2024
Medicare Partially Covers Weight Loss Drugs Amidst High Price Concerns and Future Negotiation Prospects
Medicare, Obesity drugs, Wegovy, Semaglutide, Price negotiation, Affordability, Accessibility, Premium increases, Utilization management
Innate Pharma Halts Phase 1b Trial for Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma Treatment Amidst NextCure Layoff Announcement
Innate Pharma, Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma, Phase 1b Trial Termination, NextCure Layoffs
Orchard Therapeutics Sets $4.25 Million Price Tag for Leukodystrophy Gene Therapy
Orchard Therapeutics, Leukodystropy, Gene Therapy, Lenmeldy, $4.25 million US price tag
FDA Greenlights Idorsia’s Aprocitentan (Tryvio) for Resistant Hypertension Patients
FDA approval, Idorsia, Aprocitentan, Tryvio, Resistant hypertension, Endothelin receptor antagonist, Systolic blood pressure, Uncontrolled hypertension, Combination therapy, Clinical trials, PRECISION study, Recommended dosage: 12.5 mg, Availability: Second half of 2024, Edema and fluid retention side effects
Clasp Therapeutics Launches with $150M Series A Funding to Develop Next-Generation T Cell Engaging Immunotherapies
Clasp Therapeutics, $150M Series A Financing, T Cell Engagers, Personalized Off-the-Shelf Therapies, Targeting Mutated Protein Fragments, HLA Molecule Profiling, Novo Holdings/ Third Rock Ventures/ Catalio Capital Management, CEO Robert Ross
Lonza Acquires Roche’s Massive Biologics Production Facility in Vacaville, California for $1.2 Billion
Lonza, Roche, Genentech, Biologics Manufacturing Site, Vacaville/ California, $1.2 Billion Deal, Large-Scale Commercial Mammalian Products, Expansion Plans ($561 Million), Capacity Utilization, Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), Global Biologics Market Growth
Crinetics’ Paltusotine Demonstrates Success in Second Phase III Trial for Oral Acromegaly Treatment, Prepares for FDA Filing
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Paltusotine, Acromegaly, Phase III trials, FDA submission, Oral treatment, Symptom reduction
Novo Nordisk Invests $556 Million in Manufacturing Amid Anticipation of Wegovy Approval in China
Novo Nordisk/ Wegovy/ China/ investment/ manufacturing expansion/ weight management
Takeda’s $5.2B Ariad Deal Yields Label Expansion for Iclusig in Rare Leukemia
Takeda, Ariad, $5.2B deal, Iclusig, Label expansion, Rare form of leukemia
Regeneron Antitrust Suit Against Novartis Gains Momentum with Appellate Ruling
Regeneron, Novartis, Antitrust lawsuit, Appeal court backing, Eye treatments (Eylea & Lucentis), Patent dispute