approved by FDA

Ipsen drug for rare liver disease approved by FDA

    12 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared a new treatment option...

Donanemab approval would fuel growth of amyloid-blocking Alzheimer’s drugs, analysts say

Donanemab approval would fuel growth of amyloid-blocking Alzheimer’s drugs, analysts say

    12 Jun 2024

Approval of Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab would help drive sales of...

Moderna says combination flu, COVID shot succeeds in study

Moderna says combination flu, COVID shot succeeds in study

    11 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Moderna on Monday said a combination flu and COVID-19 shot it’s developing...

Lilly Alzheimer’s drug gets unanimous backing of FDA panel

Lilly Alzheimer’s drug gets unanimous backing of FDA panel

    11 Jun 2024

An experimental and closely watched medicine for Alzheimer’s disease is one step closer to...

Health economics and outcomes research: Biopharma and the shift to value-based care

Health economics and outcomes research: Biopharma and the shift to value-based care

    10 Jun 2024

As healthcare moves toward the shared goal of improving patient care more economically, stakeholders...

Seres, indebted and in need of cash, agrees to sell microbiome pill to Nestle

Seres, indebted and in need of cash, agrees to sell microbiome pill to Nestle

    10 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Seres Therapeutics plans to sell all the rights to its microbiome pill...

FDA advisers back updating COVID shots to target JN.1 virus family

FDA advisers back updating COVID shots to target JN.1 virus family

    09 Jun 2024

A group of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unanimously recommended...

As biotech recovers, venture firms’ preferences appear to shift

As biotech recovers, venture firms’ preferences appear to shift

    09 Jun 2024

After a turbulent few years, 2024 has given the biotechnology industry some signs of...

Geron wins long-sought drug approval; Califf talks China, GLP-1s at BIO

Geron wins long-sought drug approval; Califf talks China, GLP-1s at BIO

    08 Jun 2024

Today, several brief updates from BioPharma Dive Reporter Gwendolyn Wu, who spent this week...

After ‘sobering’ FDA panel, psychedelics supporters wonder what’s next

After ‘sobering’ FDA panel, psychedelics supporters wonder what’s next

    08 Jun 2024

Long dismissed by top scientists and drug regulators, the use of psychedelics to treat...

In review of Lilly Alzheimer’s drug, FDA staff focus on safety, patient selection

In review of Lilly Alzheimer’s drug, FDA staff focus on safety, patient selection

    07 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will need to weigh...

GSK acquires oligonucleotide drug startup Elsie

GSK acquires oligonucleotide drug startup Elsie

    07 Jun 2024

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Lilly CFO leaves to join Alphabet

Lilly CFO leaves to join Alphabet

    06 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Anat Ashkenazi will leave Eli Lilly’s executive suite at the end of...

Lilly details MASH data for tirzepatide; Cytokinetics comments on past sale talks

Lilly details MASH data for tirzepatide; Cytokinetics comments on past sale talks

    06 Jun 2024

Today, a brief rundown of news from Eli Lilly, Cytokinetics and AbbVie, as well...

Illumina board approves Grail spinoff

Illumina board approves Grail spinoff

    05 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: Illumina’s board of directors has approved a spinoff of Grail, targeting June...

FDA panel votes against MDMA therapy for PTSD, citing muddy data and safety concerns

FDA panel votes against MDMA therapy for PTSD, citing muddy data and safety concerns

    05 Jun 2024

Medical experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration are not convinced MDMA is...

Structure pill leads to competitive weight loss in obesity study

Structure pill leads to competitive weight loss in obesity study

    04 Jun 2024

Dive Brief: An experimental GLP-1 pill helped people with obesity lose significantly more weight...

ASCO24: Tagrisso in the spotlight, Caribou’s adjustment and Lilly’s KRAS competitor

ASCO24: Tagrisso in the spotlight, Caribou’s adjustment and Lilly’s KRAS competitor

    04 Jun 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

A true liquid biopsy hub – Menarini Silicon Biosystem

A true liquid biopsy hub – Menarini Silicon Biosystem

    03 Jun 2024

Liquid biopsy has emerged as a revolutionary tool for clinical trials, offering cellular and...

