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Joined December 2008
CDC's ACIP set to discuss hepatitis B vaccines, childhood immunization schedule this week with new chairman
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As vaccine policy uncertainty reaches a new level in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) team of vaccine advisors is set to deliberate later this week on childhood im |...
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Pfizer reported an ATTR sales decline in the US. Is it good news or bad news for newer market entrants Alnylam and BridgeBio?
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The burgeoning field of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), which spurred excitement over a potential $20 billion market, may have just revealed the first indication of a slowdown. | The...
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In UK trade deal, Trump administration excludes drugs from tariffs and secures promise of more pharma investment
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The Trump administration has lined up another country-specific trade agreement, this time with the U.K., which confers Washington’s biggest break on pharmaceutical import tariffs yet. | The Trump...
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In crowded kidney disease space, Otsuka receives FDA approval for first-in-class Voyxact
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A new FDA approval for a first-in-class drug has vaulted Otsuka into im | A new FDA approval for a first-in-class drug has vaulted Otsuka into the IgAN disease space, an increasingly competitive...
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Lawmakers probe FDA's new priority voucher program, cite corruption and rushed review concerns
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As the FDA's Commissioner's National Priority Voucher (CNPV) program has picked up steam, with 15 companies now having secured ultrafast drug reviews, questions and criticisms about the initiative |...
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Sarepta gets FDA's go-ahead to study immunosuppressive Elevidys regimen in bid to reverse label restriction
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When the FDA reworked the prescribing information for Sarepta Therapeutics' Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy Elevidys earlier this month, the company touted a plan to study a regimen |...
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In Q3, drugmakers saw a marked decline in US vaccine sales as Eli Lilly kicked into higher gear
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Anti-vaccine sentiment is alive and well, especially in the U.S. And it was evident in recent weeks as drugmakers revealed their third-quarter earnings, replete with declining vaccine sales. | The...
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AstraZeneca boosts its presence in Maryland with $2B manufacturing investment
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Maryland is becoming the home away from home for British drugmaker AstraZeneca. | Maryland is becoming the home away from home for British drugmaker AstraZeneca. On Friday, the biopharma powerhouse...
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With 2 FDA nods for Eylea HD, Regeneron is 'no longer fighting Vabysmo with both hands tied behind its back,' analyst says
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After months of back-and-and forth with the FDA and a third-party manufacturer, Regeneron has
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Agios readies FDA push in sickle cell disease despite mixed ph. 3 results, shares plummet
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In its mission to grow the reach of its pyruvate kinase (PK) activator Pyrukynd (mitapivat), Agios Pharmaceuticals has come up short of producing an unequivocal win in the key indication of sickle |...
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Special report: 2025's Fiercest Women in Life Sciences
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Despite an ongoing ebb and flow in their representation at the highest levels of leadership, women continue to shatter glass ceilings.Even as the first female vice president in U.S. history left...
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Lilly, Novo shoot down claims of DTC obesity drug partnership with Mangoceuticals
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Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are denying a telehealth company’s claim of having struck partnerships with the two companies to provide direct access to their popular obesity meds. | Both Eli Lilly...
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J&J, Legend withdraw ASH abstract assessing Carvykti against Gilead, Arcellx’s rival CAR-T
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Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech are said to have withdrawn an abstract originally planned for next month’s Amer | “At this point, the abstract was withdrawn in alignment with the authors, and we...
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As pharma sales stagnate, Bayer exec stands firm behind newer meds and latest launch Lynkuet
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With sluggish pharmaceutical sales in the third quarter coming in below analysts’ expectations, Bayer is acutely aware of the challenges facing its key unit. | Despite the largely stagnant performa...
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FDA names longtime oncology chief Richard Pazdur as its new CDER director
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In a surprise move, the FDA has named the longtime leader of its oncology department, Richard Pazdur, M.D., as the new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which oversees most p |...
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With Summit leading the pack in PD-1xVEGF bispecifics, Pfizer lays out its own plan to replace Keytruda
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As the race to develop oncology bispecifics heats up, Pfizer has offered a first look at its strategy to dethrone Keytruda and establish its
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With merger in the books, Mallinckrodt and Endo rebrand as Keenova and spin off Par Health
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Some three months after merging, Mallinckrodt and Endo have taken the next step toward their joint future by spinning off their sterile injectables and generics businesses. | Some three months after...
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Merck's PCSK9 pill holds ‘significant advantage’ with injectable-like cholesterol reductions: analysts
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In late-stage studies, Merck & Co.’s PCSK9-targeted pill achieved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reductions similar to those observed with existing injectables. | Merck & Co.’s PCSK9-t...
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Gilead's Trodelvy stumbles in first-line breast cancer trial, adding to shaky clinical track record
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Becoming a blockbuster in its third full year on the market put Gilead’s cancer treatment Trodelvy on a course to potentially justify the company’s $21 billion
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Akeso details ivonescimab's 1st overall survival win. Should Summit celebrate?
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Akeso has data showing ivonescimab can extend the lives of patients with previously treated EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results that can give the red-hot PD-(L)1xVEGF bispecifi |...
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