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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 -
‘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 -
Trendline
Commercialization, marketing and social media
As the pharma industry stares down a historic patent cliff, macroeconomic headwinds and challenging R&D costs for increasingly complex medicines, nailing the launch of new medicines has become increasingly critical.
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Biotech veteran Art Krieg postpones retirement to build an unorthodox drug startup
With Zola Therapeutics, Krieg plans to design and sell a series of cancer immunotherapies without the help of outside investors, he told BioPharma Dive.
By Ben Fidler • March 28, 2024 -
Alnylam turns to genealogy to find rare disease patients through family trees
A vastly underdiagnosed rare disease presents a challenge to Alnylam’s commercial team, but a family health road trip has patients talking about their hereditary risk.
By Michael Gibney • March 26, 2024 -
Q&A
SQZ, 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 -
Who’s getting left behind in the weight loss bonanza?
As the new weight loss drugs take the world by storm, companies in other areas are battening the hatches for when slimmer patients need fewer medical interventions.
By Kelly Bilodeau • March 25, 2024 -
Q&A
An 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 -
Orchard sets out to sell world’s priciest gene therapy
Orchard is counting on the long-term data it’s accrued to convince insurers to cover Lenmeldy’s $4.25 million list price, the highest of any genetic medicine to come to market.
By Kristin Jensen • March 20, 2024 -
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 -
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 -
Q&A // Biotech Spotlight
GSK has the U.S. shingles vaccine market cornered. A jab with fewer side effects could change that.
Curevo Vaccine is readying a phase 3 trial for a candidate it believes could have an edge over GSK’s blockbuster Shingrix.
By Alexandra Pecci • March 19, 2024 -
After Amylyx drug failure, what’s next for ALS?
The company’s combo treatment Relyvrio was approved in 2022, but after failing a phase 3 trial, may be pulled from the market.
By Meagan Parrish • March 15, 2024 -
Q&A
Former U.S. patent head on why federal march-in rights for drugs would be a ‘devastating’ mistake
A Biden administration proposal to seize patents for drugs deemed too pricey would have a ripple effect that cuts into the heart of innovation, says former U.S. PTO head Andrei Iancu.
By Michael Gibney • March 14, 2024 -
These biotech hotspots are ripe for IPOs
Biotech IPOs are off to the races in 2024, and investors are betting on horses that are derisked in targeted areas.
By Amy Baxter • March 13, 2024 -
The silver lining around Lilly’s Alzheimer’s delay could be a future with better drugs
Although a regulatory delay for Eli Lilly’s donanemab in Alzheimer’s disease is a competitive setback, researchers have their eye on better drug development as a result.
By Michael Gibney • March 12, 2024 -
As colorectal deaths rise among younger people, a screening tool could help pinpoint more patients
As colorectal deaths rise among younger people, a diagnostic could help pinpoint more patients.
By Alexandra Pecci • March 12, 2024 -
COVID vaccine giants Moderna and Pfizer employ divergent tactics for the next chapter
With COVID-19 vaccine sales dying down, Pfizer and Moderna turn to growth in different ways to cement their status as mRNA leaders.
By Amy Baxter • March 11, 2024 -
Neurvati touts fresh, ‘synergistic’ investment model in neuroscience R&D
The Blackstone Life Sciences-backed company plans to focus on later-stage assets to help derisk development.
By Kelly Bilodeau • March 11, 2024 -
Profile
HIV isn’t ‘solved,’ but a doctor who treated some of the first patients hopes to finally deliver a cure
From San Francisco in the 80s to a gene therapy prospect, Dr. Marcus Conant looks back on his long fight against the virus — and if the industry is close to ending the epidemic.
By Michael Gibney • March 5, 2024 -
Biotech IPOs heated up to start 2024. Will the surge last?
Following the sector’s best IPO start in three years, industry insiders shared what they expect to see in the months ahead.
By Gwendolyn Wu , Ben Fidler • March 5, 2024 -
Did the FTC get it wrong when it blocked the Sanofi-Maze deal?
In its zeal to stamp out anticompetitive practices and lower drug prices, a consultant said the FTC might have overlooked the unique considerations in rare disease drug development.
By Alexandra Pecci • March 4, 2024 -
Biotech Spotlight
Black Diamond looks to outwit cancer mutations
Why the company’s novel therapeutics could have a competitive edge in a crowded cancer indication.
By Kelly Bilodeau • March 4, 2024 -
Q&A
Biogen partner NeuroSense seeks a role in the ALS revolution
Results from a mid-stage study for a new ALS drug have been strong, and NeuroSense is looking to join a small but sturdy wave of companies bringing new treatments to market.
By Michael Gibney • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Can a top scientist and Moderna co-founder change the CRO game?
From his advisory board role at Lindus Health, Robert Langer is aiming to overcome challenges in the CRO market.
By Michael Gibney • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Profile
Behind a big-name rare disease biotech, an exec draws from personal experience
The personal impact of rare disease has shaped Gianluca Pirozzi, a senior vice president at AstraZeneca’s Alexion, as a parent and drug developer.
By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 27, 2024