With new Enhertu data, an ADC could overtake chemo in breast cancer

With new Enhertu data, an ADC could overtake chemo in breast cancer

    03 Jun 2024

Two years ago, a drug called Enhertu changed the way doctors thought about treating...

Gilead’s Trodelvy misses goal in bladder cancer study

Gilead’s Trodelvy misses goal in bladder cancer study

    02 Jun 2024

An accelerated approval for Gilead Sciences’ cancer drug Trodelvy could be in question after...

Moderna wins FDA approval for RSV vaccine

Moderna wins FDA approval for RSV vaccine

    02 Jun 2024

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a third vaccine for respiratory syncytial...

FDA delays decision on Dupixent in COPD; Summit makes a bold claim

FDA delays decision on Dupixent in COPD; Summit makes a bold claim

    01 Jun 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

FDA staff outline shortcomings of Lykos data for MDMA therapy

FDA staff outline shortcomings of Lykos data for MDMA therapy

    01 Jun 2024

Food and Drug Administration scientists have reservations about a potential new treatment for post-traumatic...

Otsuka defies digital health downturn with new company

Otsuka defies digital health downturn with new company

    31 May 2024

Otsuka America, a subsidiary of the Japanese drug and device maker, this month launched...

Immunovant changes up plans for closely watched autoimmune drugs

Immunovant changes up plans for closely watched autoimmune drugs

    31 May 2024

Dive Brief: Immunovant told investors Wednesday that it’s shifting resources to focus on a...

A biotech working on a new approach to IVF raises $33M in fresh funding

A biotech working on a new approach to IVF raises $33M in fresh funding

    30 May 2024

Dive Brief: Gameto, a biotechnology company developing new treatments for fertility, has raised $33...

Agios cashes in on cancer drug again with $905M Royalty Pharma deal

Agios cashes in on cancer drug again with $905M Royalty Pharma deal

    29 May 2024

Dive Brief: Agios Pharmaceuticals has agreed to sell to Royalty Pharma rights to royalties...

Insmed shares double as lung drug data convince Wall Street

Insmed shares double as lung drug data convince Wall Street

    29 May 2024

New Jersey-based drugmaker Insmed gained more than $3 billion in market value Tuesday after...

The future of medicine: AI’s role in uncovering new drugs

The future of medicine: AI’s role in uncovering new drugs

    28 May 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a revolution in the pharmaceutical industry, reshaping the way...

Regeneron faces new biosimilar threats; an AI biotech lays off staff

Regeneron faces new biosimilar threats; an AI biotech lays off staff

    27 May 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

Cytokinetics secures up to $575M in royalty deal, frustrating investors

Cytokinetics secures up to $575M in royalty deal, frustrating investors

    27 May 2024

Dive Brief: Shares in Cytokinetics sank by about one-fifth Thursday on news of a...

Merck KGaA to buy gene therapy tools maker for $600M

Merck KGaA to buy gene therapy tools maker for $600M

    26 May 2024

Dive Brief: German drugmaker Merck KGaA agreed to buy Mirus Bio for $600 million...

ASCO24: An early look at cancer drug study results

ASCO24: An early look at cancer drug study results

    26 May 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

Lilly to pour $5B more into expanding Zepbound, Mounjaro production

Lilly to pour $5B more into expanding Zepbound, Mounjaro production

    25 May 2024

Eli Lilly plans to spend another $5.3 billion building production capacity for its popular...

With Duchenne decision ahead, FDA’s Marks pushes for speedy gene therapy approvals

With Duchenne decision ahead, FDA’s Marks pushes for speedy gene therapy approvals

    25 May 2024

A top Food and Drug Administration official on Friday again advocated for the speedy...

Certain menopausal hormone therapy could raise ovarian cancer risk, study finds

Certain menopausal hormone therapy could raise ovarian cancer risk, study finds

    24 May 2024

An older form of hormone therapy taken to ease the symptoms of menopause could...

Orna, a circular RNA specialist, acquires a buzzy startup

Orna, a circular RNA specialist, acquires a buzzy startup

    24 May 2024

Orna Therapeutics, a young biotechnology company focused on a flashy area of genetic research,...

