Liver diseases
Behind-the-Scenes Details of 89bio’s $2.4B Deal with Roche
Roche; 89bio; pegozafermin; MASH; liver disease; contingent value rights; biotech acquisition; pharmaceuticals; deal structure; milestone payments
Roche Acquires 89bio with $2.4 Billion Buyout to Enter FGF21 MASH Therapeutics Space
Roche; 89bio; acquisition; FGF21; pegozafermin; MASH; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis; liver disease; biotech; contingent value rights; cardiometabolic diseases
Intercept Withdraws Ocaliva from US Market After FDA Safety Concerns
Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Ocaliva; liver disease; primary biliary cholangitis; FDA; drug withdrawal; safety concerns; liver injury; clinical trial hold; regulatory setbacks
FDA Considers Noninvasive Endpoint for MASH Trials, Boosts Biotech Shares
FDA; noninvasive endpoint; liver disease; MASH; clinical trials; biomarker; biotech stocks; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Viking Therapeutics; Inventiva; Altimmune
Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront
Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments
GSK Acquires Phase III-Ready Liver Drug Efimosfermin for Up to $2B to Enter MASH Arena
GSK; Boston Pharmaceuticals; efimosfermin alfa; Phase III; liver disease; MASH; SLD; drug acquisition; FGF21 analog
Arbor sails into rocky gene editing waters with $74M for rare liver disease therapy
Gene editing, CRISPR, Rare liver disease, Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), Funding
GSK Advances Liver Disease Research and Biotech CEO Sisterhood Grows Influence
GSK, liver disease, Biotech CEO Sisterhood, JPM25, pharmaceutical industry, women in biotech
EMA Supports Approval of Gilead’s Liver Disease Drug from $4.3B CymaBay Acquisition
Gilead Sciences, CymaBay Therapeutics, seladelpar, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), liver disease, EMA approval, $4.3 billion deal
FDA Warns of Serious Liver Injury Risk with Ocaliva (Obeticholic Acid) in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Ocaliva, obeticholic acid, liver injury, FDA warning, primary biliary cholangitis, liver disease, medication safety