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Novo throws weight behind budding rare disease pipeline
Novo Nordisk; rare disease; pipeline; Omeros; Zaltenibart; MASP-3 inhibitor; PNH; complement system; milestone payments
Genmab CEO on the $8B Acquisition of Merus: Strategy Behind the ‘Very Fair’ Deal and Plans to Polish a Rough Diamond
Genmab; Merus; petosemtamab; acquisition; oncology; head and neck cancer; bispecific antibody; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; pipeline expansion; biotech; $8B deal; CEO perspective
VectorY Strikes $1.2B Option and License Pact with Shape Therapeutics for Brain-Penetrant Gene Therapy Delivery
VectorY Therapeutics; Shape Therapeutics; SHP-DB1; adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid; brain-penetrant delivery; gene therapy; neurodegenerative diseases; Huntington’s disease; Alzheimer’s disease; biobucks; pipeline; milestone payments; vectorized antibodies
Execution, Execution, Execution: Novo’s New CEO Doubles Down on Obesity, Diabetes and Trims Pipeline
Novo Nordisk; Maziar Mike Doustdar; obesity; diabetes; pipeline cuts; GLP-1 drugs; Wegovy; Ozempic; incretin market; leadership change
Galapagos Considers Sale of Cell Therapy Unit in Ongoing Strategic Overhaul
Galapagos; cell therapy; sale; strategic alternatives; pipeline pruning; biotech; spinout; Gilead Sciences; GLPG5101; mantle cell lymphoma; business development
Viatris Ophthalmic Drug Fails Phase 3 for Blepharitis; Company Weighs Next Steps
Viatris; ophthalmic drug; Phase 3 study; blepharitis; MR-139; clinical trial failure; drug development; pimecrolimus; pipeline; strategic review
Sanofi to Acquire Blueprint Medicines for Up to $9.5 Billion, Expanding Immunology Focus
Sanofi; Blueprint Medicines; acquisition; immunology; systemic mastocytosis; Ayvakit; elenestinib; rare diseases; biopharma; pipeline
Takeda announces handful of pipeline cuts in effort to pivot resources
Takeda, pipeline, restructuring, Solid Neoplasm, pivot resources
Pfizer’s Strategic Shift Post-Danuglipron: Exploring New Frontiers in Obesity Treatment
Pfizer, danuglipron, obesity treatment, GLP-1 receptor agonist, liver injury, weight-loss drugs, GLP-1/GIP therapies, pharmaceutical competition, metabolic diseases, Viking Therapeutics, obesity pipeline
Inventiva Slashes Workforce and Pipeline to Focus on MASH Drug Lanifibranor
Inventiva, layoffs, pipeline reduction, lanifibranor, MASH, Phase 3 trial, biotech restructuring