Biogen, looking to diversify, acquires immune drugmaker HI-Bio for $1.15B

Biogen, looking to diversify, acquires immune drugmaker HI-Bio for $1.15B

    23 May 2024

Dive Brief: Biogen is scooping up a closely held immunology startup to bring more...

Pfizer expands cost cuts with new $1.5B target

Pfizer expands cost cuts with new $1.5B target

    23 May 2024

Pfizer, already in the midst of an aggressive effort to trim spending, on Wednesday...

AstraZeneca’s $80B sales plan leans on cancer drug expansion

AstraZeneca’s $80B sales plan leans on cancer drug expansion

    22 May 2024

Dive Brief: AstraZeneca’s plan to reach $80 billion in sales by 2030 relies heavily...

Lilly partners with Aktis, deepening radiopharma investment

Lilly partners with Aktis, deepening radiopharma investment

    22 May 2024

Eli Lilly is partnering with biotechnology company Aktis Oncology to develop radiopharmaceuticals for cancer,...

Pheon rides wave of ADC interest with $120M financing

Pheon rides wave of ADC interest with $120M financing

    21 May 2024

British biotechnology startup Pheon Therapeutics has raised another $120 million in venture funding, riding...

Forbion-backed biotech Progentos debuts with $65M for MS drug

Forbion-backed biotech Progentos debuts with $65M for MS drug

    21 May 2024

Forbion, a well-known backer of life sciences startups, is leading an investment round for...

Therapies designed to dismantle cancer’s escape mechanisms show promise for patients

Therapies designed to dismantle cancer’s escape mechanisms show promise for patients

    20 May 2024

Dr. Zocca brings more than 20 years of experience in the biotechnology field and...

Biogen, Ionis shelve ALS drug following study failure

Biogen, Ionis shelve ALS drug following study failure

    20 May 2024

Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals are stopping development of an experimental drug for ALS following...

Roche keeps pace in obesity drug field with early study data

Roche keeps pace in obesity drug field with early study data

    19 May 2024

Dive Brief: An experimental Roche drug helped people with obesity lose an average of...

Lilly’s once-weekly insulin matches daily shots in late-stage tests

Lilly’s once-weekly insulin matches daily shots in late-stage tests

    19 May 2024

A once-weekly form of insulin being developed by Eli Lilly proved just as effective...

Erasca restructures; Novartis moves to complete MorphoSys deal

Erasca restructures; Novartis moves to complete MorphoSys deal

    18 May 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

FDA approves Amgen drug for tough-to-treat form of lung cancer

FDA approves Amgen drug for tough-to-treat form of lung cancer

    18 May 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to a...

Detailed trial data show Bayer drug alleviates menopause symptoms

Detailed trial data show Bayer drug alleviates menopause symptoms

    17 May 2024

New data from two late-stage studies of an experimental Bayer drug show it reduced...

Investors put $400M into biotech licensing obesity drugs from China

Investors put $400M into biotech licensing obesity drugs from China

    17 May 2024

Four life science investors are pouring $400 million into a new biotechnology startup that’s...

Bolt Biotherapeutics to lay off staff, abandon lead ADC candidate

Bolt Biotherapeutics to lay off staff, abandon lead ADC candidate

    16 May 2024

San Francisco-based Bolt Biotherapeutics on Tuesday said it is ending development of its lead...

Eisai sets new revenue target for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

Eisai sets new revenue target for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

    16 May 2024

One of the developers behind the Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi has set new revenue...

FogPharma, Artbio join forces to design a different radiopharma drug

FogPharma, Artbio join forces to design a different radiopharma drug

    15 May 2024

FogPharma and Artbio, two buzzy biotechnology companies, are betting they can combine their respective...

Bayer details layoffs as company shake-up continues

Bayer details layoffs as company shake-up continues

    15 May 2024

German pharmaceutical company Bayer eliminated 1,500 roles during the first three months of the...

Sanofi gambles $80M on Fulcrum’s muscular dystrophy drug

Sanofi gambles $80M on Fulcrum’s muscular dystrophy drug

    14 May 2024

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Takeda nabs option to license Alzheimer’s immunotherapies from AC Immune

Takeda nabs option to license Alzheimer’s immunotherapies from AC Immune

    14 May 2024

Takeda Pharmaceutical is betting potentially billions of dollars on drugs designed to slow Alzheimer’s...

