August 7, 2024
Amgen’s Horizon Acquisition Fuels Revenue Growth and Advances Obesity Drug MariTide
Amgen, Horizon Therapeutics, MariTide, obesity drug, revenue growth, pharmaceutical acquisition
University of Pennsylvania Sues BioNTech Over Unpaid COVID-19 Vaccine Royalties
University of Pennsylvania, BioNTech, COVID-19 vaccine, patent royalties, lawsuit
Lilly’s Blockbuster GLP-1 Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
Lilly, GLP-1, FDA, drug shortage, Mounjaro, Zepbound, tirzepatide
Novo Nordisk Expands Legal Campaign Against Compounders of GLP-1 Drugs
Novo Nordisk, GLP-1 drugs, compounded drugs, legal campaign, patient safety, semaglutide
FDA Approves Servier’s Brain Cancer Drug, Triggering $1 Billion Payout for Agios
FDA approval, Servier, brain cancer drug, Voranigo, Agios Pharmaceuticals, IDH1 and IDH2 mutations, blood-brain barrier, cancer metabolism, royalty payments
Stoke Therapeutics Advances Dravet Syndrome Drug to Phase III Trials After FDA Lifts Partial Clinical Hold
Stoke Therapeutics, Dravet syndrome, Phase III trials, FDA, zorevunersen, SCN1A activator, orphan drug designation, rare pediatric disease designation
Aeterna Zentaris Rebrands as COSCIENS Biopharma: A New Era in Biopharmaceuticals
Aeterna Zentaris, COSCIENS Biopharma, biopharmaceuticals, rebranding, name change, therapeutic development, diagnostic tests, Macrilen, adult growth hormone deficiency
Novo Nordisk Withdraws FDA Submission for Wegovy’s Heart Failure Indication, Plans to Reapply Next Year
Novo Nordisk, Wegovy, FDA submission, heart failure, label expansion, regulatory delay
Exelixis Abandons Tissue Factor-Targeting ADC Due to Competition from Tivdak
Exelixis, tissue factor-targeting ADC, Tivdak, biotech, pharmaceuticals, drug development
FDA Approves Voranigo, the First Targeted Therapy for Grade 2 IDH-Mutant Glioma
Voranigo, FDA approval, targeted therapy, Grade 2 IDH-mutant glioma, brain tumor, Servier Pharmaceuticals, IDH1/IDH2 inhibitor