Regeneron gene therapy improves hearing in two children

Regeneron gene therapy improves hearing in two children

    13 May 2024

Dive Brief: A profoundly deaf baby who received Regeneron’s experimental gene therapy was able...

Novo taps another Flagship startup in search for next obesity drugs

Novo taps another Flagship startup in search for next obesity drugs

    13 May 2024

Novo Nordisk is again turning to a Flagship Pioneering startup to find new weight...

Novavax gets a lifeline with Sanofi vaccine pact

Novavax gets a lifeline with Sanofi vaccine pact

    12 May 2024

Dive Brief: Sanofi will pay vaccine maker Novavax $500 million and take a small...

Maze lands new partner for Pompe drug, after Sanofi pact came apart

Maze lands new partner for Pompe drug, after Sanofi pact came apart

    12 May 2024

Dive Brief: Biotechnology startup Maze Therapeutics has licensed a Pompe disease drug to Shionogi,...

FDA delays decision on Moderna RSV vaccine

FDA delays decision on Moderna RSV vaccine

    11 May 2024

Moderna on Friday said the Food and Drug Administration has postponed an approval decision...

iTeos shares jump on TIGIT update; Acelyrin swaps CEOs

iTeos shares jump on TIGIT update; Acelyrin swaps CEOs

    11 May 2024

BioPharma Dive is testing out a new format rounding up smaller updates from around...

Royalty Pharma pays startup $525M for stake in Sanofi MS drug

Royalty Pharma pays startup $525M for stake in Sanofi MS drug

    10 May 2024

Dive Brief: Royalty Pharma will pay biotechnology startup ImmuNext $525 million for the right...

Takeda targets ‘efficiency’ in restructuring, pipeline cuts

Takeda targets ‘efficiency’ in restructuring, pipeline cuts

    10 May 2024

Dive Brief: Takeda plans to simplify how its workforce is organized, cut spending and...

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing declining demand

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing declining demand

    09 May 2024

Dive Brief: AstraZeneca will no longer manufacture or supply its COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria, announcing Tuesday...

Drug patents protect pharma profits. Track when they’ll expire here.

Drug patents protect pharma profits. Track when they’ll expire here.

    09 May 2024

Patents reward drugmakers for their inventions and, effectively, the large sums of money they...

Patient dies in Pfizer study of Duchenne gene therapy

Patient dies in Pfizer study of Duchenne gene therapy

    08 May 2024

A young boy enrolled in a clinical trial testing an experimental Pfizer gene therapy...

Verve moves forward with backup base editing therapy

Verve moves forward with backup base editing therapy

    08 May 2024

Dive Brief: Verve Therapeutics has treated the first participant in a recently begun clinical...

Bluebird preps for first commercial use of sickle cell gene therapy

Bluebird preps for first commercial use of sickle cell gene therapy

    07 May 2024

Physicians at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., last week collected the stem cells...

Gossamer sells rights to drug it hopes can rival a new Merck therapy

Gossamer sells rights to drug it hopes can rival a new Merck therapy

    07 May 2024

Gossamer Bio has sold rights to an experimental drug that could rival a new...

BridgeBio spinout launches with $200M for KRAS cancer drugs

BridgeBio spinout launches with $200M for KRAS cancer drugs

    06 May 2024

Dive Brief: A group of well-known biotechnology investors is putting $200 million into a...

Delphia starts up with $67M to make a new type of cancer drug

Delphia starts up with $67M to make a new type of cancer drug

    06 May 2024

Cancer research is always evolving, as scientists search for ways to combat the tricks...

Moderna ends gene editing alliance with Metagenomi

Moderna ends gene editing alliance with Metagenomi

    05 May 2024

Dive Brief: The gene editing company Metagenomi, which went public earlier this year, said...

CG follows big IPO with new results for bladder cancer drug

CG follows big IPO with new results for bladder cancer drug

    05 May 2024

Dive Brief: An experimental drug from CG Oncology has driven bladder cancers into remission...

Why selling to Novartis made sense for Mariana

Why selling to Novartis made sense for Mariana

    04 May 2024

Mariana Oncology arrived at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this past January with momentum....

Amgen shares soar as executives outline obesity drug push

Amgen shares soar as executives outline obesity drug push

    04 May 2024

Dive Brief: Amgen shares soared by double digits Friday following its announcement an obesity...

Novartis to buy Mariana Oncology in radiopharmaceutical expansion

Novartis to buy Mariana Oncology in radiopharmaceutical expansion

    03 May 2024

Dive Brief: Novartis is expanding its pipeline of radiopharmaceutical drugs, announcing Thursday it has...

Novo sees Wegovy sales dip on lower price, tight supply

Novo sees Wegovy sales dip on lower price, tight supply

    03 May 2024

Dive Brief: Sales of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy slowed over the first three...

Pfizer’s strong Vyndaqel sales draw attention to rare disease drug’s patent life

Pfizer’s strong Vyndaqel sales draw attention to rare disease drug’s patent life

    02 May 2024

Pfizer’s rare disease drug Vyndaqel may be its least well known blockbuster medicine. The...

GSK raises forecasts on strong vaccine, HIV drug sales

GSK raises forecasts on strong vaccine, HIV drug sales

    02 May 2024

Dive Brief: GSK on Wednesday raised its financial forecasts for the year following strong...

FDA defends lab test rule, as critics fear industry upheaval

FDA defends lab test rule, as critics fear industry upheaval

    01 May 2024

Federal officials said a new rule expanding regulatory oversight of laboratory-developed tests will protect...

Lilly counts on manufacturing scale-up to unstick obesity drug supply

Lilly counts on manufacturing scale-up to unstick obesity drug supply

    01 May 2024

Eli Lilly expects that, by the second half of this year, it will be...

Prime gets FDA green light to begin first trial test of ‘prime editing’

Prime gets FDA green light to begin first trial test of ‘prime editing’

    30 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Prime Medicine will soon begin the first clinical trial of a new...

FDA finalizes lab developed test rule over industry opposition

FDA finalizes lab developed test rule over industry opposition

    30 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released a final rule strengthening...

Biogen to invest more in launch of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

Biogen to invest more in launch of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

    29 Apr 2024

Biogen plans to increase the number of salespeople selling the company’s prized drug for...

Biogen sees ‘encouraging’ trends for postpartum depression drug

Biogen sees ‘encouraging’ trends for postpartum depression drug

    29 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Biogen has seen “encouraging early trends” in the launch of its postpartum...

Regeneron expands in gene editing with Mammoth deal

Regeneron expands in gene editing with Mammoth deal

    28 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is upping its investment in genetic medicine, announcing Thursday a...

Bristol Myers to cut 6% of workforce, trim drug pipeline

Bristol Myers to cut 6% of workforce, trim drug pipeline

    28 Apr 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb will cut 6% of its workforce in a restructuring meant to...

Pfizer hemophilia gene therapy arrives in US to uncertain future

Pfizer hemophilia gene therapy arrives in US to uncertain future

    27 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new gene therapy...

AbbVie tries to reassure investors on Humira biosimilar threat

AbbVie tries to reassure investors on Humira biosimilar threat

    27 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: U.S. Humira sales fell 40% year over year during the first three...

BioMarin drops drug programs in pipeline cull

BioMarin drops drug programs in pipeline cull

    26 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: BioMarin on Wednesday said it’s wrapped up a pipeline review and will...

AstraZeneca’s earnings surprise investors as cancer drugs fuel growth

AstraZeneca’s earnings surprise investors as cancer drugs fuel growth

    26 Apr 2024

AstraZeneca’s revenue and profits grew at a rapid clip over the first three months...

Biogen: Don’t expect any big acquisitions this year

Biogen: Don’t expect any big acquisitions this year

    25 Apr 2024

Investors who had hoped Biogen would do another flashy deal this year may not...

Moderna turns to AI to change how its employees work

Moderna turns to AI to change how its employees work

    25 Apr 2024

Moderna is betting big on bespoke artificial intelligence assistants. The biotechnology company on Wednesday...

Novartis raises forecasts as top drug sales beat Wall Street estimates

Novartis raises forecasts as top drug sales beat Wall Street estimates

    24 Apr 2024

Sales of Novartis drugs for heart failure, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis were stronger over...

Former Bristol Myers CEO tapped as Novartis’ next board chair

Former Bristol Myers CEO tapped as Novartis’ next board chair

    24 Apr 2024

Giovanni Caforio, the former CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, is set to become the...

Lilly to buy injectable drug plant in manufacturing ramp-up

Lilly to buy injectable drug plant in manufacturing ramp-up

    23 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Eli Lilly on Monday said it will acquire a drug plant from...

Ipsen, Skyhawk to develop RNA-targeting pills for rare brain diseases

Ipsen, Skyhawk to develop RNA-targeting pills for rare brain diseases

    23 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: French pharmaceutical company Ipsen will work with privately held biotechnology company Skyhawk...

Canaan hires Pfizer executive, reels in $100M for biotech investing

Canaan hires Pfizer executive, reels in $100M for biotech investing

    22 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Uwe Schoenbeck, a biotech veteran who most recently was chief scientific officer...

Stelara biosimilar from Alvotech, Teva approved by FDA

Stelara biosimilar from Alvotech, Teva approved by FDA

    22 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Alvotech and Teva on Tuesday won Food and Drug Administration approval for...

Metsera, a well-funded obesity drug startup, sees chance to challenge Lilly, Novo

Metsera, a well-funded obesity drug startup, sees chance to challenge Lilly, Novo

    21 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Metsera, a richly funded biotechnology startup, launched Thursday with a portfolio of...

Cerevel, in ‘major surprise,’ finds success in late-stage Parkinson’s study

Cerevel, in ‘major surprise,’ finds success in late-stage Parkinson’s study

    21 Apr 2024

Cerevel Therapeutics, a biotechnology company in the midst of being acquired by AbbVie, on...

Roche wins FDA OK for Alecensa in early lung cancer

Roche wins FDA OK for Alecensa in early lung cancer

    20 Apr 2024

The Food and Drug Administration has made a medicine from Roche the first specifically...

Alvotech deal could heighten biosimilar pressure on Humira

Alvotech deal could heighten biosimilar pressure on Humira

    20 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Alvotech and U.S. commercial partner Teva have signed a “long-term agreement” with...

Vertex begins bid for US approval of non-opioid painkiller

Vertex begins bid for US approval of non-opioid painkiller

    19 Apr 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is vying for approval of an experimental and closely watched painkiller that...

23andMe CEO plans to take company private

23andMe CEO plans to take company private

    19 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki plans to take the DNA testing company private,...

Sage’s cognition drug fails in Parkinson’s study

Sage’s cognition drug fails in Parkinson’s study

    18 Apr 2024

An experimental drug designed to improve brain function in people with nerve-degrading disorders has...

Lilly obesity drug shows benefit in sleep disorder study, pointing to new use

Lilly obesity drug shows benefit in sleep disorder study, pointing to new use

    18 Apr 2024

Fresh clinical trial results for Eli Lilly’s drug Zepbound point to a new use...

Intra-Cellular builds case for depression drug with late-stage trial win

Intra-Cellular builds case for depression drug with late-stage trial win

    17 Apr 2024

An antipsychotic drug from Intra-Cellular Therapies appears to also work as an add-on therapy...

J&J sees mixed performance from new multiple myeloma drugs

J&J sees mixed performance from new multiple myeloma drugs

    17 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Sales of Johnson & Johnson’s multiple myeloma medicine Tecvayli more than doubled...

Neumora’s schizophrenia drug hit with clinical hold

Neumora’s schizophrenia drug hit with clinical hold

    16 Apr 2024

Shares of Neumora Therapeutics fell Monday after the company disclosed a small clinical trial...

Roche reports survival data for new dual-acting lymphoma drug

Roche reports survival data for new dual-acting lymphoma drug

    15 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Roche’s new dual-acting blood cancer drug Columvi combined with chemotherapy helped people...

New postpartum depression drugs are here. Diagnosis, treatment hurdles still stand in the way.

New postpartum depression drugs are here. Diagnosis, treatment hurdles still stand in the way.

    14 Apr 2024

When Katherine Wisner began studying postpartum mental health in the 1980s, the field barely...

J&J, Rallybio partner on drug development for rare fetal condition

J&J, Rallybio partner on drug development for rare fetal condition

    14 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Biotechnology company Rallybio is partnering with Johnson & Johnson, announcing a collaboration...

Roche, Adaptimmune part ways on cell therapy research

Roche, Adaptimmune part ways on cell therapy research

    13 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Genentech, the research subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, has decided to...

Biotech IPOs bounced back in first quarter, but backlog remains

Biotech IPOs bounced back in first quarter, but backlog remains

    13 Apr 2024

Initial public offerings by biotechnology companies reached pre-pandemic levels during the first quarter, with...

European regulator concludes no suicide link to obesity drugs

European regulator concludes no suicide link to obesity drugs

    12 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly drugs to treat diabetes and obesity have...

US sues Regeneron, alleging false price reporting on Eylea

US sues Regeneron, alleging false price reporting on Eylea

    12 Apr 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday accused Regeneron of defrauding Medicare by knowingly...

Century buys a startup, raises funding in cell therapy expansion

Century buys a startup, raises funding in cell therapy expansion

    11 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Biotechnology company Century Therapeutics is expanding its autoimmune disease research with a...

Vertex to buy kidney disease drugmaker Alpine for $4.9B

Vertex to buy kidney disease drugmaker Alpine for $4.9B

    11 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it would buy biotechnology company Alpine Immune...

Novartis pauses some trials of cancer drug Kisqali to fix manufacturing

Novartis pauses some trials of cancer drug Kisqali to fix manufacturing

    10 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Novartis will pause enrollment in certain clinical trials of its breast cancer...

Pfizer, with new study results, seeks to bring RSV shot to adults aged 18-59

Pfizer, with new study results, seeks to bring RSV shot to adults aged 18-59

    10 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Pfizer on Tuesday said it plans to ask regulators to broaden the...

PureTech launches Seaport, hoping to create Karuna 2.0

PureTech launches Seaport, hoping to create Karuna 2.0

    09 Apr 2024

Hoping to repeat a recent success story, the biotechnology startup creator PureTech Health has...

Private biotech funding ticks up as venture firms deploy cash

Private biotech funding ticks up as venture firms deploy cash

    09 Apr 2024

Private funding for biotechnology startups rose during the first three months of the year,...

Trial shows Wegovy can ease heart failure symptoms

Trial shows Wegovy can ease heart failure symptoms

    08 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy helped people with obesity, diabetes and...

Diagonal starts up with $128M to make better ‘activator’ antibody drugs

Diagonal starts up with $128M to make better ‘activator’ antibody drugs

    08 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Diagonal Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup focused on creating antibodies that activate, rather...

Amylyx to pull ALS drug from market in rare move

Amylyx to pull ALS drug from market in rare move

    07 Apr 2024

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is pulling from market one of the few approved treatments for ALS....

FDA approves new antibiotic for several hard-to-treat infections

FDA approves new antibiotic for several hard-to-treat infections

    07 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica on Wednesday won Food and Drug Administration approval...

J&J to acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1B

J&J to acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1B

    06 Apr 2024

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to acquire Shockwave Medical for approximately $13.1 billion, the...

Bristol Myers CAR-T therapy approved by FDA for earlier myeloma use

Bristol Myers CAR-T therapy approved by FDA for earlier myeloma use

    06 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Bristol Myers Squibb and 2seventy...

Boehringer Ingelheim to lay off staff amid biosimilar challenges

Boehringer Ingelheim to lay off staff amid biosimilar challenges

    05 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Boehringer Ingelheim is laying off staff in response to sluggish adoption of...

Contineum prices biotech’s latest IPO, raising $110M for neuroinflammatory drugs

Contineum prices biotech’s latest IPO, raising $110M for neuroinflammatory drugs

    05 Apr 2024

Contineum Therapeutics has raised $110 million in an initial public offering, the biotechnology industry’s...

Merck puts KRAS cancer drug competitor to the test

Merck puts KRAS cancer drug competitor to the test

    04 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Merck & Co. has begun a large clinical trial testing an experimental...

Genmab buys ProfoundBio for $1.8B, adding to ADC dealmaking flurry

Genmab buys ProfoundBio for $1.8B, adding to ADC dealmaking flurry

    04 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Genmab said Wednesday it’s agreed to pay $1.8 billion for ProfoundBio, gaining...

Paragon’s hub-and-spoke biotech model yields another reverse merger

Paragon’s hub-and-spoke biotech model yields another reverse merger

    03 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: A third biotechnology company from the startup creator Paragon Therapeutics is heading...

Acorda files for bankruptcy, reveals asset sale plan

Acorda files for bankruptcy, reveals asset sale plan

    03 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Acorda Therapeutics has filed for bankruptcy and, on Monday, announced it has...

Roivant reveals positive immune drug data, share buyback plans

Roivant reveals positive immune drug data, share buyback plans

    02 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: An experimental drug being developed by a subsidiary of Roivant Sciences succeeded...

5 FDA decisions to watch in the second quarter

5 FDA decisions to watch in the second quarter

    02 Apr 2024

The year started well for the biotechnology industry. Steady dealmaking coupled with a rebound...

Vertex moves kidney disease drug into late-stage testing

Vertex moves kidney disease drug into late-stage testing

    01 Apr 2024

Dive Brief: Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it will advance an experimental kidney disease...

FDA approves Merck lung disease drug acquired in $11B deal

FDA approves Merck lung disease drug acquired in $11B deal

    31 Mar 2024

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new Merck & Co. drug...

European study finds popular ALS drug ineffective

European study finds popular ALS drug ineffective

    31 Mar 2024

A large clinical trial has found that a drug commonly used by patients with...

Biotech veteran Art Krieg postpones retirement to build an unorthodox drug startup

Biotech veteran Art Krieg postpones retirement to build an unorthodox drug startup

    30 Mar 2024

Two years after Art Krieg sold his last biotechnology company to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the...

‘The heart is back,’ says Cardior CEO, as Novo’s $1B deal boosts field

‘The heart is back,’ says Cardior CEO, as Novo’s $1B deal boosts field

    30 Mar 2024

When the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss medicine...

Bristol Myers says KRAS drug succeeds in key trial

Bristol Myers says KRAS drug succeeds in key trial

    29 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer pill Krazati helped people with a certain kind...

Gilead bets on Xilio cancer drug as biotech restructures

Gilead bets on Xilio cancer drug as biotech restructures

    29 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: Gilead Sciences will pay $30 million and invest another $13.5 million in...

FDA approves Akebia anemia pill, two years after rejection

FDA approves Akebia anemia pill, two years after rejection

    28 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Akebia Therapeutics’ blood-boosting pill Vafseo for...

Boundless Bio breaks IPO lull with $100M fundraise

Boundless Bio breaks IPO lull with $100M fundraise

    28 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: Boundless Bio, a cancer drug developer backed by Bayer and Arch Venture...

Moderna gets Blackstone backing for flu vaccine R&D

Moderna gets Blackstone backing for flu vaccine R&D

    27 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: Blackstone Life Sciences will invest as much as $750 million on influenza...

Supreme Court weighs abortion opponents’ standing in mifepristone case

Supreme Court weighs abortion opponents’ standing in mifepristone case

    27 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard legal arguments in a high-profile case involving the...

Viking stays in obesity drug race with early data for weight loss pill

Viking stays in obesity drug race with early data for weight loss pill

    26 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: A dual-acting weight loss pill from Viking Therapeutics helped people with obesity...

Axsome drug succeeds in narcolepsy symptoms trial

Axsome drug succeeds in narcolepsy symptoms trial

    26 Mar 2024

An experimental drug from Axsome Therapeutics was successful in a late-stage clinical trial evaluating...

AbbVie to buy immune drug developer Landos

AbbVie to buy immune drug developer Landos

    25 Mar 2024

Dive Brief: Abbvie is expanding its pipeline of inflammatory disease drugs, announcing Monday a...